Evening star., 1933-05-22
.POWERS ACCEPT
i. MUSS0L|N| PACT
Britain, France, Germany
! and Italy Agree to TO-
] Year Peace Effort.
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~ tCODCiQueQ FTOul EdeC.D
2:place here later, with the honor of
Il formally notifying the world of the
3 understanding preserved for II Duce
8 himself.
\ Expectations were this formal notif1-
4 cation might follow the meeting OF the
6 kFascist Grand Council tonight.
- Inclusion in the agreement OF the
Macdonald disarmament plan, as sug-
gested in British memorandum on the
pact during the two months of its nego-
tiation, was not made. This was con-
! sidered unnecessary in view of the move
by the big powers at Geneva to agree
1 to. the plan.
While admitting the possibility of
treaty revision, the pact was careful
not to mention either the necessity or
ethe desirability of such action. This
!. feature of II Duce's original proposal
&met the objection Of France and her
&so-caiied Eastern allies of the little
erltente. CzechoSloyakia Yugoslavia and
Z MRunlania They insisted any such re-
skpision must be within the framework Of
sthe League of Nations.
- Revision of the original form Of the
proposal reduced the number OF articles
from six to five. Despite this reduc-
fion, the text is somewhat longer, since
the more important phases, such as
freaty revision, were given more ample
itrea tment in order to obviate any mis-
taken Interpretation.
: Capt. Hermann Goering, close aSso-
--ciate of Chancellor Hitler of Germany,
approved the text of the agreement
before leaving yesterday for Berlin.
Sir Ronald Graham, British AmbaSsa-
dor and Henry de Jouvenel, the French
Ambassador, dispatched the text to
their governments following long audi
ences with the premier.
Sir John Simon, British foreign
secretary, Joseph Paul Boncour French
foreign minister; Baron Aloisi, Italian
representative, and Rudolf Nadolny
German delegate to the disarmament
conference, were expected to participate
In the initiating at Geneva. 5a,..."-
As the pact stands, diplomats agreed
1t represents the triumph Of no one
party or country, but rather Is the
tangible result of sacrifice by all.
Ends Immediate Peril. ~
The Macdonald plan was viewed as
demonstrating the value OF the English
contribution and President RooseVelts
worldwide message last week was con-
ceded to have helped to bring the ne
gotations to head. - =
Although the agreement left much to
the vagaries of future negotiations,
diplomats were of the opinion this
could hardly be avoided. The essential
fact, they said, was that the powers
agreed to work out their differences
anicably and put an end to situation
fraught with immediate peril.
The little entente, which vigorously
opposed the original plan. did not raise
q voice heard in the recent negotiations,
but it was considered they were not
now irreconcilable, inasmuch as the
pact upholds the touchy points Of the
League Covenant.
1t was pointed out that Edouard
Benes, Czechoslovakian foreign minis
ter in recent speech did not exclude
the possibility of treaty revision, long
effected through machinery of the
League of Nations, as envisaged in the
present agreement
1t was revealed that even during the
days when prospects for the pact were
the darkest, hopes of salvaging it were
not abandoned and negotiations were
kept up daily. Considerable progress
already had been made when Presi-
dent Rcosevelt's message pushed mat
ters to climax.
Holds Powers Responsible.
The four big powers of Western Eu-
rope are responsible for peace or war
in Europe and in the world" Under
secretary of Foreign Affairs Fulvio
Suvich told the Chamber of Deputies
today in discussion of the Mussolini
pact.
Signor Suvich spoke in the presence
Of the premier
He said that four-power responsibility
for peace did not mean less respect for
the will of other states and there is
no less desire and necessity for COL
laboration also with them"
The Mussolini pact, he declared, will
result in the disappearance of small
groups "antagonistic one to the other
which organize political maneuvers
and press campaigns which produce
FepercuSsions in all countries and poison
world public opinion
A crowded Chamber. in which there
we've many diplomats, heard Signor
Suvich pay tribute to the Roosevelt
peace message and to the Hitler dis
armament speech. AS a result of these
pronouncements, he said, "a certain
sense Of confidence is gaining hcadway
In the minds of men"
Nothing better than the Mussolini
four-poWer peace pact could be sug-
gested for revision of the peace treaties,
the undersecretary asserted.
MACDONALD PLAN APPROVED