The Washington times., 1923-10-30
Irreconcilables Try
to Block Farley, But
u. s. Sticks to Plans
By GEORGE 3. HOLMES,
tnterna4iOnal News Service.

Apparently undisturbed alike by
the evidences Of bitter wrangling he
tween London and Paris, and the
caustic criticism Of irreconciIables
In the United States Senate, the
Administration weht calmly ahead
today with plans for American par
ticipation in the attempted settle
ment Of the PREPARATION controversy.
There is little that Washington
can do in the matter until the Repa-
rations Commission gets together
and selects the meeting place and
the personnel Of the commission OF
experts that Is to investigate Ger
many's capacity to pay. But II
House and the State Department to-
day that Senatorial attacks upon
the Coolidge Hughes policy will not
change the program.
The Senate irreconciIabIes, how
ever much they dislike the partici-
patton of American experts in tine
new turn OF events. are admittedly
helpless to prevent it. The Senate
10 not In session and it IL doubtful
stf the Senate could do anything If
IL were.
Berlin Treaty Reservation.
INV EGoCEN61lOH L6CkGO on the
treaty of Berlin provided that the
Unitd States shall not be representa-
or participate In any body, agency
or commission (under the treaty OF
Versaiiles1 unless and until an act
OF Congress shall provide for such
representation"
The reply OF the State Department
to this Is that the American experts
who will participate in the work of
the commission OF experts are not
officially representing the United
States, they viii have no vote and
no power Of committing this Govern
ment to anything.
They are In fact, according to
the State Department, simply play
ing the role of lawyers or doctors
called in to advise and consult
but not decide-ln q difficult case,
they do not come
under Senatorial prohibition.
While the Senatorial attacks viii
not deter President Coolidge and
Secretary Hughes In going ahead
with present plans, the political
Of such attacks has
not been lost upon
administration officials.
Assault On Coolidge.
The statement Of Senator Medill
(R.) Of Illinois, in which
he roundly flayed Premier Pom
care OF France, and referred to
the State Department as being
filled with "Lotophagf' Qotus
was interpreted by many
political observers as being the
opening gun in an irreconcilable
assault on the foreign. policy Of
President Coolidge.
Senator Mccormick criticized the
whole plan OF American participa-
ton in the commission Of experts,
but he declared II the Administra-
ton was going through with 1t
then the American experts should
not be "pro-LeaguerG and inter
national hackers" but practical
American business men,"
"If," said Senator Mccormick,
1.-The American taxpayer Is not to
pay through the nose for the priv
Ilege of being represented at the
we must have as our
Americans ~ realists
who know European politics.
Otherwise we shalt only lose cash.
credit, prestige and self.respect."
Senator Mccormick referred d.
rectly to reports that J. p. Nor.
gan IL to be one of the American
asserting that 1t
was difficult to credit the "scandalous
rumor that one Of the American
conferees will be a banker who
profited as a foreign fiscal agent
during the war and who himself
now holds French obligations which
he wishes to maintain as superior
to those due the United States
Mccormick concluded with a de-
mand that France pay her debt to
the United States-"if not by cash
or goods, then by cession Of her
territories in the Caribbean and st.
=.
Meanwhile. Senator Hiram John
son. Republican Of California, an.
other irreconciiable leader 10 watch
ing developments from his home on
the Pacific Coast and, according to
some Of his friends here. will take
Of the first opportunity
to declare himself a candidate for
the Republican nomination on
platform Of "stay out Of Europe"