The New York herald., 1922-01-26
SENATE OPEN MINDED
ONPARLEY AT GENOA
OF 40 Members CanyaSsed
Only Five Object to q. S.
Participation.
EIGHT FOR JOINING
Majority of Republicans
Ready to Accept Har-
ding's Judgment.
DECLINATION PREDICTED
Many Senators Believe Presi-
dent Will Announce Policy
i'm Day or Two.
DECLINATION PREDICTED

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. G., Jan. rs.
Sentiment apparently is not so hos
tile in the Senate to participation by
the United States in the Genoa eco
nomic conference as it Is in the execu-
tive departments. This fact was dis
closed to-day In a canvass Of the
Senate by THE New York HERALD.
Forty Senators were interviewed.
Only five definitely opposed acceptance
of the allied invitation by President
Harding. They were Curtis (Kan.).
the Republican whip: Borah (Idaho),
a leader in the Isolation" group: VIII
lis (Ohio), Poindexter (Wash.). Repub-
iicans, and Watson (Ga.). Democrat.
The following Senators either ia
vored participation by this country
without qualification. or in some way
that would bring the United States
into close association with the Euro
pean Powers in an effort to rehabili-
tate the world economically:
McNary (Ore) and Kenyon Gowa).
Republicans, and Ransdell (La.),
Walsh (Mont.), Caraway (Ark.),
Fletcher (Flal). Hefiin (Ala.) and
Sheppard (Tex). Democrats.
Ready to Follow Harding.
The remaining twenty-seven declared
they were open minded. The greater
number Of the Republicans said that
they were ready to accept President
Harding's judgment.
Many Senators think the President
will announce the policy of this Govern
ment in day or two and that he will
decline the allied invitation to send an
Official representative to the conference.
If he should adopt this course the Senate
viii acquiesce. If he should accept the
Invitation there probably would be a
protest from the isolation" group. but
his policy would be supported by the
main body.
Those Senators who favor acceptance
of this allied invitation expressed the
opinion that the United States should
play the part in world affairs to which
its position naturally entities 1t.
"Since we are the greatest credit ma
ton In the world" said Senator Kenyon.
the conference to know what Is going
on"
Senator McNary said: "Our interest
in world affairs are OF such magnitude
thac we should at least have at Genoa
an official observer, who need not neces-
sarily participate in the conference"
Senator Walsh expressed the belief
that the state of affairs In Europe since
the armistice would have been much i'm
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pated in the effort to bring order out of
chaos.
II think at this late date" continued
Senator Walsh, ''that we might con-
tribute materially toward bringing con-
ditions back more nearly to normal, par
ticularly II our representatives would
speak plainly--having failed to do so at
the armament conference--and tell the
nations OF Europe flatly the one condi-
tion upon which We could venture to
help them, namely, that they disband
their huge armies, which are eating up
the substance of the people and perpetu-
ating the passions which were brought
to fever heat during the war"
"It seems to me-" said Senator Fletch-
err that IL is desirable that we partici-
pate In the Genoa conference because
until we have some understanding about
conditions that exist in Europe we are
not going to get on any satisfactory
basis, nor work out any satisfactory
banking program"
Cummins Draws Distinction.
Senator Cummins (Iowa), chairman
of the Committee on Interstate Com
merce said: while / am not familiar
with the agenda for the Genoa confer
ence, in my opinion the recuperation and
reconstruction of Europe are largely
financial matters, and should be worked
out by individuals, not governments.
am not in favor of giving any represen-
tative of the United States any treaty
making powers at such a conference"
Europe" declared Senator Borah,
"seems determined to go to hell, and we
can't prevent It,"
'It may lead to involvements," said
Senator Poindexter. "and to entanglo-
ments, which would further complicate
our relations with European Powers.
Europe is better off IL we leave her
alone"