Evening star., 1932-10-28
U. S. and Britain Reach
Agreement for Unity at
Arms Conference. -,
JAPANESE AND MOSCOW
IMPROVE RELATIONS
France and Russia May Sign Non.
Aggression Pact Like One With
Baltic States.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 28.-Five world
powers-the United States, Great
Britain. France, Russia and Japan
were breaking trail today toward new
alignments intended to promote peace
and security.
AS reflected in Associated Press dis
patches from several capitals, their
activity also introduced three powerful
factors into the international problem.
These factors were:
l. Improved relations between Russia
and Japan despite the troublous Man.
churia that lies between them.
2. The proximity Of treaty of non
aggression between France and Russia
stipulating that France will give no aid
to country attacking Russia. and vice
versa.
3. Apparent Anglo American unity at
Geneva, implying that the worlds two
largest naval powers have reached an
agreement in principle to harmonic
their views on disarmament.
Acts as Go-between.
Moscow reports told of better relations
between Japan and Russia, especially
affecting their mutual trouble spot.
Manchuria. The Russian government
has been acting as go-between Chinese
irregular troops and the japanese gov
eminent in disrupted Northern Man.
churia.
The Chinese troops have cut of
large area Of Northern Manchuria from
the world, and several hundred japanese
are held in Manchuli, Just across the
Russian border Half Of these may be
released through the good Offices of the
Soviet. Besides. Russia has been send
ing Japan daily reports on the Man.
churian situation.
Too. Yosuke Matsuoka who will lead
Japan's defense of her Manchurian
policy before the League Of Nations in
November. will first visit Moscow. There
he presumably will seek to ascertain
Russia's attitude toward the Lytton re-
port to the League which condemned
japanese aggression.
Secrecy Covers Possible Pact.
A veil of secrecy, however, covers the
prospect of a non-aggression pact be-
tween these two powers although Russia
has long openly sought such an agree
ment.
Paris dispatches said the new French
disarmament scheme has security sec
ton which is based on the idea OF
STRENGTHENING the Kellogg-Brland pact
outlawing war In line with this
policy" it was learned. authoritatively.
France has virtually reached an agree
ment with Russia on terms OF a non
aggression pact. There was no amplif1-
cation.
Norman Davis. the American repre-
sentative at the Disarmament Confer
enee. went to the French capital today
to talk over disarmament with Premier
Eduoard Herriot.
Mr.. Davis left London last night after
reaching an agreement in principle with
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald to
harmonize the Hoover disarmament
proposals and the British viewpoint.
Thresh Out Differences.
It was authoritatively stated that the
conversations between Mr. Davis, Mr..
Macdonald and Sir John Simon. the
foreign secretary. had threshed out the
Anglo American differences to the point
of unity of purpose at Geneva.
1t was not revealed, however. how the
Hoover plan for general one-thlrd
cut in armaments and the British de-
mand for ample naval mobility had
been reconciled.
Mr.. Davis. incidentally, talked with
Tsuneo Matsudaira, the japanese AM
bassador to London and learned what
Japan will propose for naval reduction
to the Disarmament Conference. This
plan has not been publicly revealed, but
is known to be distinct from either the
American or British ideas.
Insinuating itself into all these factors
was President Hoover's latest declaration
that the United States would build her
Navy to parity with the London treaty
if the Disarmament Conference failed.
The conference is now in recess prob
ably until early next year.