The Washington times., 1933-03-20
.4-POWER PACT
HAS SUPPORT
Of L LDUCE
British Premier and Daughter
Leave Rome BY Train,
CanceIIing Plane

ROME, March 20 IN.S0-Se
cure in knowledge that Premier
Mussolini will support four-powel
control of Europe for maintenance
Of peace, Prime Minister MacDon
aid Of Great Britain left for Paris
at noon today to seek French
agreement with the plan.
Although he had planned to
leave by airplane, a last minute
change Of plans caused the British
diplomat and his daughter, 1shbel,
to leave by train.
Mussolini at Train
Premier Mussolini, with whom
Macdonald conferred for two days
on the European situation, bade
them farewell at the railroad sta
ton.
The two premiers conversed
for almost 10 minutes in the
royal waiting room at the sta
ton, Mussolini then accompanied
Macdonald to his railway car
riage remaining outside che win
dow until the train got under way
The cordially prevailing be-
tween the two premiers was ap-
parent to witnesses.
M, Henri de Jouvenal, French
ambassador to Italy, also con-
ferred with Macdonald. Lady
Sybil Graham, wife of the Bri-
tish AMBASSADOR, presented Mac
Donald's daughter, Ishbel. a bou-
quet of flowers.
Simon to Meet Train
It was announced that Foreign
Minister Sir John Simon would
fly to Genoa this afternoon,
boarding the Macdonald train
there.
In regard to his forthcoming
conversations with Premier Dala-
dier of France, Macdonald point
ed out that full agreement to the
latest European peace plane has
not yet been reached, since 1t is
still necessary to obtain the
agreement Of both France and
Germany. He said:
''If we leave out any power,
we are beaten. Anyway, when
you consider the state of Eu-
rope at the moment, you must
consider it not only from the
viewpoint Of the present dan
gers, but also from the view.
point Of our opportunity.
''ThiS is a great emergency,
and the need is for more inter.
national confidence. All these
negotiations have . bearing on
the forthcoming world eco
nOmic- conference. Economic
matters are as important as the
political affairs"
Truce For Five Years.
The basis of the Macdonald
MuSsolini project is entitled q
"Political pact of entente and
collaboration between the four
western powers" It provides:
/. A five-year holiday in arm
aments, based on the plan pre-
sented by Prime Minister Mac
Donald at Geneva.
2. A political truce of equal
length, recognizing all existing
agreements and treaties and
providing for settlement Of out
standing disputes and differ.
ences which have caused q
dangerous situation in Europe.
8. A basis of European peace
with the scope Of the League Of
Nations, the KelIOgg.Briand
pact, and the LocarnO pact.
4. A naval limitation agree
ment to be negotiated between
Italy and France, leading to
further naval reductions in 1886
and making possible addition Of
these two nations to the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Naval
Treaty reached at London.
Statement To Press
In a statement issued to the
press, the British diplomat said:
''We are here not for an inn
posed peace, but for an agreed
peace. The whole idea is to
open up possibility for complete
agreement not between one,
two, three or six nations, but
an agreement in which all ma
GOnS should concur.
ut is no use trying to re-
create mankind. We must take
it as we find it."
America to Be Informed
Regarding revision Of treaties,
the prime minister declared:
"We must handle the whole
problem in such a way as to
pacify Europe.
81 am going to Paris, where I
shall have a conversation with
the French government giving
Q full report Of what took
place at Geneva and Rome.
Also, America will be fully in
formed. although l cannot 20
just as easily to Washington
as I can to Paris"
U. S. Welcomes Plan