Evening star., 1933-03-19
ROOSEVELT G|RDS 4
FOR WORLD ISSUES
Daring Lead Foreseen as
Soon as Domestic Problems
Are Solved.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Are Solved.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
President Roosevelt Il expected by
some Of his friends and supporters In
Warrington soon to give the same kind
Of spectacular leadership in world af-
fairs - that which he has exhibited In
home affairs during the last two mo-
mentuous weeks.
His course 70 far shows that the
President times his blows carefully. He
followed this procedure In launching.
| In the order named, his banking emer-
gency plans, budget reduction, prohibi-
ton modiaeation and farm relief. All
these out Of the way, the next measures
| to be undertaken In Congress are: Rail-
road consolidation and creation Of
corporation Of carriers TO aid weak lines;
strengthening Of banking laws to pre-
| vent speculation and eliminate security
A6liates; . more definite unemploy-
ment relief system, and power legisla-
! ton, including improvements at Muscle
Shoals, as provided In the Norris bill.
World Issues vital.
II the problems the new administrs.
ton IS tackling At home are numerous
and formidable, they are by comparison
almost Insignificant, measured against
the background Of the tremendous
world issues President Roosevelt shortly
! will be called upon to face He already
Is giving them the closest consideration
his time permits. although details are
being left to Secretary Hull, Undersec-
! retary Phillips and the State Depart
ment. It may be assumed that no con-
crete efforts TO intrude American in
lluence into the tangled international
, situation will be put forth until Norman
II. Davis has reached Europe at the end
Of March. Clothed with authority Is
the Presidents rowing Ambassador ex-
traordinary, with the Geneva Disarma-
meut Conference and the forthcoming
world economic conference as his Spe-
cialties, Mr.. Davis hrst mission will be
to bring himself up to date on the gen
eral state Of Affairs lover there" The
present continental meanderings Of
Prime Minister Macdonald and Foreign
Minister Simon Of Great Britain may
presently end In . new 'orientation."
The new administration is anxious to
see the disArmAment conference kept
from the rocks. II realizes that the
world economic conference would al
most be doomed to tnglorious failure in
advance, II the tedious attempt to stack
arms. IN which the nations have been
engaged for more than . year, winds
up In disaSreement. Mr.. Davis is to-
explore things as he now fnds them,
Europe. and then make. the quickest
possible report to the State Department.
Mas sf Data Gathered.
Before or about the same time. war
debts VIII be up for discussion at Wash
tngton, beginning with the proposals
which Great Britain is preparing to
submit. President Roosevelt's advisers
and aides have been gathering . mass
Of facts and figures suitable for the
presentation Of Americas case when
Britain or any Of our other European
debtors comes forward with revision
suggestions. The negotiations with the
British would have been In actual
progress now, except for the banking
crisis and the train Of super-tmportant
| events which followed In its wake.
There d every indication that the June
Is payments viii be insisted upon with
Ngor that might not otherwise have
been applied II President Roosevelt
were not engaged In purifying and sta
bilizing the American banking structure
| The administration Is desirous Of get
| ting to grips with its reciprocal tariffs
program at the earliest possible mo-
ment. These plans dovetal onto both
the war debts and economic conference
discussions. It Is due to that fact,
mainly. that Cordell Hull. the foremost
authority In Congress ON international
become Secretary Of State. He faces .
thorny path. Here In the United States
there Is rising tide Of sentiment In
favor Of embargoes upon. rather than
tarin favors for, foreign imports.
Abroad, much Of the same spirit pre-
walls Yet Canada, which has . real
tariff grievance against this country,
has taken the initiative In expressing
readiness to negotiate . reciprocity
treaty.
Far East Being Watched.
Within the last week the Roosevelt
administration has consented to identify
itself with further measures by the
League Of Nations to deal with the
Sino- japanese situation. The United
lar steps, especially Of punitive char
acter, against japan. But 1t Is well
within the realm Of probability that q
worldwide embargo On arms shipments
to the japanese would command Ameri-
can support.
One Of the immediate problems con-
fronting the administration Is how to
receive Japan's recent chief delegate at
Geneva, Yosuka Matsuoka, who reaches
this country from Europe next week.
That japanese statesman's avowed pur.
pose, In returning home via the United
States. Il to reverse Americas anti
Japanese feeling. In London, Mr.. Mat
suoka branded Secretary Swanson's an
nouncement Of Americas treaty-navy
building plans - - grave provocation
to Japan"
There Is no indication that President
Roosevelt projects anything IN the ma
ture Of early recognition Of Soviet Rus
sia. But he u about to become the
center Of . strenuous battle between the
| recognttionists and thoGe who favor
continuing our present policy Of no re-
lationS with the Communist regime at
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