Evening star., 1932-04-30
'ST|MSON MISSION
TO GENEVA PARLEY
REGARDED SUCCESS
SeCretary'S Aim to Gather
First-Hand Information
Declared Achieved.
AVOIDED INVOLVING u. S.
IN AFFAIRS OF EUROPE
Believed to Have Defined and Clari-
fed American Policy in Arms
Conference.
BY PAUL SCOTT MoWRER.

GENEVA, April 30.-ThoSe close TO
Henry L. Stimson, American Secretary
of State, consider that his trip to
has been complete success. He did
not come abroad, it is explained, to
achieve a political triumph. His trip
was not part of the Republican political
campaign. 1t was made in the interest
of the United States foreign policy, the
aim of which is to serve American and
world interests regardless of party.
Stimson's object was, first, to inform
himself first hand by talks with the
leading European statesmen, and, sec
ond, to do what he could without di-
rectly involving the United States IN
European affairs to further the cause
of disarmament and world peace. All
this, it is declared, has been fully
achieved, and Stimson will sail from
Cannes early next week we'll satisfied,
all things considered.
Information Sought.
Issues regarding which he particu-
larly sought information are said to
have been disarmament, European
peace, the Far East and in particular
the policies and intentions of the lead
ing European powers concerning these
issues. That his inceSsant conversa-
tions during the last fortnight have
been valuable is said to be attested by
the fact that his views we're somewhat
altered during his sojourn in Geneva.
One of Stimson'S main duties has
been to define and clarity the American
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On the one hand, the United States
earnestly desires to be helpful. But
on the other hand the United States
feels that this conference deals mainly
with land ornaments. wherein the
United States is only Secondarily in
terested and which In any case involve
European political alignments that the
United States traditionally wishes to
steer clear Of
There was danger at one time that
the American eagerness to take a con-
structiye attitude would son have in
volved the United States nevertheless in
the European controversies. Stimson has
apparently averted this development.
1t Is no part of the role of the United
States, he feels that it should seem 70
take sides either for or against Ger
many or France. During his conferences
whereby the United States can ap-
parently exercise to the full its in
geniousneSs in matters of disarmament
without ever actually openly taking the
lead or participating in maneuvers CT
pressure or isolation against this or that
power.
Z. S. Relations Harmonious.
The relations of the United States at
the present moment are excellent in the
conference, no less with
France than with Great Britain, Ger
many or Italy. The American disposi-
ton, until there is definite reason to
think otherwise, is to believe that each
of those powers is entirely sincere in its
professed wish to bring the conference
to happy conclusion by processes Of
mutual compromise.
The illness of French Premier Andre
Tardieu, which prevented his coming
back to Geneva yesterday for a general
ister Ramsay Macdonald, German
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening and
Italian Foreign Minister Dino Grandi,
was undoubtedly disappointing But
Stimson, who himself has been suffer-
ing from the rigors of the harsh Geneva
Spring, never doubted the genuineness
Of Tardieu'S ailment and feels in any
case that the situation Is already IL
such shape that as soon as the French
elections are over conversations can b
taken up quite as constructively as If
he himself we're still present
AS has already been pointed out in
these dispatches, Stimson's inquiries
soon led him to the obvious conclusion
that the root of most Of Europe's
troubles is the Franco-German con-
flict. Instead of hastily blaming one
or the other and taking sides, he set
about, with the help of the British, to
try to discover ways to reconcile the
theses Of the two States. BY winning
the confidence of both he was able, IL
Is said, to descry the basis of possible
future agreement.
Deep Interest Shown.
The United States for financial as
well as political reasons, has at no time
since the Paris Peace Conference seemed
so directly and keenly interested in the
of genuine tranquility
In Europe as at present Stlmson never
theless has refrained from discussing
war debts and reparations This sub
1ect, 1t is believed, falls more naturally
within the sphere of Andrew w. Mellon,
former Secretary of the Treasury and
now Ambassador to Great Britain in
London, and Norman Davis of the
American delegation to the Disarmament
Conference in Geneva Stimson has
listened to the British, German and
other views on what should be done
at the forthcoming Lausanne Repara-
tions Conference, but without COM
mltting the United States in any
respect.