Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-30
WATCHING
j. S. PEACE MOVES
Signs Noted That Washing.
ton Exerts Pressure for
Existing Treaties.
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tracted wide attention throughout Eu-
rope.
As an Offset to the German claim to
rearm, despite the treaty of Versailles,
in case the other countries refuse to
disarm down to the German treaty
level, France presented q text stating
that respect for previous treaties
smeaning the Versailles as well as the
Washington and London naval treaties
was necessary basis for the forthcom-
ing general Disarmament Conference.
The malcontent bloc tried to have
the discussion Of this text postponed to
the conference itself, but lost by O IA
to-5 vote, and the text was adopted by
ID votes to abstentions. Count Won
BeTnstord for Germany made a Wig
orous protest, attacking the commission
and all It's works. Viscount Cecil Of
Chelwood, for Great Britain, made an
equally vigorous reply expressing regret
| that Germany was not taking q more
helpful attitude. Lord Cecil later told
the foreign press that Great Britain
considered the French view right,
/ This Is the first time since the Labor
government came to power that such a
strong stand has been taken by Great
Britain on the French side
Gibson Supports Move.
Ambassador Hugh s. Gibson, for the
United States, also supported the
French text, and Washington press dis
patches declare that Secretary Of State
Henry L. StimSon expressed to Fried
erich w. Won Prittwitz und Gaffron,
German Ambassador, his regret at the
German rearmament thesis.
Another indication of reapproache-
ment of Franco American views is seen
In the recent visit here of George L.
Harrison. governor of the Federal Re-
serve Bank of New York. He stated
positively that he foresaw no reopening
OF the reparations and war debts Ques-
ton In the near future and he is said to
have discussed with the head of the
Bank Of France, Clement Moret, meas
ures for combating foreign propaganda
directed against the large gold reserves
now held by France and the United
States.
Andre Tardieu. French Premier in a
Thanksgiving day speech here, recalled
that the present frontiers of Europe
were drawn largely with the help of dis
interested American experts and geog-
raphers. He suggested that France
and the United States were best stu
cal crisis to take the lead for moral
and financial reconstruction and con-
Guided that peace will more or less be
assured accordingly as France and tie
United States work thereat together or
separately.
Spain Discusses Issue.
In Spain meanwhile newspapers are
vigorously discussing whether Spain
should remain neutral between the two
European groups or join in actual work
for peace. 1t is thought that French
diplomacy has been seeking a rap
proachement with Spain with renewed
energy recently.
1t is also noteworthy that the infiu-
entail Paris newspaper La Matin urges
France to break diplomatic relations
with Russia because of the alleged
treason trial" in which it is declared
that former President and Premier Ray
mond Poincare and former Minister
Aristide BRAND conspired to overthrow
the Soviet regime by armed interven-
ton. The plot is considered here 70
be q wild Russian affair trumped up in
order to make the Russian workers be-
lieve that foreign intrigues are respon.
sible for Russia's present economic Diff
! nculties.
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