Evening star., 1933-06-16
SECOND VICTORY
FOR j. s. FEARED
Former Senator Sees Dire
Result if Cox Triumph
Is Repeated.
BY GEORGE H. MOSES.

| (Former Senator From New Hampshire,
1 Authority on International Affairs.
By Gable to The Star.
| LONDON, England, June 16.-Tht
| election of former Gov James M. Coz
, of Ohio, a member of the American
delegation here, as chairman OF the
Monetary Commission of the Worlc
Economic Conference is great tri.
| umph for the United States and was
won by intensive application OF those
practices familiar at home whenever
political conventions are held and, when
transplanted to London and directed by
William c. Bullitt. could not fail
But it is pyrrhic victory. Another
like it, and the Americans are undone
To be sure, Cox has the chairman
ship and Italy and Austria have vice
chairmanships, and France gets the
post of rapporteur. 1t is well nigh
impossible to translate this last word
categorically into English. This func-
tionary is not the committees reporter
he is no mere scrivener. Nor is he
only the committees secretary.
He Is Boss Chopper"
He is all of these-and much more
He is what in the terms of the North
Woods might be called the boss chopper
of the committee. He outlines its pro-
gram, directs the course of its delibera-
tions, handles all the draft motions
and, most important of all, he makes
the first draft of the committees rec
concentrations to the conference A
rapporteur is an officer not to be sneezed
at
1t must be remembered also that
the Monetary Committee is to all in
tents and purposes the whole confer
ence. It's decisions, successes or fail
ures will tell the story of London for
this year Of grace. And Georges Bon
nett, Frances finance minister, who is
the rapporteur, appears to have the
whip hand.
Not only his functions as rapporteur
but also the composition of the COM
mittee itself indicate this. It's lirerup
is distinctly Francophile and the United
States again finds itself in community
Of blocs, where it is once more bloc
Of one.
The contest between the Americans
and the French for the Craftsmanship
of the committee has been as amusing
as 1t has been amazing and it has fur
nished the initial clash between the
two republics, which has become ira
ditional in international conferences in
the Versailles, washington, Geneva and
London Naval Conferences may be cited
in proof.
MacDonaId's Compromise.
The part which British Prime Min
lister Ramsay Macdonald has played in
this instance can find two interpreta-
tions. One, on the part of the Amer
leans, IS that he took the initiative and
promised the Craftsmanship to them-a
proposal which was eagerly accepted
The other, on the part of the French,
Is that Macdonald, as soon as he sensed
Gallo ambition, laid soothing JUNCTION
on their spirits in such wise that they
thought they had promise from him.
AS the fact of his dilemma was borne
In upon Macdonald, clever man that he
Is, he was spurred to the task of extri-
ship-rapporteur arrangement
Accordingly, it is not without sig
nificance that Macdonald, addressing a
luncheon party for overseas writer's,
emphasized the spirit of "co-operaticn
and compromise" which he hoped
would characterize the conference. He
has mastery of compromise, which
thus far has served him well. Maybe
1t will carry him through the "seige
perilous," which, like King Arthur's
knights, must pass before the confer
ence comes to an end. Maybe he will
prove himself. as in this case, 'Mr
Fixit Supreme"
As for the Monetary Committee, with
Cox in the chair and Bonnet as rap
porteur, the scene of its endeavors
ought to be the center of attraction
There is an axiom in physics that when
an irresistible force meets an immov-
able body the by-product is apt to be
interesting.
(Copyright, l933)