The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-09-10
UNITED EUROPE
|. GETS GENEVA
APPROVAL

GENEVA, Sept. 10 (IN.S.).
The United States of Europe
Premier Aristide BRAND
long cherished dream of an in
ternational economic and polit-
zeal utilization of continental
nations-was one step nearer
reality today.
The French premier, who ex-
pounded his revolutionary views on
the creation of an international
economic empire before the dele
gates to the League of Nations
assembly yesterday, is understood to
have already begun work on draft.
ing an outline of his plan to weld
Europe into an economic unit.
Present Plan Soon
When the outline has been com.
pleted, Premier BRAND will submit
it to the various delegates, who, in
turn. will request their various
governments to take the proposition
under consideration.
With assurances from the French
premier that the plan will not in
volve steps either anti-American or
anti-Soviet. M. Brands carefully
thought-out scheme was given a
magnificent send-off when the
League delegates gave him the
necessary authorization to draw up
an outline for their official con-
sideration.
Creation of the Pan. European con-
federation is hardly a matter Of
weeks. however, for when the out
line has been considered by the
delegates, at least a year will elapse
before the matter can be given
further consideration by the leagues.
Draft Formal Report
When the various powers have
set forth their views on the plan,
M. BRAND is to draw up a formal
report, which then will be dis
cussed at meeting of the repre-
sentatives of the governments to be
held in Geneva some time next year.
BY that time, M. BRAND is hopeful
that his plan will be well on the
way to fruition.
NJ. Brands plan was expounded
to delegates of 26 nations at a
veritable love feast"-a luncheon
bristling with luxurious French
dishes and characterized by an apt
choice of wines, all of postwar
vintage In the selection of liquid
refreshments, M. BRAND accom-
plished a graceful theatrical stroke
to bring his hearers to the realiza-
Ftion that the nations Of Europe
today might be brought into an
agreement of peace and economic
cooperation of nature undreamed
of in the years before the Con-
tinent was plunged into the mael.
strom of war.
Following outspoken statements
| by Herr Gustave Stresemanp, Ger.
man foreign minister, that the prof.
| ect could be considered by Ger
MANY only if it We're purely. eco
nomic and harbored no anti-Amer.
lean or anti Russian sentiments,
Premier BRAND made it plain that
| the plan was directed against no
individual country of the world.
He limited that Soviet Russia
might become a member or the
federation if it chose to cooperate
with the other European nations
in a plan which by balancing OF
the various monetary systems ana
removal of all trade barriers IN.
precedented prosperity for all might
result.
PARIS, Sept. 10 Q.N.sl.-Ad-
herents of Premier Brands plan
for a 'tUnited States of Europe" to-
day visualized a powerful confed"
Grafton which will do for the Euro
pean countries in an economic ana
| financial way what the League OF
| Nations is doing in political way.
Behind the bare suggestions ad-
| vanced so far are a desire to bring
about the following achievements
and reforms:
/, Abolition of customs barriers
and trade wars.
2. Increased production by Euro
pean industry along the efficient
lines of United States industry.
8. Concentrated efforts to fight
encroachments of the United States
in the European, Asiatic and African
markets.
S. Common units of m n Y
throughout Europe.
5. An extensive system of flnan-
cial and commercial agreements to
foster European industry and COM
merce through easier methods OF
borrowing working capital.