The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-19
OUTLOOK FOR
ECONOMIC MEET
LOOKS BRIGHT
FAVORABLE ATMOSPHERE.
CREATED IN LONDON CON-
FERENCE by WHITE HOUSE
CONVERSATIONS
By BYRON PRICE
(chief Of Bureau, The Associated
Press. Washineton)


(chief Of Bureau, The Associated
Press, Washington)
Pbe general feeling in Wash
ington Is that strikingly favor
able atmosphere for the London
economic conference has been
CREATED between President Roose-
welt and the foreign statesmen
who have been visiting him.
This opinion prevales not only
in the state department but many
foreign officials in the diplomatic
corps. Al widespread belief is
apparent that the United States
has made strong bid to regain
the. world leadership it exercised
during the world war, and lost
after the peace negotiations began
in Versailles.
II would be hard to oyerstate
the degree of optimism of some
Of those closest to the president.
They express privately conyic-
tion that he will be able to get his
international program through the
London conference with the same
facility which has marked enact
ment Of his domestic program BY
congress.
That, of course, remains to be
seen. international diplomacy is
full Of pitfalls, and the London
conference in particular is beset
by many difficulties The inn
p0rtant news fact just now il the
confidence which has been built
up beforehand by the talks TAX
ing place at the American capital.
Comment in Private
On the basis Of what the visitors
from abroad have said privately
to their own fellow-countrymen,
there seems no question Mr..
Roosevelt has made a good Inn
preston on his conferees.
On Of the most distinguished
Europeans was struck particular
" by the presidents freedom from
the ordinary restraints of diplo-
macy. He has been speaking
very plainly on several very deli
cate subjects. and he has sur
rounded the whole discussion with
an air Of informality not seen in
many years at the White House.
The hope in Washington is that
this all win be reflected in an in-
creased disposition at London to
act, without too much debate or
red tape.
There Is the added hope that
during their visit to the United
States the foreign leaders may
have got into their veins some Of
the germs Of the changing Ameri-
can order, and from their first
hand contact may have carried
home with them conviction that
the day has arrived for equally
important changes in the world
order.
Az For Going Abroad
Whether Mr.. Roosevelt himself
win go to London at some stage
Of the conference must remain
for the present matter Of
speculation.
Il can be said authOritatively
that he has no present plan for
going. and that he made no
promise on that subject 20 his
foreign visitors. Plans FOR docking
> fast cruiser at Annapolis. near
the capital. for use Of the presl-
dent, were made with an entirely
different purpose in mind.
Il can be said also, however,
that Mr.. Roosevelt Is a man ac-
customeds 20 figuring out his
course as he goes along. He likes
20 base his next move on the
ether fellows last move. II Is
not at all ineonceivable that he
might decide to go. should
negotiations become deadlocked.
Whether he actually crosses
the Atlantic OF not. the PRECEDENT
may be counted ON to rank MS,
the chief American negotiator at
London. He means 60 keep the
threads Of the conference very.
closely in his own hands. and
make every major decision him.
sell.