Evening star., 1933-05-07
ROOSEVELT, JUNG
SEEK WORLD UNITY
communique Says Crisis Is of
First Magnitude and Par
ley Must Succeed.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The first real realistic official COM
muique issued in Washington since the
beginning of the conversations between
President Roosevelt and the visiting
foreign statesmen was issued last night
BY President Roosevelt and Guido Jung,
the finance minister Of Italy and Of
ficial spokesman of Berito Mussolini.
The President and Minister Jung
stated: THE world faces crisis Of
the first magnitude. If normal life Is
TO be resumed, the World Economic
Conference must be made success.
1t must not only meet soon, but come
10 its conclusions quickly"
The reason why the usual express
sions of full understanding and ex-
plorations of various problems with
mutual friendship have been avoided
as much as possible, has been ex-
planned best by Italy's minister of
finance, who stated after the COM
munique was made public: the world
expects responsible men to say some
thing plainly"
The conversations between the Presi-
dent and the two Italian representa-
tives, Jung and Ambassador Augusta
Rosso have been conducted in an
atmosphere of cordiaity wherin each
party endeavored to understand the
difficulties Of the other party in true
business and human spirit: They
realized that the present crisis is not
one which affects the United States
and Italy only, stated Jung, who after
all could look after themselves, but
that this is a matter which affects the
whole world and the depression, If it
Us to be cured, must be cured by q
sincere collaboration of all nations"
Complex and Difficult.
This was emphasized in the official
communique wherein 1t was stated "the
task of the Economic Conference is so
complex and difficult that unless it Is
approached by all nations with the full
est and sincerest desire to arrive at q
result, the conference cannot succeed" +"
Then came a serious warning to the
world in the sentence but the other
course before the world is clearly an
increase In economic warfare and all
nations must cooperate in attempting
to avoid this alternative"
The conversations between the three
statesmen covered the political and the
economic field. Nobody expected any
definite agreements, but the exploration
of these various fields enabled the
President and the Italian delegates to
understand their respective position
with more clearness than ever before.
It was admitted that the limitation
OF arms conference Is going through
a most serious crisis at this very mo-
ment.
It is difficult to diSarm, maintained the
Italians, as long as the participating
nations are filled with suspicion and
hatred. For this reason Mussolini IS
not in favor of permanent and mo-
bile commission" to supervise arma-
ments, as the French insist on having.
Such a commission should act only If
it has been warned from official and
reliable sources that such an investi-
cation was necessary.
Danger Of Offending.
"A commission of control must avoid
at all cost offending the SuSceptibilitieS
of the peoples where it is sent to work
and also avoid the impression that Is
prompted in its action by de-
sire to create an international suspicion
against such or such nation. 1t Is a
delicate instrument which must be
handled with great care and used as
seldom as possible. And here is the
great difference between the French and
the Italian points of view-a difference
which Premier Ramsay Macdonald has
already realized, but which has been
brought forcefully to the attention OF
the President only recently. This is
Geneva conference because the French
insist on the permanent and mobile
character of such an organization.
The Italian delegates have informed
Mr.. Roosevelt of Italy's sincere desire to
disarm as soon as possible, but natural
ly on account of their geographical
position they will not be able to do so
unless the other nations are as willing
and sincere as II Duce.
The question of revision Of postwar
treaties was unavoidably discussed, but
since the United States is not a partici-
pant to any of these treaties, the con-
versation developed mainly on the eth
zeal merits of the case. The Italian
delegates explained to the President
fully the point of view of their govern
ment-that is to say, that nobody In
Europe can shut his eyes to the fact
that the Versailles and the other trea-
ties are creating a state of affairs which
Is very dangerous to the peace of the
world 1t would be folly to maintain
that the treaties, because they were
signed as a result of a disastrous war,
IA years ago. must be maintained as
they were then There must be certain
readjuStments, certain changes here and
there and these must be discussed as
soon as possible. Not that Italy insists
that the international agreements must
be changed Immediately. but there must
be a move to begin to understand the
crisis which a stern maintenance OF
these treaties may bring about, and the
interested powers must give more
thought to their eventual revision
Whether these changes will occur IN
two, five or 10 years is imrnaterial, as
long as the necessity of revision Is un-
derstood and the principle accepted.
Question of Parity.
The question of Italy and France
settling their naval dispute Is at tne
stage where it was a few months ago,
Mussolini Is willing to discuss the ques-
ton of naval parity with the French
government without insisting on Tor
for ton parity, as soon as he is satisfied
that the French actually mean to come
to terms.
The Italian government is willing tc
consider seriously the Presidents sug-
Eestion for tariff truce, but 1t ap-
bears that he will not insist on an i'm
mediate truce before the meeting OF the
economic conference. This is evidenced
in the official communique in which Il
Is stated that "a truce in the field o.
tariffs and other obstacles to interna'
tional trade is essential if the conference
Is to undertake its labors with any hope
of success"
Both countries are in full agreement
chat "a fixed measure of exchange
values must be re-established in th'
world and believe that this measure
must be gold."'
whether it will be possible in tht
near future to establish a new none
fary system is an open question. Ital!
Is on a restricted gold parity and ha'
Informed the President that 1t viii