Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-22
COOLIDGE IS URGED
To ACCEPT LEAGUE
PARLEY INVITATION
Senate Resolution Offered.
Leaders Believe President
Will Act Alone.

A resolution expressing II as the
81 nse of the Senate that President
rolid-e should send representatives
cf the United States to take part IN
the proposed conference on limitation
of armaments was introduced IN the
senate today by Senator King, Demo
crat. of Utah. The resolution, at the
request of Senator King. was laid on
the table so that il might be called up
at later date.
The resolution points out that the
United States has always been inter
{ sted in the prevention of war and the
promotion of peace. 1t calls attention
To the invitation extended by the
League of Nations to the United
states to take part in preliminary
plans for calling conference of the
nations to deal with the limitation OF
IL nd maritime and air armaments.
II the Senate should adopt the resolu-
tiun it would be placed on record as
f;,vorinc participation by the United
states in this preliminary conference
and in the main conference which Is
to follow
President Studies Invitation.
President Coolidge is anxious to ar
rive at the best method TO pursue in
reaching a decision regarding the IN
vitation of the league. The President
is known to have spent some time IN
the considera ton of this subject. he
has held frequent conferences with
Secretary of State Kellogg and Narl-
Gus Senators and others whose views
he Is anxious to obtain. and II Is
thought he will arrive at a decision
shortly
The President has intimated that
there are a number of questions in
volved in the consideration of this in
vitation the principal one being just
how to go about working out the
proper way to accept or decline. Inc
President has given the impression
that he is willing to have the Govern
ment represented and he also has init
mated that he would refer the matter
TO Congress to dispose of, explaining
that il might be controversial action
and that an appropriation would be
necessary to meet the expenses OF the
American delegation.
Some who have talked with the
President within the past day or so
are inclined to believe that since
studying the question the President no
longer considers it necessary to have
the sanction of Congress and that 1t
is possible that he may dispose of the
matter himself.
Favors Principles Involved.
President Coolidge has on various
occasions expressed a wish that the
nations of Europe would follow the
example set voluntarily by this coun
try and reduce their land armaments.
Also he has frequently expressed a
willingness to cali another Washing
ton arms conference to discuss further
limitati tions of naval armament with
view TO reducing aircraft and consid-
ering the question of undersea craft.
His apparent hesitancy in the con-
sideration of the invitation to the
Geneva conference, which is coming
through the Lea que of Nations,
therefore is not attributed to any
lack of appreciation on his part of
the possibilities of such a gathering
in Europe. but from the fact that he
IS anxious to understand thoroughly
just what is proposed and to be sure
that the conference will be free from
any political discussion or entangle
ment.
The President is known to have dis
CuSsed this itation informally with
Senator Borah Of Idaho. chairman of
tee. who is classed as one Of the irrec-
oncila bles on the League of Nations
and although the latter has declined
to discuss for publication the nature
of his talks with the President. it is
thought that he is willing to meet the
( President half way. Senator Moses of
New Hampshire. one of the Repub-
+; lican leaders of the Senate, who also
! is one of the bitterest foes of the
! League of Nations in that body, is
| understood to have stated that he
/ would not disapprove the Washington
! Government participa ting in the pre-
! liminary conference. There are others
! in the Senate who feel that inasmuch
as the preliminary conference is
! merely for the purpose of discussing
! the course to be followed by the arms
/ limitation conference itself. to mar
/ out program. there seems to be nc
reason for opposing this country's par
! ticipation in such deliberation.
Acceptance Foreseen.
/ The expectation that the Preside n,
I will accept the invitation was ex
! pressed in Republican senatorial cir
cles today.
! Furthermore, in the opinion # some
! of these Senators, the President would
I ne wise To dCCepl l1lS VII
! out consulting Congress. If the United
! States should deem it unwise even
! tually to take part In the proposed
conference, it would be easier to with
| draw.
SenaAos declined to speak for quo
tation today, preferring to leave the
| matter entirely in the hands of the
| President. However. they said pri
vately that they did not see how the
United States could decline such ar
invitation in view of the fact thai
this country has for years taken the
lead in urging limitation Of arma
ments.
The belief that the President will
not seek to send merely Official OBJ
i servers, but that he will send a dele
/, cation with full authority to repre-
| sent this country, also was expressed
| today.