Evening star., 1933-04-13
EIGHT ACCEPT BIDS
TO TRADE PARLEY
State Department Receives
Formal Notices From
China and Italy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The number of countries which hav'
formally accepted invitations to sent
distinguished representatives to th'
Washington economic conversation
reached eight today when China ant
Italy officially notified the State De
partment they would be represented.
Ambassador Augusta Rosso of Italy
informing the Department that Guido
Jung. Minister of Finance. would repre-.
sent his government. communicated re-
grets Of Premier Benito Mussolini al
being unable to come in person. Rosse
indicated Jung probably would come ir
the first 10 days Of May.
The Chinese Minister, Alfred SEE, tolC
Undersecretary Phillips that China was
pleased to accept, but was not yet able
to name its representative.
Debuchi Sees Moley.
The japanese Ambassador, Katsuj
Debuchi, VINO already has accepted
conferred with Assistant Secretary
Moley on the aspects of the forthcom-
ing conversations.
Ambassador Friedrich Won Prittwitz
und Gaffron of Germany called at the
department to say good-by, as he Is
about to be replaced by DR.. Hans
Luther. who will represent the Hitler
government in the discussions
Secretary Hull also formally received
the new French Ambassador, Andre
de Laboulaye
The countries which have officially
accepted the economic discussion bids
include Great Britain, France, Japan,
Canada, Brazil and Chile. Germany
tad ~
dispatch their acceptanceS shortly.
From the moment of their arrival al
Quarantine In New York Harbor. the
statesmen coming to talk with Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be watched over by
secret operatives Of the State Depart
ment who are charged with guarding
the safety and lives of the Government s
distinguished guests.
This was disclosed today by the
leader Of the little banda man whose
name never appears in the papers, but
who has watched the comings and go
ings of all the great and near-great
who have been guests in recent years.
Mexico Accepts Invitation.
Among the statesmen whose coming
is already assured are Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald of Great Britain
Former Premier Edouard Herriot OF
France, Prime Minister Richard B
Bennett of Canada, Viscount Kikujiro
Ishii of Japan and Guido Jung OF
Italy
Mexico's acceptance was announced
last night in Mexico City Alberto J
PAM, secretary of the treasury. who is
now in Miami, will head the Mexican
mission
All will be zealously but unobtrusive.
1y protected every moment OF their
stay. Even when they think them
selves unmatched at times, sharp eyes
will be on the alert for any menace
to their welfare.
Mystery and the glamour of the mys-
teriouS surrounds the namelesS handful
of secret operatives and only the most
trusted officials know the exact meth
DDS they employ.
1T is not policy to let the public
know Just what is being done,"- said one
today If they don't find out what is
being done they will not know what to
expect"
Macdonald Easy to Guard.
The type of precautions taken i.
based upon careful study, he ex-
planned, which even takes into con-
sideration conditions in the country
IEOul WHICH tic OlSIllLdly CUIilCS.
They all object to being very closely
accompanied" he remarked. THE jot
is to protect them while seeing that
they do not feel imprisoned"
Prime Minister Macdonald is a COM
paratively easy person to guard, sale
the man who watched over him wher
he was here in 1928 to see President
Hoover.
He Is very friendly" the agent said
"He doesn't run around and do thing.
Unexpectedly. 1t is reasonably safe tt
know what he Is going to do the mex
minute or the next hour"