Evening star., 1932-04-15
.ST|MSON GREETED
BY FRENCH CROWDS
Secretary to Depart at Once
to Join Arms Delegation
at Geneva.
BY Gable to The Star.

BY Cable to The Star.
PARIS, April 15.-A cordial welcome
by the mayor and brief speeches by dis
tinguished visitors marked the arrival
at Havre today aboard the liner lie de
France Of Henry L. Stimson, American
Secretary of State.
Soon after the welcoming ceremonies
Mr.. Stimson proceeded to Paris, and
after luncheon with French Premier
Andre Tardieu here he planned to de-
part for Geneva this evening to join
the American delegation at the Dis
armament Conference. 1t was under
stood they touched briefly upon several
outstanding problems, including disarm-
ament. the situation in the Far East
and the economic position of Europe.
| This evening Mr.. Stimson, with Nor
man Davis. member of the disarma-
ment delegation, and Norman H. Ar
mour, counselor of the American en-
bassy. met the premier again for a pri-
vate talk.
Capitals to Be Visited.
1t is understood that after he has
finished at Geneva Mr.. Stimson plans
to make tour of the principal Euro
pean capitals.
Accompanying Mr.. Stimson were Nor
man H. Davis, also of the American
delegation, who is reported to be slated
for the position of chairman of the
committee on the Danube question,
contemplated by the League of Nations
Financial Committee, and Frank B.
Kellogg, former Secretary of State, who
is en- route to the Hague Court, of
which he is member.
Ceremony at Pier.
Mayor Leon Meyer of Havre gave Mrs
Kellogg also with the visitors, bouquet
of red roses during the ceremony at the
pier, and both Mr.. Stimson and Mr..
Kellogg made brief ceremonial state
ments. Mr.. Kellogg mentioning Aristide
BRAND late French foreign minister.
and his peace work which was climaXed
by the famous Kellogg BRAND anti-war
pact.
It is to be observed that although
BRAND was loved and respected
throughout France and admired for his
diplomacy and tact, his policy was not
that of the present government, so that
if the efforts in Paris and Geneva to-
ward European restoration follow in the
spirit of BRAND, which seems still to be
guiding the conference delegations,
much time will be lost.
Tilt About Forgotten.
The little tilt at Geneva between
American Ambassador Hugh S. Gibson,
who introduced the surprise" American
disarmament plan, and Tardieu is about
forgotten in the French newspapers.
The French public is skeptical of the
outcome of the entire Disarmament
Conference anyhow, and feels that any
little difference of opinion only confirms
its belief that far-reaching results can
not be expected.
Nevertheless, the United States is
now seen as an obstacle to the efforts
to have their own way in the questions
of reparations and debts and the or
ganization of Europe. One writer in
the Paris newspaper Journal deS
Finances says in this connection:
AN agreement between France and
Germany, with the collaboration of
Great Britain and Italy, is necessary
before the United States can be eX-
pected actively to intervene in Euro
pean affairs. The United States will
not intervene except to defend its
rights This selfish attitude was shown
in July, 1881 (meaning by the Hoover
moratorium and its imputed object to
protect American interests) and the
results were not good. Even at the
price of sacrifices an accord must be
reached, and if it is true, as predicted,
that various breakdowns are in pros
pect, there is grave responsibility
upon those who did not make the effort
necessary to prevent a collapse"
(Copyright, 1922