Evening star., 1927-04-21
MACDONALD SEES
SLOW D|SARM|NG
Predicts Results From Three
Power ParIey, on Visit
to White House.

armament among the nations Of the
world. according TO j. Ramsay Mac.
Donald, former premier of Great Brit
ain, who is visiting in Washington and
who had brief, informal chat with
President Coolidge in the latters office
today.
The former Labor premier is hope
full that actual disarmament will ma
teriaIize eventually, but expressed the
opjnion that it will be slow in arriving
and that those who are working Tor It's
accomplishment must be patient. lie
stated that the people who are now
holding back regarding disarmament
are those who believe that national Sc
curity is dependent upon big guns.
and that so long as they feel that
their safety lies III armament the DAY
for the arrival of real disarmament
will be slow in making its appearance.
Predicts Farley Results.
Mr.. Macdonald said he doubted
very much if anything in the nature
of extensive disarmament would re-
suit as an outcome of the Geneva
conference, but he did express himself
as being hopeful of beneficial results
from the Naval Limitations Confer
ence to be held in Geneva next month
between the United States, Great
Britain and Japan. In this connection
he added that America is TO be com
mended for it's leadership and that
this nation very generally Will ma
Great Britain always ready to co
operate In any movement looking
toward world peace.
Peace in Europe is slowly being
brought about, according to MIR. Mac
Donald's views He predicted that the
political and economic recovery OF
the continent would come as the Eu-
ropean nations developed closer rela-
tions and reach better and more
amicable understanding.
Calls TO Pay Respects.
Tt was made plain by the former
premier that his call upon President
Coolidge was merely for the purpose
of paying his respects and that the
views expressed by him TO the news
naDer men upon his leaving the White
House should not be construed as haV-
ing been expressed to the President.
lie said that he had a delightful chat
with the Executive, found him TO be
genial. cordial and affable, and homely
--homely in the British sense or the
meaning of that word. He insleted
that this definition be included in his
description of the President.
He explained that the British use
the word to imply sociability and
homelike.
The premier was accompanied to the
White House by Sir Esme Howard,
the British Ambassador. and the
premier's daughter, Miss Ishbel Mac
Donald.
Guest at Luncheon.
Secretary Of Labor Davis entertain.
ed at luncheon today at the Willard
Hotel in honor of Mr.. Macdonald. The
list of invited guests included: Sir
Esme Howard, British Ambassador;
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, Attor-
ney General Sargent, Senator Norris,
Senator Jones, Senator Swanson, SEN
ator King, Senator Fess, Senator p.
Nye, Senator Watson, Senator Cope
land, Senator CouZens, Senator oBrah,
Senator Harrison, Senator Frazier,
Senator du Pont, Senator Willis, Sena-
tor Wheeler, Senator Walsh of Mon
tana, Senator La Toilette. Chief JUS
tice Taft Justice Harlan F. Stone,
Justice Louis -. Brandeis, Justice
James Clark McReynolds, William +.
Wilson. former Secretary of Labor:
Speaker Longworth, Representatives
Zihlman, Albert Johnson, Camp
bell. Porter. Berger, Madden and
Hugh l.. Kerwin, Arthur L. Cook,
Harry Wardman, Ethelbert Stewart,
John Hays Hammond, Edgar Lewis,
Robe Carl White, W. w. Husband,
William Green, Frank Morrison, AL
vim Dodd Edward keating. DR.. T..
s. Rowe, Cyrus II. X. Curtis, Clifford
Pinchot, William Cooper Proctor, Dan
lei Willard Roger Babson, John r.,
Harris. julius Rosenwald. w. n. Doak
and Clarence G. Howard.
Mr. Macdonald and Senator Borah
planned to have conference today
at the Senator's office.
This evening Mr.. Macdonald will
be the guest of honor at a dinner for
about s. at the British embassy. lie
and his daughter, Miss Ishbel, will
leave Washington tomorrow.
Mr., Macdonald and his daughter
Ishbel We're dinner guests last night
Of the Executive Council. American
Federation of Labor at the Hotel Ham
ilton. William Green, president of
the organization, was toastmaster of
the evening. Among the guests were
Sir Esme Howard, British Amhassa-
dor; Canadian Minister Massey, James
j. Davis, Secretary of Labor, and
gthelbert Stewart and Hugh Kerwain
of the Department of Labor.
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