Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-25
BITTER ENDERS' co
ON WARPATH AGAIN.;
c. D. P. IN TROUBLE
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Heased Wire Service to The Journnl.)
(CoDyright. 1921


the war path again. They beat the
Versailles treaty and League of Ma
lions covenant, and succeeded in
compelling Secretary Hughes to
make a separate treaty with Berlin.
Now they fear he Is bending toward
more participation in European af-
fairs. Rumors that Mr.. Hughes in
tends to resign as secretary of state
have met with emphatic denial from
executive quarters.
And now while the "irreconcil-
Iables" want to show Mr.. Hughes
that they still believe in keeping
hands off Europe, formally. infor-
mally, through personal or unofficial
| observers or any other channel mem
bers of the farm bloc are disgruntled
| because the Borah resolution call
| ing for an economic conference was
| tabled with the promise that the
administration would do something
to improve the foreign markets for
farm products.
| OudISSS dIlQ COuIllSI CIIdL SCS lAluI
| the administration is on the one
hand doing too much to involve
America in European quarrels, and
that on the other hand the same
administration isn't doing enough,
are filling the air. And the Demo
Gratis are watching their opportunity
to add fuel to the flames in the
hope that they may profit political.
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which they probably will unless the
administration takes a definite stand
either for or against the "irrecon-
cilables,' and either uses its influ-
ence in European affairs actively or
keeps out altogether.
| The quarrel of the ''irreconci1-
ables'' was not of their seeking. Sen
ator Borah introduced resolution
requesting President Harding to call
an economic conference of world
powers. His colleagues in the "ir-
reconciIable'' group said he was de-
sorting them and going over to the
League of Nations group. The adj
ministration sent word through Sen
utor Lodge that the Borah resolu'
| ton was untimely, and that other
steps were in contemplation to help
the foreign situation.
| President Harding wrote letter
saying that if congress really want
ed to help economic progress in the
world. the restrictions placed by act
of congress on the handling OF the
| foreign debt should be removed and
also American membership permitted
on the reparations commission. 1t
was the ''irreconcilable" group which
insisted on tying the hands OF the
administration, and they still think
Ithey were right. They resent cr1tl-
cism of their course. Mr.. Harding,
lin his letter to Senator Lodge, said:
"In ratifying the treaty of peace
with Germany, the senate MADE
reservation that the United States
should not be represented on the
Preparations commission without con
sent of the congress, and no such
consent has been given"
Then the president went on to IN
dictate that practical steps could DC
taken only by freeing the hands OF
the administration on that and otner
points. Senator Robinson, Demo
crat, has introduced resolution per
hitting American representation on
the reDarations commission. The
'irreconcilables" don't like that
IThey resent the fact that Roland w
Boyden, unofficial observer, has par
ticipated in the discussions of the
reparations commission. They argue
1 it was against the spirit of the res
ervation they attached to the Der
lin treaty. They are fighting Sec
rotary Hughes on that point. He
maintains that Mr. Boyden, while
q representative of the American
government, has only been a watch
err, and that such views as he has
expressed on request of the Other
governments have been personal ant
have not been upon instruction from
the department of state.
Not Satisfactory
This distinction doesn't satisfy the
"irreconcilables,' They want Mr.
Boyden recalled altogether. Mr.
Boyden meanwhile is keeping quiet
He will not express even persona
opinion-at least till the storm blow:
over. Ambassador Harvey, who was
originally of the 'irreconcilable" way
of thinking, is known to have recon-
mended that the United States take
a more active part in European af
fairs. He is in accord with Score
tary Hughes ideas on the subject
Rumors, however, have linked his
name with the discomfort on Capt.
toll hill He sent radio today from
his ship denying the rumors ant
Mr.. Hughes gave the press copy o.
the radiogram.
Meanwhile President Harding is
indisposed at the White House. He
is struggling with an attack Of
grippe The fight in congress car
not drift along without coming tt
a head in some way. Either Mr.
Boyden will be given offici.-l powers
/ to speak for the goVernment-anc
this can not be dom by coalition
of the Democrats and the old-time
reservationist group of the Repub
Iican party in the senate-or Mr.
Harding will bow to the will OF the
"irreconcilables" and keep Mr.. Boy
den abroad, but speeches. and pow
erless to do any more than observe
in a literal sense. The lrreconcll
ables have never liked the appoint
ment of Mr.. Hughes as secretary OF
state-they remembered that he
signed his name to the list OF prom
inent Republicans who argued that
a vote for Harding was vote for
the League of Nations with reserVa-
tons. They have always feared he
would revert to the ideas he express
ed during the 1920 campaign. He is
known to have favored the ratifi'
cation Of the Versailles pact with
reservations and when he changed
his tactics the "irreconcilables" felt
they had achieved an important vic