Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-08
U. S., Britain and Japan
Reach Agreement on All
Other Points.
BRAND BACK AT FARLEY,
SEES MACDONALD TODAY
Most of American Delegates Give
Up Hope of Sailing on
Leviathan April 90.
BY the Associated Press.

oy tne ASSOCIATED Press.
LONDON, April 8.-Complete agree.
ment was reached today by Secretary
Stimson, Prime Minister Macdonald
and Reijiro Wakatsuki on all points re-
garding a three-power pact, except the
important japanese point regarding the
transfer Of 10000 tons from the de-
stroyer to the submarine category.
This latter problem will be discussed
at another meeting Of the big three
leaders tomorrow.
The three statesmen agreed on earlier
replacement program for light cruisers
and destroyers.
While these conversations were going
on Foreign Minister BRAND of France
arrived in England and will meet Prime
Minister Macdonald at the House of
Commons later in the day.
secretary Stimson, Macdonald and
Wakatsuki previously had met for the
purpose Of trying to achieve q five.
power agreement which would include
France and Italy. They still cling to
the hope, even though it may be slight,
that these two neighbors may see their
way to sign with the rest. But OBJ
servers consider it significant that for
the first time the big three today were
closeted in order to debate the actual
terms OF trtpartite treaty.
Brings French Answer.
BRAND presumably brought the
French answer to the British sug-
gestions regarding the security pact
which France demands. Upon that
answer depends whether the nego-
tlations for a f1ve-power agreement
shall continue at this conference. Con-
ference circles generally, however, ex-
pressed the opinion that both the
French security problem and the
Franco-Italian parity impaSse would be
handed on for consideration by other
negotiators.
Still, France and Italy will have OPP
portunity to sign later even If ad-
hesion to an agreement cannot be
achieved at this moment 1t was un.
derstood that Secretary StimSon, Prime
Minister Macdonald and M. Wakatsuki
today were working on a So-calle6
open end" treaty. That Is, a treaty so
framed as to permit France and Italy
to participate If and when they solve
their difficulties.
The Americans have considerable ma
terial which they want included In the
treaty and it was assumed this was
today.
Most of the American delegation
have given. up hope Of keeping their
foresee remaining here at least until
early In May. The Italians probably
will return to Rome over the Easter
week end.
Some expect the postponed plenary
session of the conference will be held
the latter part of this week, and will
provide Grand and NJ BRAND oppor-
tunity to state their cases, assign rea.
sons for their disagreement and post
pone settlement of their differences TO
some future time.
Until such settlement Is effected,
it is believed, any three-power treaty
evolved must contain a provisional
clause stating that Great Britain may
find it necessary to depart from her
treaty navy figures if France goes In
too heavily for ship construction. Such
contingency would upset the pro-
grams under the treaty of the other
nations.
French Decision Unknown.
1t is not known what word M BRAND
will bring back from his conferences
in Paris with Premier Tardieu. Even
II 1t is tentative agreement on a Sc
curity proposal satisfying French
qualmS against possible attack, most
conference observers do not believe the
French will consider it as Justification
Of reduction IN their naval program.
There are renewed indications that
the Macdonald government dare not 60
too far in the matter of committing
Great Britain further in a military way,
or in re-interpretation of the covenant
Of the League of Nations. Mr.. Mac
donald had a storm raised about his
head i'll the Commons last night by the
Conservative Godfrey Locker-Lamp-
son, who even moved adjournment Of
the House.
Adjournment at any time other than
the usual rising periods, when moved
by the opposition, would be tantamount
to censure of the government and prob
ably would involve resignation. In this
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