Evening star., 1924-08-04
HUGHES SEES END4
OF EUROPE'S STRIFE
American Secretary, in Ber-
lin, Expresses Belief That
Skies Have Frightened.
MEETS GERMAN LEADERS
Official Ineognito Allows Unob-
structed Privacy and Opportu.
nifty to Observe Conditions.
MEETS GERMAN LEADERS

By the Associated Press
BERLIN, August 4-"The Dawes
report initiates a new era and it's
execution is absolutely essential +o
the reconstruction of the shattered
postwar economies" Secretary
Hughes told the American CORE.
spondents today
While earnestly endeavoring 10
maintain his Official incognito" by
refraInlng from formal discussions
the Secretary nevertheless was will
ing to admit his conviction that the
skies were Frightening and shat he
believed Europe has turned the
corner"
Mr.: Hughes made only a slight
allusion to the conversations he had
had IN Berlin, although he hinted he
was convinced Germany was fully
prepared TO go through with the
Dawes report.
If ii was the determination Of
Secretary Hughes to observe a rigid
official incognito while visiting the
European capitals, an opportunity 10
enjoy unobstructed privacy has been
amply afforded him since his arrival
in Berlin yesterday.
Seen by Few.
Although Mr.. Hughes last night
had been quartered in the American
embassy for Is hours. he had been
visible only to a dozen men and
luncheon rendered him by President
Ebert yesterday, and to the guests
of Alanson B. Houghton, the AmerI-
can Ambassador. and Mrs. Houghton
at an elaborate dinner party given
in the embassy last night
ha
left cards for Chancellor Marx and
Foreign Minister Stresemann. He
omitted making a personal call on
them, as both these government lead
ers were engrossed with the final
preparations for their trip to Lon
don TO attend the interallied con-
ference, to which they have been
summoned.
Mr.. Hughes. however, got into per-
sonal touch with both the ministers
ried on prolonged conversations with
the chancellor and the foreign min
lister, both at the executive mansion
and in the American embassy.
Wearing an informal gray lounge
suit, Mr.. Hughes apparently was
amused to find himself surrounded by
a bevy of smartly groomed embassy
and consular officials, led by Am
basSa dor Houghton, as he alighted
from his private car attached to the
Cologne Berlin express, which reached
Berlin at the undiplomatic hour of
I am.
Flowers for Mrs. Hughes.
An official of the German foreign
office made d neat curtsy as he passed
over sheaf of roses to Mrs. Hughes.
Outside the station several hundred
persons crowded about the motor car
which Mr.. Hughes was to use. and
which soon took him down Wilhelm
strasse to the American embassy.
Undersecretary Baron Won Malt
zan of the German foreign office con
veyed the German governments
compliments to the american diplo-
mat at the railway station. Arriving
at the American embassy, Mr..
Hughes took refuge in Ambassador
Houghton's private reception room,
where he spent the morning hours.
He declined to taks part in the me
mortal services for Germany's soldier
dead, which attracted fully 10000
people to Reichstag Square.
Shortly after l o'clock Mr.. and
Mrs. Hughes, accompanied by Mr..
Houghton, motored to the Ebert
luncheon, which was presided over
by the presidents daughter. Frau
Ebert After luncheon the guests re-
paired to the garden for coffee. and
here Mr.. Hughes got in personal
touch with Chancellor Marx and
Foreign Minister StreSeifldnH.
Meets NotabieS.
President Ebert. Herr Marx and DIR.
StreSemann also were present at last
nights function given in honor OF
Mr. Hughes by Mr.. Houghton. Among
the guests were Gen. Won Seekt, conf
mander of the ReichSwehr; DR.. HAL
mar Schacht, president of the Reichs-
bank; Prof. Hoetzich, the nationaltst
leader; Prof. Walter NernSt, the Wel
l-r nh received
the Nobel prize, and number of
government officials we'll known
financiers and industrialists. The
Countess Szechenyi, formerly Gladys
Vanderbilt of New York, also was
among the dinner guests.
Today Mr. Hughes met the leading
members of Berlin's diplomatic corps
at a luncheon in the American en-
bassy He will devote the remainder
Of the day to conversations with
government and ReichStag leaders
and prominent industrialists and
bankers