Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-03
HARVEY WILL
AID IN PLAN
Ambassador to England to Exert IN
fluencc Over Legislative IRE
concilables and Win
Their Favor
(Dv Isaac Gregg

Washington. Jan. 3.-Aside from
the first hand information on the Au-
ropean situation which he will pre-
sent to President Harding and Sec
rotary of State Hughes, Colonel
George Harvey, American Ambassa-
dor TO the Court of st. James is eX-
pected to play an important part
in the lining up of Congress behind
the plans of the Administration Tor
participation in European affairs.
Colonel Harvey who is expected
here this morning is an intimate friend
and political confdant of the very
persons in Congress who might be
expected to oppose the administra-
tion's plans in regard to Europe. They
are the irreconccilables-men lge
Brandegee of Connecticut, Johnson
of California, LaFollette Of Wlscon-
sin. Norris of Nebraska and others
with whom Harvey worked IN the
effort To defeat the Versailles treaty
Inasmuch as he is familiar with
the administration viewpoint ana is
strongly committed to the non-en-
tanglement policies of the lrreconch-,
ab!es it is expected that CoIohei
Harvey can go long way IN BRING
ing the irreconcilables around to the
sdpport Of the administrations plans.
These are well known, including the
removal of the restrictions on the
debit funding commission and the re-
moval of the inhibition against Ame-
rican membership on the reparatlons
commissions. c.,,.
Heretofore, the sentiment in Con-
press and especially among the IT.
reconcibables mas been strongly. op-
| posed to either of these two things
The Presidents letter to Senator
Lodge on the economic conference
PROPOSAL gained many friends Tor the
administration. but did net by any
means convert the irreconcilables who
could and probably would block any
effort TO nut through the Legislation
wanted along this line by the ad-
ministration at this session.
If Colonel Harvey can eorlVerc'
these irreconcilables or at least sui
| fcient number of them to permit the
administration to get what it wants
he will, in the opinion of observers
here. have accomplished a great deal
and more than have justified. ms
trim TO this country. Removal of inc
restrictions on the reparations com
mission are wanted badly by the adj
/ ministration at once as necessary
prelude to the putting forward OF any
definite plan for the settlement OF inc
reparatons question. E,
The irrccor :ilables could easily
block this legislation at this session
and force if they wanted to the adj
ministration to call special sessior
to consider the matter. 1t IS vel
known here that the administrator
believes Colonel Harvey TO be th'
one man capable OF handling this Slt,
nation and the belief is that his WISH
viii be as much for the purpose as
for any other. =,
The government is continuing rs
inquiry into the discussions OF th'
| European financial situation on th'
theory that the conference OF pre-
miers started in Paris yesterday VII
| fail to effect an agreement or Ger
man reparations. .
The belief is strongly entertainett
! here that France will go ahead will
coercive measures against Germany
but it is rot believed that these mea
sures will take the form Of militar!
action. It is of course hoped tina
French and British will be able t.
get together but officials here do no
understand that Premier Poincare ot
France will be able to accept the pro
posals of Andrew Bonar Law, III
| British premier.
The cabinet yesterday gave par
Of it's time to consideration Of tn
reparations question and of possible
means by which this govermnen
might be of aid in bringing about al
| agreement. Pending the arrival o
| Colonel Harvey and his report or Tn,
situation abroad no further actor
was taken.