Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-10
GRAND| GOES HOME
ON EVE OF BRANDS
SPEECH AT GENEVA
Sudden Departure Surprises
French and Stirs AS
sembly of League.
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
CAUSES SKEPTIClSM
Paris Official Will Expound Ideas
on UNITED States, of Europe"
at Session Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 10.-Foreigr
Minister Dino Grandi of Italy suddenly
left Geneva by automobile this morn
ing without waiting for the opening
of the eleventh Assembly of the League
of Nations. which tomorrow will hear
Foreign Minister BRAND of France ex.
pound his ideas on his United States
Of Europe" plan.
Signor Grandis almost precipitate
departure caused considerable furry
among the members of the delegations
This afternoon it was the principal topic
Of lobby gossip, overshadowing the i'm
mediate business of organizing the As
Sembly's machinery.
The official explanation given out at
headquarters of the Italian delegation
was that Signor Grandi had arranged
in advance to leave Geneva as soon
as the Council sessions were finished
and to intrust Italy's business at the
Assembly to Senator Scialoja.
French Surprised.
French circles appeared greatly sur
prised that Signor Grand should have
departed on the very eve OF M: BRAND
important address. 1t had been an
nounced BRAND would discuss his Eu-
ropean federal union plan IN the light
of the comments received from the
countries to whom it had been COM
inundated in q memorandum last May.
The surprise grew when 1t became
known that only late last night Signor
Grandi had Cancelled an engagement
with M. BRAND and DR.. Julius Curtlus.
German foreign minister, to discuss the
Saar question this afternoon.
A number of Signor Grandfs other
appointments were called OF this morn
ing.
Leaves Hour Before Meeting.
The italian statesman's automobile
left Geneva just an hour before the as
sembly was called to order Tor the nrSt
session of its eleventh meeting.
The official explanation Of his de-
partire was greeted with diplomatic
ekepticism in many quarters. Some
observers said that Signor Grandi 1eit
that naval negotiations with france
were going very slowly and preferred
to be absent when the reports OF tneir
progress were called for.
Others. though conceding that some
thing was behind the official statement,
believed that some purely Italian ques-
ton must have required GranoiS I'M
mediate presence in Rome.
A well informed italian said this
morning that 1.-The naval negotiations
are proceeding by means OF CONVERSE
tons between experts" but MADE no
claim that they had progressed to the
point where, as Foreign secretary
Henderson of Great Britain suggested
to the press last night, any public re-
..1~% Gould l,a Issued
TituIescu Named President.
The Assembly elected Nicholas Titu-
lascu as its president M. Titulescu
has been Rumanian Minister at 81
James. -...
then took Office as chairman and oe-
clared the League now faced .quesslons
surprising in Importance any II mas
dealt with hitherto.
He especially stressed the need OF
relief for economic depression In the
world and urged the Assembly 10 oeno
its best efforts toward this task.
The Assembly then proceeded to organ
ize its committee and perfect its machin-
cry. This work was expected to con-
tinue throughout the afternoon.
The Assembly began its proceedings
with reports on and expressions OF SYM
Santo Domingo for losses sustained In
the earthquake and hurricane OF the
past few weeks.
Past Failures Recalled.
Senior Zumeta told the Assembly il
must admit some failures and disap.
pointments since its last session. Ht
mentioned among these discouraginG
factors: Lack of hope for progress 1r
disarmament, failure of the tariff truce
conference, while conferences on thu
status of foreigners, abolition OF i'm
port and export prohibition, and foI
codification of international law "diC
not completely exhaust their program.
The temporary President also referret
to "a certain amount of uneasiness i
not anxiety in various parts of tn
world" His reference was taken to b.
the Argentine, China and India.
we welcome M. Brands generous
plan, which points a way toward com
plete consolidation of ERopean peact
and rapprochement," he said. He addet
that the mere formulation of this plal
emphasized progress of the idea of in
ternattonal cooperation since tn
League was born.
The London Naval Conference, he as
serted, did not accomplish all of it
objects, but he hoped that this worl
would be completed and effected" Il
conclusion he praised the Leagues eff
forts to bring its covenant up to tn
advanced standard for internationa
dealing set by the Kellogg pact.
The report of the Committee on Dele
gates credentials was then presente
fl the AgSarnhIv II said that 20 dele