Evening star., 1933-04-24
Dinner at British Embasxv


The British prime minister Is to be
the guest of honor at dinner tonight
at the British embassy M. Herriot IS
expected to go to the White House to-
night about 9 O'Clock for conference
with the President
When Mr.. Macdonald and the Presi-
dent resumed their conferences this
morning at the White House Secretary
OF State Hull, the Undersecretary Of
State, Mr.. Phillips, and American and
British experts joined them. The dis
cussionS proceeded with stabiliZation of
exchanges and disarmament in mind.
While M. Herriot and the President
are having tea at the White House this
afternoon, Mr.. Macdonald is to be a
guest Of former Secretary of State
Stimson at Woodley for tea, but Mr.
Macdonald will return to see NJ Her.
riot at o'clock. 1t is expected the
President, Mr.. Macdonald and M.
morrow night at the White House. In
the meantime the conferences of the
President, the British and French rep
resentatives are being kept separate.
For the first time the topic of dis
armament entered the RooSevelt-Mac-
Donald conversations yesterday and held
their undivided attention In q seven
hour cruise down the Potomac.
Then on their return they summoned
their experts who had been hard at
work throughout the day, and in a ses-
sion which lasted until midnight they
got down to dollars and cents in dis
cuSsing the ratios at which the United
States and Great Britain might return
to a revised international gold stand
ard Of currency.
~, I1% So Sv,%c
France were awaited before reaching
seen that the matter Of the war debt re-
vision would be broached by the French
man.
NJ Herriot reached Washington while
his fellow statesmen were deep in their
talk on disarmament, in the seclusion
of yacht lazily floating on the sunlit
Potomac River
While the results of the long discus
sion of the subject between Macdonald
and Roosevelt were not made known. 1t
was believed they had decided upon
plan in which French cooperation
would be sought to save the Geneva
arms conference from failure.
Move Would Be Timely.
Such a move would be well timed.
after recessing over the Easter holidays,
the Geneva Conference takes up as a
basis for discussion the proposal made
few weeks ago by Macdonald him.
self, but which met only a lukewarm
reception from the French.
1t provided for reducing the armies
of Europe to definite flgures-France,
zoe, 900 and 100000 more for its over
seas possessions; Germany, 200, 900,
double what it Is allowed under the
Versailles treaty; Poland. Frances ally,
200 900; Italy, 100000 and $4,000 more
for its overseas force; Russia, 1000,
and Czechoslovakia, another ally Of
France, 100000.
Most important from the standpoint
of the United States was q security"
provision, under which signatories Of
the Kellogg BRAND peace pact would
agree to consult together among them
selves in case of violation or threat
war.
This has been interpreted as a move
to satisfy the French demand for
guarantees of their security against
attack While the Democratic plat
form provided for adding consultative
provisions to the pact, the administra-
ton thus far has taken no action,
although it is carefully watching public
opinion and the attitude of Congress.
Joint Statement Issued.
On the matter of the proposed new
gold standard PARTIES the French atti-
tude was looked upon here as vastly
important. France now stands virtually
alcne on the gold standard, with the
recent departure of the United States,
and has announced its intention of re-
naming there.
Macdonald and their experts last night,
White House:
THE President and Mr.. Ramsay
Macdonald had a further meeting this
evening at which the Secretary of
State, the British Ambassador and
American and British experts were
present. Some of the subjects gen.
orally outlined at Saturdays meeting
were explored in further detail. The
discussions centered around the none
tary aspects of the agenda Of the World
Economic Conference.
After q helpful exchange of views
1t was arranged that further discus
sion between the experts should take
place at the Office of the Secretary of
State on Monday morning at II pre-
liminary to a further conference with
the President and Mr.. Macdonald on
Monday afternoon at $780,"
The arrival Of Bennett, Canadian
Prime Minister, probably will mark the
beginning on efforts at negotiating
tentative agreements on mutual tariff
advantages Arrangements were made
for him In call af the White HOllSe