Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
WORLD .DIsARM|NG
PRESSED BY U. S.
ENJOYS to Geneva Reported
Told to Work Hard for
Farley In 1891.


European governments have been IN
formed that the United states 10 mani
Testing an exceptionally lively interest
IN the meeting Of the Preparatory Dis
armament Commission Of the League Of
Nations which viii b convened in
Geneva November 8.
This meeting Ia supposed 10 make
final preparations and Ak the date for
the general disarmament conference
foreseen In the League covenant. but
hitherto delayed by disagreements re-
garding ways and means. b.
Our American interest In affairs
which at first glance seem mainly 70
concern Europe is based, according to
foreign diplomatic dispatches, upon two
primary considerations.
The first Ii that following the latest
failure of the Franoo-Itaiian naval
negotiations, France, and presumably
also italy, seem about to resume their
suspended building programs. THIS new
buiiding by France and Italy would,
IL is feared, force Great Britain 10
invoke the escape clause OF the Lon
don naval treaty and itself resort 70
new Dull0lt1k, NA1A~A AsA Wa
obliee the United states to do addt-
tional building.
Link Peace and Prosperity.
The second is that President Hoovers
political situation at home IS described
abroad as such that he IS oesnlous % .,
Achieving some striking success IN
foreign policy before the end OF nus
term. Such q success might be claimed,
il h thought, II world disarmament
could actually be brought about during
his administration.
Furthermore, many Americans are
said to be convinced that peace ano
prosperity are almost synonymous Terms
and that anything done IN the cause
of neace is also done in the cause OF
prosperity.
President Hoover and Secretary OF state
Henry L. Stimson with Ambassadors
Hugh 8. Gibson and Hugh r. Wilson,
who will represent the United Estates
in the Geneva meeting, it y reported
In press dispatches from washington
that Mr.. Hoover instructed them to
naks q serious effort to facilitate the
calling of q general disarmament con-
erence some time In 1891.
There is no doubt that these inti-
nations of an energetic American policy
at Geneva have already given Q con.
siderable stimulus to the prospects OF
limitation OF all classes OF ornaments.
DR.. Eduard Benes. foreign minister OF
Czechoslovakia. declared q few days ago
that he considers ornaments In the
snsar future can be definitely stabilized,
although reduction, he thinks, must
@orne later, after sterilization at or near
the present levels has been effected.
French Rush Fortihcations.
However, this may be, France Is
rushing fertilization OF Its frontiers, Is
studying the possible reorganization OF
its army and has completed plans Tor
new naval building. In Germany Gen.
Reichswehr. has seemingly told the
Reichstag Foreign Relations Committee
that Germany should now demand equal
arEnamenta with France either by
French reductions or German increases.
Italy 10 reorgauixing its Fascist militia
system. Belgium has begun to follow
the french example and 20 fcrtify the
the Liege 3ridgehead and then at
Despite osacial announcements that
no increase In our own building ap-
preparation Is Immediately foreseen. the
general board has just issued plans for
building Up to the London treaty
figures at considerably increased ex-
ton of these plans at this time was
made in view Of the Geneva meeting.
The American delegates, Mr.. Wilson
and MIR. Gibson, landed at CheFbourg
yesterday and came straight TO Paris,
where they entered Immediately into
series Of private talks at the American
embassy.
It is widely felt that the French
position is perhaps the chief obstacle
to q speedy agreement and that rs
such IL should be studied more carefully
than II was In some previous disarna-
ment conferences.
Diplomacy Increasingly Active.
French diplomacy itself seems to have
been increasingly active lately. There
seem, for example, TO have been con-
versations Of importance with Spain,
which lies on one flank Of the French
communications with It's North African
colonies, As italy lies on the other, and
whose friendship therefore Is highly
important 10 France.
There seem also 10 have been useful
talks with Great Britain. The question
on Fields should be brought to the
seaboard through Palestine OF syria,
which has long been an irrltant IN
Franco British relations, Is reported
70 be near Q settlement by the simple
expedient of branching the line
through both places.
France has also asked Great Britain,
it 10 said, TO state It's views on o,s S
armament privately in Advance ana
also It's views on possible territorial re-
vision Of the treaty Of Versailles.
Despite major disagreementS with
Italy. which remain entire, there has
Aven been one small Franco-1talian
accord. France has consented to ac-
cept, and italy has consented 70
nH
able number Of Italian workers. n.lo
France. These Italian workers, 1t Is
believed, will be utilized mainly on
Frances eastern fortifications. In
cidentaily, 1t Ia q curious fact that a.
time Of almost general Unemployment
elsewhere, France should still be
importing labor.
abandoned hope Of an entente With Ger
many. The heads Of the Franco German
steel cartel are now meeting In Paris.
The economic crisis which has affected
Germany 80 much and France 50 little
Is causing grave complications in the
working OF the cartel, but 1t has been
formally prolonged 20 the end OF the
year This prolongation is interpreted
40 g.gn that neither France nor Ger
many Is DESTROYS 70 interrupt the rap
prochement permanently.
Party Leader Quoted.
A curious light Is thrown on the
recent international tension by an
article BY Edouard Daladier, leader OF
the French Radical Socialist party,
which Is neither radical nor socialist,
but corresponds roughly TO the British
Liberals. According TO M. Daladier,
German steel magnates have been back
ing Adolf Hitler and the extreme Ger
man Nationaltsts in order to bring about
a situation In which they will receive