Evening star., 1927-06-12
HELPS
FRENCH-U. S. PACT
Message Comedies With Will
ingness of Kellogg to Dis
cuSs Perpetual Peace.


Charles "A. Lindbergh delivered a
brief but eloquent message of friend.
ship from France and Europe in gen.
eral in acknowledging the plaudits of
his countrymen yesterday on the
Washington Monument Grounds.
Coincidine with the delivery Of his
message, whether by intent or not,
Secretary Kellogg officially expressed
his willingness to discuss with France
the question of treaty perpetually to
ban warfare between the two nations
Described as the ambassador of
good will" for America, Lindbergh
avoided the tedious ways of diplomacy
in delivering his message to the great
throng gathered to see him receive the
highest honors his Government could
bestow.
Speaks With Simplicity.
with the utmost simplicity. he spoke
into a microphone so that millions
could hear, few sentences which he
said he had been asked by the people
abroad to bring home with him.
ION the evening Of the 21st of May
last" he said, 81 arrived at LIE Bour
get, Paris. During the week I spent
in France, the day in Belgium and the
short period in London and England,
the people Of France and the people
Of Europe requested that 1 bring back
to the people Of America one message
from the people of France and the
people of Europe.
"At every gathering, at every meet
ing 1 attended, were the same words:
You have seen the affection of the
people Of France and the people of
Europe for the people of America
demonstrated to you. Upon your re-
turn to your country take back with
you this message from France and
Europe to the United States of Amer
ica.' I thank you"
That was all. The crowds cheered
long and vociferously, but Lindbergh
had nothing more to say.
Era of Good Feeling.
There was no official explanation
whether the arrival of Lindbergh in
the Capital had any effect on the State
Departments announcement OF It's
willingness to discuss with Foreign
Ministe: BRAND "a possible agreement
along the lines indicated by M.
Brands statement to the press on
April 8 last" The BRAND statement
was not further described, but on that
date the foreign minister suggested
the outlawing Of war between the two
nations, and he followed this up with
diplomatic "feeler" to see whether
the time might be opportune for maxi
ing formal representations on the SUBJ
ject.
Since Lindbergh's flight across the
Atlantic and the ensuing ovation
given to him abroad there have been
many suggestions that it might be
we'll to take advantage of the era of
good feeling which 1t indicated be-
tween America and the nations of Eu-
rope.
A number of proposed pacts have
been advanced, among them those of
the American peace award and of DR..
James D. Shotwell of COLUMBIA Uni
versity.
u. 8. Ready to Negotiate.
Whether any Of these have proved
acceptable to the State Department
has not been disclosed. Previous to
today's announcement officials pointed
out that the United States now has
an arbitration treaty with France, ne
gotiated during the regime of Will
liam j. Bryan as Secretary of State.
The State Departments announce
ment yesterday merely said that in
response to M. Brands informal in
quiry Of June 2, Ambassador Herrick,
at Paris, had been informed to notify
the French foreign minister that the
United States would be pleased to be-
gin conversations on 'the subject of
possible agreement"