Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
Accord Is Believed
Found ON Some
Major Issues.
STIMSON ATTENDS
WHITE HOUSE TALKS
Discussions, With Peace
as Goal, Last More
Than Two Hours.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Hoover and Dino
Grandi, Italian foreign minister,
discussed disarmament and econ
omic questions affecting the world
at a White House conference to-
day lasting two and half hours.
1t is believed that the head OF
the American Government and
the Italian minister found them
selves in accord on some OF the
important subjects which they
discussed. President Hoover and
Signor Grandi have both been
outstanding advocates Of limita-
ton of ornaments as a measure
of relieving tax-burdened peoples
and of perpetuating peace.
StimSOn Takes Part.
Secretary Stimson of the State
Department sat in on the confer
ence at the White House today.
1t is believed that the basis has been
laid at least for an agreement between
the American Government and that OF
Italy for cooperative action to make
the conference next February in Geneva
on disarmament a success. Realization
that the Geneva conference faces many
difficulties has not lesSened the desire
of the American Government and the
Italian government, it is said, to advance
the cause of armed limitations.
When Signor Grandi completed his
conversations with the President he left
the White House at 11:z5 o'clock, ac-
companied by Secretary Stimson, who
escorted him to his automobile. The
Italian Minister under a heavy police
escort, went from the White House to
his Headquarters in the Mayhower Hotel
and Mr. Stimson returned to the State
CeQ2- tment.
WIDE Range Covered.
Secretary St.mson said the CONVEX
e. ms ct the White House covered
Y range Of subjects, mainly eco
r~nc. Ths Coming Geneva conference
en- Clisarmament also was discussed.
The Secretary emphasized the fact
TIE conversations had been entirely IN
formal and it was not to be expected
that eny formal agreement or program
involving the United States and Italy
would grow out of the Grandi confer
ences here.
"Of course, we found ourselves in
accord on some of the subjects we dis
cussed," said the Secretary. He de-
clined to specify, however, what these
subjects were.
Secretary Stimson called attention to
the fact the White House conference
had lasted for two and a half hours,
and that because of Signor Grandi's
ability to speak English f1uently no in
terpreter was necessary. In two and a
half hours, therefore, it was possible
to cover as much ground as in a five
hour conference where an interpreter
was found necessary.
The Secretary of State said the Ital-
ian foreign minister had made the same
pleasant impression at the White House
conference that he has made elsewhere.
1t is understood Italy's position eco
nomicallY was gone into at length by
Signor Grand during the course of the
conversation.
Goes to White House.
The italian foreign minister arrived
at the White House at 900 am. today
to keep a 9:15 o'clock appointment
blame for the delay, however, it did not
attach to Signor Grand, who was es-
corted to the White House by Secretary
Stinson, whose guest at Woodley the
distinguished visitor has been.
The President received Signor Grandi
in the green room and, after a brief
handShake, he and the Italian minister
and Secretary Stimson went imme-
diately to the south front of the White
House to be photographed and to take
part in the "talkies."
Following these preliminaries the
President escorted Signcr Grand to the
Lincoln study on the second floor OF
the White House and the real business
of the Grandi visit to this country be-
gan. With the knowledge Of the
American language possessed by Signor
Grandi, no occasion presented itself Tor
the use OF an interpreter. Secretary
St;nscn was the only one of the Presi-
dents advisers present.
Mellon Hest at Luncheon.
Signor Grand was the luncheon
guest today of Secretary Mellon OF the
Treasury Department.
In two matters at least the Italian
government appears to go along with
American thought The need of dis
armament and the need Of some read
justmenJ or reparations and territorial
matters in Europe Signor Grand al
ready has declared that the Italian
people regard disarmament as the most
important question now existing be-
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