Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-24
COOLIDGE TO HEAR
OF STATE AFT AIRS
Kellogg to Visit White Pine
Camp to Report on Many
Unsettled Issues.

Secretary Kellogg will visit Presi-
dent Coolidge at White Pine Camp in
The next few days or early in August
to discuss with the head, of the adj
ministration the most extensive array
of foreign affairs" America has had
to deal with in many day. The
State Department is literally over
whelmed with work. 1t is required TO
keep in unbroken Geographic touch
with capitals in every part of the
world The claim of our professional
'isolationists' that the United States
is detached" from the universe be-
yond our shores was never so hollow
as at the present moment. Uncle
Sam, as a matter of fact, is en-
tangled" abroad in almost every con-
ceivable direction. Secretary kellogg
and his Washington staff and Amer
ica's ambassadors and ministers in
Europe, Asia and South America are
all immersed in the busiest diplomatic
Summer of recent years.
No actual crisis exists in any of our
foreign relations, though east, west
and particularly south, there are spots
that give Secretary Kellogg cause for
anxiety. No one , in Washington
knows for instance, what is going to
come out of France during the next
few days or weeks. European diplo-
matists stationed here now believe the
financial situation at Paris to be
grave in the extreme, with neither
BRAND nor Herriot factions apparent
ly capable of restoring economic
order Authorities here would not be
surprised If "Mussolini-ism" in some
form We're to emerge in France as
the only solution. While the existing
political jockeying RACES on the Seine
all hope of ratification of the Mellon
Berenger debt settlement must be
banished Ambassador Herrick is in
constant touch with Secretary KEEL
Iogg on Partisan developments. Sec
rotary Mellon will arrive in Europe
at the week end, and his Treasury sub
ordinates expect important advices
from him before many days are past.
Mexican Problem Unsettled.
Mexico, President Coolidge will
learn from his foreign minister, re-
mains in most unsatisfactory condi-
ton, as far as adjustment of outstand-
ing differences with the. United States
is concerned. The claims commits
sions continue to function, but the
Gales government is obdurate on the
basic demands regarding Interpretation
of Mxican land laws which this gov
rnment has put forth and reSolutely
SuStains. Mr.. Kellogg Is not exactly
hopeless about Mexico, but frankly
cannot understand why she declines
to accede to just and reasonable re-
quirementS.
From China the State Department
receives information that the powers
attempts to achieve results in customs
tariff and eXtra-territoriality matters
are progressing, but finality is affair
off. China has appointed new dele
gates to continue the tariff negotia-
lions with Mr.. MacMurray, American
Minister, and other foreign ENJOYS.
Silas IL. Strawn of Chicago, Ameri-
can spokesman in the ra-territorial-
ity negotiations, has finished his work
and expects to return to the United
States in the Fall, after completing
his report.
The state Department has made
little real Roadway in securing assent
from League Of Nations members to
the Senate reservations accompanying
our entry into the World Court. Many
nations have replied. But Secretary
kellogg is now convinced there will
be no real action, favorable or other
wise, until league members hold their
next assembly meeting at Geneva in
September. 1t is already apparent
that American expectations about the
promptness with which we would be
welcomed into the court, reservations
or no reservations, were a species of
grevious misapprehension. The league
is plainly determined to examine the
reservations very carefully
Disarmament Prospects Bright.
President Coolidge will learn from
Secretary Kellogg that disarmament
prospects remain bright. Our Geneva
delegation is still on the job, confer
ring daily, and almost constantly ask
ing for fresh instructions from Wash
ington. Rumors that the State De
partment, aggrieved at lack of prog
ress, was Withdrawing the the dele
cation are utterly unfounded. Secre-
tary kellogg continues confident that
sooner or later-probably later-some-
thing worthwhile will emerge from
the Geneva conversations.
The State Department has two i'm
portant treaty negotiations on hand.
With Panama we are discussing d
pact which is to regulate afresh our
relations with the isthnlian country,
including commercial, military and
naval rights. The negotiations are
not entirely without snags. With
Spain we are discussing a new COM
mercial treaty.
With Great Britain we have still
to come to an arrangement covering
claims for damages to American
owners OIL SHIPS anu CdTEO6S SSlISu ny
the British navy before we entered
the war. Gen. Andrews liquor-smug-
Cling negotiations at London are also
major State Department issue of
the moment.
Tacna-Arica Issue Open.
Tacna-Arica is an ever.pressing
thorn in the side of American diplo-
macy In u way, it became a closed
incident when the Lassiter resolution
put an end to the holding of q
Chilean Peruvian plebiscite. But the
offer of Americas good offices to set
tie the ancient squabble still holds
good. Even the abusive references
OF Chileans to Messrs. Coolidge and
Kellogg have not diminished Americas
desire to bring about the burying of
the Tacna-Arica Ratchet. On that
score, however, there is more good
will than real confidence.
Nicaragua is another pin-priclzing
proposition to which the State Depart
ment has to give thought. President
Chamorra of that turbulent Central
American state, is still asking for sat
asfaction for the alleged "meddling'
of our charge d'affaires in that coun-
try's internal politics.
All tl1is-and more-is why Frank
B. Kellogg is enjoying working holi-
day this torrid Summer on the Po-
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