Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-20
TO RETURN
TO NAVAL. FARLEY
Goes to Paris to Consult
Tardieu-Both Expected
Back at Week End.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 20 P).-Aristide
BRAND, head of the French delegation
to the Five-power Naval Conference,
left London this forenoon for Paris.
His trip was understood to be for the
purpose of consulting Premier Tardicu
about the conference. He said he ex-
pected to return to England with M.
Tardieu at the week end.
M. BRAND appeared to be in a cheer
full frame of mind. IT don't see much
use In sitting around a hotel looking
out of a window at the weather, even
If 1t is fine" he remarked smilingly.
Il shall come back as soon Is there is
some work for me to do" He declined
any comment on the conference pros
poets.
Americans Take Rest.
Work Of the American delegation was
almost completely suspended this morn
ing. There was nothing further to BE-
done at the moment on the Franco
Italian Stalemate, and conversations
with the Japanese were suspended pend.
ing word from Toxic whether the gov-
eminent accepts the tentative agree
ment which the American and Japa-
neSe delegations have worked out here.
Secretary and Mrs. Stimson went au-
tomobile riding in the vicinity of Wind
sor. Ambassador Dawes, Secretary
Adams, Ambassador Gibson and Sena-
Tor Robinson gathered In Secretary
Adams ONCE to tell stories and swap
yarns. Loud and frequent Laughter
could be heard in the halls.
Morrow Has Slight Cold.
Ambassador Morrow remained In his
room with a slight cold. The confer
ence advisers and many of the naval
officers who are here planned trips into
the country. An American spokesman
smiiingiy summed up the situation for
the Associated Press:
ANY one who wants to today can
walk up and down the corridors of the
Ritz beating drums as loud as they de-
sire"
1t was understood in conference cir
Giles that both the British and Ameri-
cans have prepared suggestions for pos
sible solution of the Franco-Italian dis
pute. These may be contingent upon
getting the two contestants to face
each other across the conference table.
Impromptu Meeting Held.
An obviously 1mpromptu meeting Of
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald and
Aristide BRAND was held at the Hotel
Carlton last evening.
At the conclusion of the conference
which lasted two and one-half hours
NJ BRAND, smiling and jovial, told
newspaper men:
I'VE have been talking about means
to bring the conference to a successful
conclusion and We are going 10 apply
those means as quickly as possible"
There were those, hearing NJ Brands
words who imputed to them prospective
solution Of the Franco Italian naval
ratio problem, one of three or so major
problems which may bring disruption
Of the conference activities. Others,
recalling that the French idea of what
would constitute conference success has
always been at variance with that of
the United States and Great Britain,
were dubious.
The meeting between the two states
men apparently had little prearrange-
ment.
Macdonald to See Grandi.
Prime Minister Macdonald arranged
to meet Foreign Minister Grand of
Italy at the House Of Commons this
afternoon.
1t was understood this meeting de-
veloped in consequence of the prime
minister's conversation with Foreign
Minister BRAND of France Yesterday