Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
LINER WAITS FOR JOSEF.
Rrcmier and Daughter Board lie de
France for Trip Home.

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NEW YORK, October AZ R,.-A
queen Of the sea waited five and a half
hours today while the daughter of the
premier OF France danced with a
Yankee mayor at q nlillionaires birth
day party.
The lie de France was to have sailed
at 5 minutes past midnight with Pre-
Ynier Laval and hts daughter JOSEF
aboard. At that hour, however, the
orchestra in the Central Park Casino
was playing and Mile. Josee Laval was
dancing with Mayor James j. Walker,
The boat waited. Finally, at lis
am, when Mayor Walkers car rolled
UP with Josee, the premier close behind,
the captain decided TO postpone sailing
until $50 am.
The premier departed feeling that
France and the United StateS-Since his
conversations with President Hoover
understand each other better and
know what to expect. His last day
was filled with receptions and sight
seeing, including a meeting with for
mer Gov. Alfred E. Smith at the top
of the Empire State Building.
Premier Tells Of Conferences.
1--WE drafted no protocol" the pre-
nnier said in reference to his confer
ences with the President. I'VE were
anime thoroughly. in the course OF
free and frank discussion. the various
problems which the various crises raise.
"Our effort has not been in vain.
Our countries are far apart. separated
by a vast ocean. Our democracies
have not the same constitutional basis.
Our political traditions, often differ
ing, Sufiee TO explain certain miSun-
cerstandings which from time to time
have grown up between us. Hence
forth we kn1w where we stand, We
know what We want, We know what
We can expect and what may be eX-
pected of us.
"Co-operation between our two coun-
tries win thus become closer, since our
governments will have a clearer I'M
Outstanding of their respective inter
ests and their common duties. Thus
even II the conversations in Washing
ton had had no other results, they
would have fulfilled great hopes. This
is the moral benefit Of our meeting"
Marshal Henri Petain, hero Of YER
dun, was among the listeners, as were
Gen. John j. Pershing and Acting Sec
rotary of War John Payne and Ambas-
sador Paul Claudel
Castle Delivers Farewell
Undersecretary of State William r.
Castle IT., delivered the ofiicial fare
the United States.
We must not look for miracles in
the shape of economic or any other
panaceaS," he said The world can
not be remade in a few hours talk, and
II II could be wise men would not at
tempt to, lest the world be remacC
wrong What can be done, and I be-
lieve has been done, is through COM
mon sense and courage and good will
which are all three more important
than miracleS-to search out and TO
indicate the many ways In which our
two nations can cooperate in the res
toration OF economic strength and the
maintenance of peace.
M. Laval. YOU have been q welcome
guest. hope that you will carry home
with you the realization that on the
great fundamental issues your country
and ours have similar aims and that
our ideals Of truth and justice COIN
eide. On behalf of the American Gov
eminent, 1 wish you godSpeed"
James G. Mcdonald, chairman of the
Foreign Policy Association. remarked
that the world cannot again be pros
porous until latent international fears
and animoSitieS have been conquered.
Thomas w. Lamont, partner in the
). P. Morgan banking firm. had a AS
minute conversation late yesterday with
Premier Laval in the French premiers
&lNNSA SIltS mere.
The object of their meeting was not
disclosed. and whether Mr. Lamont
made . courtesy call or held a confer
ence with the premier on world finan-
ciA problems was matter Of con-
lecture.
Josce Turns on Statue Lights.
As q farewell gesture OF good will be-
lore sailing for home the premier'S
daughter turned on new fioodlightins
system which increases the illumination
OF the Statue OF Liberty, a gift from
the people OF her nation As years ago
Wednesday.
JoSee termed the ceremony q thrill
1ng climax to magnificent day" OF
BightSe eing.
A fare bomb from an Army plane
uomentarily lighted the haroor around
the statue of the goddess as a signal
for JoSee 70 pass her hand over the
globe.
Then. IS II by magic myriads OF
lights suddenly cngulIed the StStue.
It's unSightly shadows. the double chin
and crows feet, which married its
beauty under the CID lighting system.
had disappeared
The new equipment will enable the
statue TO be seen great distances even
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