The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-28
FRANCD-BR|TISH
PACT WORRIES
OFFICIALS

Diplomatic washington is expect.
ant OF developments concerning the
reports Of the resurrection of the
entente cordiale between Great
Britain and France now that the
BRAND Kellogg multilateral antl-War
pact is signed.
In some quarters here It Is felt
that Sir Austen Chamberlain and
Foreign Minister BRAND have &C
complished what France and Eng
land failed to do at the Washington
arms conference in 1921, and which
Charles Evans Hughes would have
welcomed then, an agreement in
which recognition OF the interests
OF each country in both naval and
military affairs would tend to pro"
mote world peace.
May Be Accepted
Reports from London that. assum.
ing the facts Of the understand
ing are correct. it Is the intention
TO file any exchange of ideas be-
tween the respective foreign offices
with the Leagues secretariat as
soon as the nd-Kellogg treaty
was signed, would satisfy the re-
A1CsSe
group OF diplomats assert.
They point to the contention Of
those purporting to give the SUBJ
stance OF the entente" that its pur-
pose Is to promote world peace
through a pooling OF the French and
British military and naval forces,
and is thus in accord with the de-
signs Of the League.
Further, their argument is that
Hughes, as Secretary of State and
head tof the American delegation to
the 1921 arms conference. tried to
bring France and Britain together.
On the other hand, there is a feel
ing among officials and diplomats
who might question this view, that
restoration Of the entente cordiale
of France, England and Russia Of
1914, with Russia left out by force
OF circumstances In 1928, actually
endangers the peace of the world,
because in the end another alliance
would spring into being among other
triple alliance OF Germany, Austria
and Italy existed.
Situation Reversed
In that case the triple alliance
among those powers was the excuse
for the creation of the triple en-
The situation would now be re-
versed, it is pointed out, and the
United States might find itself
aligned against its former allies.
It is this point Of view, with its
potentialities. that is causing appre-
hension among State Department Of.
ficials.
BY international News Service
PARIS, Aug. 2e.--This city was
still In gala array today in cele-
bration OF the signing of the multi
lateral treaty for the remuneration
Of war by the Is signatory powers.
President Doumergue will be host |
to the plenipotentiaries who signed
the treaty and a few other officials |
at luncheon at his summer palace |
at Rambouillet. Late in the after
noon reception in honor Of the
signatories will be given by the city
Of Paris.
BY international News service
LONDON, Aug. 2S.--Divergent
views regarding the efficacy of the
KelIogg-Briand treaty to prevent |
future wars were held throughout |
Europe today.
The general attitude in England
Is hope that the treaty will prove |
effective in barring future con.
f1icts.
The French apparently go further |
and believe that the treaty will be
successful
There is division OF opinion in
Germany, some sections of the
press maintaining the belief that
the treaty will be success. while
another section expressed doubt
Italy is frankly skeptical.