The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-11
Viewpoint of President Different From That Of
 Senator, Harding Learns
Language Used by Chief Executive Identical With That Used by Wilson in Sup port of League
Ry HuGH w. RoBERTs

300 Davidson Building
 Washington, February 10.-(Spe- cial. )-The viewpoint of a senator and the viewpoint of a chief execu- tive are entirely dissimilar, in the opinion of Warren c. Harding, Pres ident of the United States.
 Before the Senate this afternon the President, with characteristic fair ness and suitability. made prepara- ton for much that leading members of his party had brought against the former President.
 In carefully chosen language he made it plain that whereas once he observed solely as a senator, he ob- served now as President, and that the weight of responsibility had wrought A change in his perspective. And then 1t was that he declared to the chagrin of Senator Lodge and others who defeated the Versailles treaty, that in no respect would any one in authority deprive the United States of any of it's rights, privileges or prerogativss. All that the repub- licans, when the Versailles treaty pended, charged that President Will son, with or without intention, ig- norantly or designedly, attempted to do. The rebuke of President Hard Ing, delivered in the light of ex- perience, was striking If not sensa- tional.
 Identical Language
 Mir. Harding, in defense or the treaties devised by his delegation
 o1w tda1tina1 with ,that used by MT. Wilson when he de- tended the Versailles treaty and the League of Nations He declared that they did not involve entangiing all dances of the variety that lead to war. He declared that if they were repudiated the honor of the united States would seriously be brought into question He declared that un- less they were rapidly ratified the United States would lost the respect and confidence of the world.
 The same argument had ben em- ployed by President Wilson. The identical representations obviously impressed the crowded galleries.
 When the President appeared, dem ocrats gave him rousing reception. Democrats applauded his preliminary remarks. When he spoke in indirect criticism of the League of Nations they observed respectful silence. When the President was retlrins democrats stood aplauding
 Carawsy Turns Back
 That is. all democrats save one. The exception was Senator Carawas of Arkansas. He remained seated He practically turned his back while other democrats were paying respect. not necessarily to Mir. Harding, but to the President of the United States.
 There was only one other feature when the President referred to the fact that with the treaties he nao rendered the Senate an explanatoH to the effect that there was con tained In none of them provision that the territorial integrity Of the mainland of Japan would be pre- served against aggression, senator Borah raised his hand before ms face and laughed. s This action was repeated when the President insisted that nothing con tained in the treaties morally opi- gated the United States on any ac- count to resort to arms. Again u was repeated when the President m . sisted that the treaties woniu ieao to everlasting peace. and not 10 wa, wa.
 Senator Borah impressed one "iea the idea that he was having great .yterroon. when the President de- parted he chatted on the bloor or the Senate with Senators Overman, stan ley and Hitchcock on the democratic side of the chamber.
 There followed laughter
 He had referred to the striking similarity of the Presidents defense of his treaties and the defense of the treaty of Versailles by Woodrow Wilson.