Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-18
Visit to Hoover Is Merely
Question of Fixing Time,
He Asserts.
SPEECHES ON NAVY CUT
TONIGHT ARE AWAITED
Dawes Will Make Address in Lon
don, Briton in Scotland, Giving
First Details of Plans.
BY the Associated Press.


LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland, June 10
Premier Ramsay Macdonald, denying
reports he had abandoned his intentions
of visiting America, indicated today that
there was no question in his mind that
he would make the trip. ct is just
question of when I shall CO." he said.
Il believe that tremendous amount of
good work could be done with a visit to
America
The prime minister said: IT am very
glad to see that Mr.. Baldwin is reported
to have had the same intention, but the
question is when, and that would be
the subject of the exchange of opinion.
Il am going to refer to the subject
of Anglo-American relations in my
speech tonight and shall express my
ideas that this is big world and that
everything must be done with that
largeness of purpose in our minds"
He said he was returning to London
Thursday so as to attend a cabinet
meeting Friday and would spend the
week end at Chequers Court.
Dawes Speaks in London.
In two widely separated sections of
Britain tonight Dawes and Macdonald
will make speeches which are expected
to have far-reaching consequences both
in Anglo-American relations and in the
history of the world.
Ambassador Dawes speech is to be
before the Pilgrims Club at London.
That of the prime minister. Mr.. Mac
Donald, will be before the Town Coun-
Gil of the village of LoSSiemouth, Scot
land.
Since the simple announcement that
the two speeches will be made and will
provide the beginnings of negotiations
for a disarmament program, in which
other governments would be invited to
participate, neither speaker has con-
sented to tell in advance what he will
say. 49,.
The original announcement, written
in Mr.. MacDonald's hand, after his
conference with Gen. Dawes at Lossie-
mouth Sunday, said: I'VE have had
conversation regarding the present posi-
ton of the question of disarmament as
between the United States and Great
Britain. 1t has been informal and gen.
eral and most satisfactory.
Beginning of Negotiations.
His excellency, Gen. Dawes, proposes
to refer to the subject at the Pilgrims
dinner on Tuesday night and shall do
the same at LoSSiemouth, and that is
intended to be the beginning of the
negotiations.
The announcement concluded with
statement designed to set at rest con-
lecture that a purely Anglo American
naval agreement might be projected. 1t
said: we both wish to make it clear
that other naval powers are expected
to cooperate in these negotiations, upon
the successful conSummation of which
the fate of the whole world depends"
That brief announcement, in which
Gen. Dawes concurred, has whetted
public interest to a high point both
here and abroad.
Although there was no intimation of
the tone the speeches would take, there
was considerable conjecture everywhere
as to what the two men would say.
Prominent among the theories expressed
was one that Gen. Dawes had shown
to Mr.. Macdonald the Naval Yard
stick" of President Hoover, with which
the American President hopes to estab-
lish standard for naval reduction,
acuuiesced. The speeches tonight then
would offer, it was pointed out, oppor-
tunity for both to announce simultane-
ously plans for forthcoming disarma-
ment conference, or something similar
No Reference to Visit.
There was no reference in the joint
announcement Sunday of Mr.. Mac
Donald and Gen. Dawes as to Mr.: Mac
Donald's much discussed visit to Wash
ington. This was not taken as meaning
that the idea had been abandoned but
rather that it was not thought necessary
vet to fix or announce any date for the
premier'S trip. 1t was considered.
nevertheless, certain that the two men
tentatively discussed the project
Gen. Dawes rested yesterday from
his strenuous week end with its visit 10
King George at Windsor Castle and the
overnight trips to and from Forres,
Scotland, to meet Mr.. Macdonald. Ihe
prime minister played golf, the hrst
real recreation he has had since coming
to IloSsiemouth.
The Daily Herald, Labor organ, and
other political commentators today
ascribed much Importance to the lnten-
ton to include other powers in impend-
ing naval negotiations. The Herald
said: Both London and washington
have too recent and TOO unpleasant
memories of the Anglo-French pact of
last year and its consequences. There
will be no repetition of those errors"
The paper then pointed out there was
no thought on either side of an Anglo
American understanding analogous to
the old "ententes," adding that the
Labor party condemned all such par
tial groups, which, moreover, would be
foreign to every canon and tradition OF
American policy.
Lord DesborOugh to Preside.
Lord Desborough will preside at the
Pilgrims dinner at the Hotel Victoria.
Among those attending will be Arthur
Henderson, foreign minister, whose
speech toasting Gen Dawes will be an
introduction to the Ambassadors state
ment. Sir Austen Chamberlain, former
foreign minister, also will speak. There
will be about 400 guests.
The disposition here is to wait for
details on the line that the proposed
negotiations will take. Japanese states
men have already let it be known that
their country is willing to cooperate,
probably even to the extent OF con-
ference, but the response of France and
Italy was thought to be more doubtful,
1t was expected that these two govern
ments would wait for fuller informa-
ton before committing themselves.