Evening star., 1933-04-18
NOTABLE LEADERS
+. FORM DELEGATION
Most Distinguished Group
Ever to Visit U. S. Is
Coming Here.
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 18.-The most
notable galaxy of foreign statesmen
ever to visit the United States ON a
common mission started parade to
the White House today that probably
will carry on for a month and half.
Discussions Of the world problems
a considerable extent from the person.
al prestige of the visitors. Wilson was
the only other American President to
sit with so many outstanding foreign
notables during his term Of office and
he went to Europe to do it.
Premiers of Great Britain and Can
ada, men who have headed the. French,
German and Chinese governments. and
outstanding statesmen OF Italy. Japan,
Mexico and Brazil are on their way
here or soon will be be. Argentina
and Chile still are to make their
choices of representatives.
Macdonald and Herriot.
Two of the most popular postwar
statesmen of Europe are crossing the
ocean from England and France. They
are Ramsay Macdonald. four times
primer of Great Britain since 1924;
! and Edouard Herriot, who is still rated
generally as the dominant figure in
Z France. although protege Of his now
heads the government.
Both are men who rose from the
masses, the 66-year-old Macdonald
from a Scottish fishermans cottage
and wears of poverty during literary
Fife in London, and the 60-year-old
Herriot from a gendarme's home and
later those of two aunts, a COOK ano
g laundreSs.
Premier Richard B. Bennett of Can
ada is a different type from these two
: He Is a shipbuilder's son, mllIlonalIe'
land never knew the pinch OF poverty
He Is a bachelor and a sister, Mildred,
usually travels with him.
Two Times Chancellor.
Germany's delegate, DR.. Hans Luther,
the new Ambassador, already Is IN
Washington Twice since the war he
was chancellor of Germany and from
1880 until recently headed Germany's
hnational bank.
italy is sending Guido Jung, Musso-
lmis finance minister for the past year.
A banker and financier, he represent
led Italy in the peace conferences and
came to Washington in 1922 for the
naval conference Now 81. he was born
in Sicily and has done much to mod
ernie that island.
The Youngest delegate probably will
BE- Chinas 39-year-old DR.. T. V. Soong,
sailing today. He not only Is finance
minister but is vice chairman OF the
Executive Yuan of the Nationalist gov
ernment. headed by his brother-ln-l
Gen. Chang Kai-Shek. DR.. Soong,
who was graduated from Harvard, acts
as premier also during the absence OF
Wang Ching-Wei.
Japans delegate is Viscount Kiku-
tiro Ishii, 67-year-old former foreign
minister and ex-AmbaSsador to the
United States and France. Viscount
1Shii has come to the United States on
several missions and was vice presi-
dent Of the League of Nations.
Other Delegates.
Mexico is sending its secretary of
the treasury. Albert J. Pani. reputedly
leading authority of his country on
monetary problems and tariffs. He is
important in inner circles OF Gen.
Gales Nationalist party, which the
famous strong man has made domi-
nant.
From Brazil will come j. F. de Assis
Brasil. veteran diplomat and former
foreign minister. He was a candidate
for President nearly 20 years ago and
has represented his country in Wash
ington, BuenoS Aires and other capitals.
Chile may selected Foreign Minister
Miguel Cruchaga, former Ambassador
to Washington. He has played impor-
tant roles in Latin American affairs,
being credited with intervening quietly
to smooth over the conflict in Mexico
with the Catholic Church and in seek
ing settlement of the undeclared wars
in South America.