Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-01
Statement Issued Just After
Dining at White House
Called Misleading Presi-
dent Expected to Answer
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
Copyright, 1921

Copyright, 1929
WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator
Medill Mccormick, of Illinois, was
twitted good-naturedly today as he
dropped in at the White House just
as the members of the cabinet were
filing in for their regular Tuesday
meeting with President Coolidge. The
senator had issued the first public
statement criticizing the Coolidge
Hughes policy in the European rep
arations dispute.
re behaving like a volcano"
Secretary Hughes remarked as he
met the Illinois senator in the cor
ridor.
"You made us all get out our die
tioraries to find out what Lotophagi
are" remarked 'Bascom Slemp, pri-
Vate secretary to President Coolidge.
And moment later Senator Bill
Borah, of Idaho, came along and was
asked what he thought about'iMedill
Mccormick statement, and he took
the position that the Illinois senator
was carrying the fight of the So
called "1rreconcilable' group too far.
Some Of the senators who were
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a laugh, ARE still suffering from
shell shock. Now while we fought
the League of Nations because we
thought it political alliance, we
never intended that America, should
refrain from comforting with other
powers about a world situation,
Why, We did it in the Moroccan sit.
uation, and we have always stood
ready to give our advice.
But it's one thing to enter a
political alliance and quite another
to discuss economic questions. There
seems to be an idea that we cannot
nave an international economic con-
ference without entering into politi-
cal alliances or talking about cancel
lation of debts. That's all wrong.
We cam always confer and we never
need go beyond conference if we do
not desire to do SO. But we cannot
refuse to confer especially when the
situation concerns the markets Of
the United States"
Time Called InoppOrtune
Some of the criticism voiced by
other senators was that Mr. McCor-
mick should not have issued his
statement Immediately after lunch.
ing with President Coolidge, for per.
sons abroad might have the impress
sion that this intimacy signified a
concurrence by the president in what
Mr.. Mccormick said. Mr.. McCor-
mick, on the other hand prepared
his statement last Sunday, and
wanted Mr.. Coolidge to know what
he objected to in the present foreign
policy of the administration so that
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lfy it. Failing to change the presi.
dents mind, Mr.. Mccormick issued
his statement of dissent.
In spite of this explanation some
senators said today they thought if
a mistake for Mr.. Mccormick to say
that the four power pact with Japan
had been rendered meaningless by
senate reservation as that, too, might
be regarded in Great Britain, Japan
and elsewhere as. a retreat by the
United States gVernment, from obi
cations then assumed.
Mr.. Mccormick was asked by the
writer what his objections was to
the proposed plan of an interna-
Itional commission of experts if it was
assured that the experts were not
representatives of the United States
overnment. He said it was his
understanding that the experts
would be representatives of the
American government and would be
nominated by it.
This, however, is contrary to the
impression given at the department
of state, where the newspaper men
have interpreted remarks made there
to mean that the experts will not
represent the government of the
United States but will as private cit
liens be invited by the PREPARATION
commission itself just as any legal
or technical advice might be sought
from private persons.
Under identical circumstances the
reparation commission in June, 1929.
invited j. P. Morgan to come to
Paris and so also were other inter
national fiuanciers and business men
invited. The governments did not
send any delegates and Were not COM
nGtted by what their nationals said
Nor did any one in the United States
raise a finger of objection at the
time.
MOrgans Likely Choice
So Mr.. Mccormick suggestion
mat george NJ. Reynolds, OF chicago,
sht did be named can not influence
the American government because
the reparations commission will I'M
doubtedly choose some American
+ mixer who is willing to undertake
the flotation Of an international loan
if a practicable plan for financing
Europe by private bankers is ever
agreed upon and the Morgans are
known ohave the confidence of both
the French and British governments
to a degree unparalleled by any 9TH
er American investment company.
This factor alone is counted upon by