The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-05
PRESIDENT HOOVER
! WILL ENTERTAIN IN
MOUNTAIN RETREAT
TO Make misunderstanding Be.
tween Great Britain and
U. S. impossible
SEEKS CORDIAL FRIENDSHIP
Mission Has No Idea Of Creating
Alliance Between English.
Speaking Peoples

washington. Oct 5.-tp,-A round
OF official calls claimed Ramsay Mac
Donald, the British prime minister.
today before he and his daughter.
lshbei. went TO the white house to
be guests Of the president and Mrs.
Hoover until next Tuesday.
Although threatening clouds stud.
ded the heavens. plans were made at
the white house for the distinguished
visitors TO accompany the president
and Mrs. Hoover and Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Henry L. Stimson to
the chief executives rustic camp in
the Blue Ridge mountains or Virginia.
100 miles by motor from Washington.
The return was timed for carly
Monday SO that Mr. Macdonald
might visit congress at noon and
speak to the senate before luncheon
at the white house.
Breakfasts with Howards
After night Of rest at the British
embassy. the prime Minister arose
early and breakfasted with Sir Esme
Howard. the British ambassador, and
Lady Isabella Howard. He attended
TO some official correspondence be-
fore starting at 10 a. M. on courtesy
calls upon the Canadian minister.
Vincent Massey. and Michael Mac
White. the minister of the Irish FREQ
state.
With an escort Of motorcycle po-
lice. the prime minister drove to the
capitol half an hour ahead Of sched-
ule and there first called on Vice
President Curtis in his reception
room off the senate chamber. He
and Mr.. Curtis chatted for a few
minutes before being joined by Sem
atOr Moses. of New Hampshire, pres
ident pro tempore OF the senate.
Chats with Curtis
Like the prime minister. Mr.. Cur
tis was attircd in morning dress.
Smoking 4 cigarette. Mr.. Macdonald
spoke of his visit here and at the
same time met various senators Who
called to pay their respects. Senator
Watson of Indiana. the Republican
leader, and Chairman Hale of the
senate naval committee, were among
the visitors.
After 20 minutes the premier, ac-
companied by Mr. Curtis. Sir Esme
Howard and Representative Porter. OF
Pennsylvania chairman Of the house
foreign affairs committee. walked
across the capitol corridor and called
upon Chief Justice Taft.
To Open Their Minds
Unhampered by the formalities that
generally attend exchanges between
the heads OF governments. President
Hoover and Prime Minister Ramsay
Macdonald purpose to open their
minds to each other with the hope
that MISUNDERSTANDING between the
American and British nations may be
made impossible.
The conversations will encompass
the wider aspects OF relations be.
tween the two countries. Details and
non-essentials will be eliminated.
With frankness which may have
surprised and certainly pleased Amer
ican officials. the British statesman
began his goodwill mission with clear
cut statements of his purpose, his
aspirations and his hopes.
He emphasized that he spoke for I
British people united In the very
great and very profound" desire for
cordial friendship with the American
people
Along with the assurance to the
American people he gave notice to
the other nations that there was In
his mission no idea Of an alliance be.
tween Great Britain and the United
States. To this he added that what
he and the president were doing Vas
in no shape or form hostile to the
other nations Of the world.
Amy contribution to the end that
the United States and ourselves
should think more In harmony 4 not
meant to be. and must not BE taken
to be. an attempt to leave out other
nations" he said. 1T Is quite the
opposite.
World Peace ls Aim
Nothing. am sure. would please
both Of US more than that any suc-
cessful removing Of MISUNDERSTANDING
between America and Great Britain
should beat once followed By removal
Of other misunderstanding With cr
between other nations.
We have no exclusive ideas Ia
mind ct ALL
In this last Of three statements he
made upon his arrival IA the United
States yesterday, Nr. Macdonald said
he believed the American people had
shown that they keenly desired : bet.
ter understanding to the end that dis.