Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-09

acceptance.
While the governments of the naval
powers to which Britain dispatched its
invitations to attend the proposed naval
conference in London next January
were working on their replies, President
tinuing their conversations, bringing
about better and better understand
ing between the heads of the two gov
ernmentS.
A last conference between the two
was scheduled late this afternoon, but
just after the noon hour the British
premier received a hurried summons
which brought him to the White House,
where he at once went into conference
with Mr.. Hoover.
They spent an hour together in the
White House last evening before the
prime minister returned to the British
embassy for the dinner which was
given in his honor by the British Am
bassador and Lady Isabella Howard.
Joint Statement Planned.
joint statement, it is understood,
will be issued by the President and the
prime minister, dealing with their con-
verSationS. some time before Mr.. Mac
donald leaves Washington tomorrow
morning. perhaps their afternoon.
Mr.. Macdonald faced busy day to-
day. This afternoon at O'Clock, ac-
companied by the British Ambassador,
the Assistant Secretary of State, VIII
liam r. Castle, jr., and the members
of his own party, the prime minister
arranged to go by automobile to Mount
Vernon to lay a wreath on the tomb
of George Washington. Returning to
Washington by way of Arlington. he
planned to place wreath on the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier. 1t is after
this trip that Mr.. Macdonald is ex-
pected to go to the White House for
his conference with the President.
This morning Mr.. Macdonald received
an honorary degree from George Wash
ington University in Memorial Conti-
mental Hall. At 1890 he was the guest
of the Overseas Writers in the audi
toriun of the National Press Club.
Tonight at s o'clock the prime min
lister will be the guest of honor at a
dinner given by Secretary Stimson of
the Department of State at Woodley,
Mr.. StimSons home.
Acceptance Assured.
The invitation received by the UniteJ
States from Great Britain to attend
the conference IN London. assumes
that the United States will accept.
Indeed, it makes almost a joint affair
of 'the conference so far as the two
nations are concerned. The note to the
United States is brief and the terms
of the Anglo-American naval accord
are contained in the notes which were
dispatched to France, Italy and Japan.
A copy Of these gigantic notes was
this Government, the concluding para
graph of which was as follows:
LAS I understand that the Govern
ment of the United States concur in
the terms of the incloSed notes, shall
be grateful If your eXcellency will be so
good as to confirm my impression that
they will find it possible to participate
in the conference above mentioned"
The invitations to this country and to
the other three nations are signed by
Arthur Henderson, secretary of state
for foreign affairs of Great Britain.
President Hoover has already approved
the substance of the text sent out by
the British government during his con-
verSationS with Prime Minister Mac
donald here and at the Blue Ridge
Mountain camp. The negotiations
looking to the Anglo American naval
accord have been in progress ever since
Ambassador Dawes went to London
early in the year.
Expect Conditional Terms.
While the governments of France,
1taly ana Japan are expected to accept
the invitations, and while they have
been kept informed of the progress Of
the negotiations between the govern
ments of the United States and Great
Britain, it is expected that these
nations will in their replies set forth
certain conditions which will guide them
in their consideration of proposals for
naval limitation and reduction.
The dispatches from Japan already
indicate considerable discussion among
the japanese over the proposal to ex-
tend the 10-year holiday in capital ship
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