Evening star., 1934-12-18
AMERICAN ENJOYS
IN PARLEYS HERE|
Hull, Phillips and Heads of
Departments Figure in
Discussions.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Most of the American Ambassa-
hors and Ministers in key positions,
except Ambassador Grew, who Is still
at his post in Japan, are in Wash
ington conferring with Secretary Cor
dell Hull, Undersecretary William
Phillips, jr, and heads OF the various
departments.
While officially they are here for
The Christmas holidays, they are
actually here to discuss the general
world situation, bringing to the Sec
retary of State and the President as
complete a picture Of international
affairs as is possible. 1t is expected
that as consequence of these talks
more defirite American foreign
policy may result.
The conversations between State
Department officials and the Ameri-
can Minister in Switzerland, Hugh r
Wilson, are considered probably the
most important because of continued
efforts of the administration to revive
the disarmament conference. The
latest proposal for control of ammuni-
tion production throughout the world
is intended as the first step toward
that goal.
Bingham Arrives This Week.
Ambassador Robert w. Bingham
who has made many "handS-across-
the-sea" speeches since he has become
Ambassador to Great Britain, will be
In town some time early next week.
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considered here and abroad as prob
ably the most important feature in
the diplomatic game.
Ever since the London naval talks
failed there has been a good deal of
speculation as to whether or not the
United States and Great Britain will
reach bilateral agreement regarding
their future naval policies.
Although the State Department, the
foreign office and the American and
British delegations in London have
kept silent regarding their future
moves, it is believed in well-informed
quarters that an understanding be-
tween the two countries, based on an
increase of the British cruiser ton
mage, is in the ofting. The idea ap-
pears to be that the United States has
accepted the British contention that
Great Britain needs some 20 more
light cruisers than it has at present.
In terms of tonnage, Great Britain
would be authorized to increase her
naval strength by between 100000 and
10000 tons. If Japan were to decide
to increase the tonnage of her capital
ships or cruisers, the United States
would be permitted to increase the
number of that type of ships by a
tonnage equal to the increased British
tonnage; that is to say, to increase the
number of the battleships by -four or
the number of heavy cruisers by II
or a combination of both.
Basis of New Agreement.
This seems to be the basis of an
eventual Anglo-American agreement,
which, however, will not be taken up
this year.
Grenville T. Emmett, American
Minister to the Netherlands, brings
data on an important question which
has been kept quiet SO far.
For the last 18 months, the Dutch
have been worried about the posi-
bility of certain Japanese moves in
regard to the Dutch East Indies.
The conversations for a commercial
treaty between Japan and the Neither
lands we're broken off in November by
the japanese and The Hague gov
ernment is worried about the security
OF their most priced possessions in the
Pacific. Holland has sent quietly
substantial fleet of new submarines
to Java and Sumatra, while Vickers,
Ltd, the British arms manufacturer,
has organized new aviation fields in
both Dutch islands exactly on the
pattern of those established in Singa-
pore.
But the eventual danger to the
Dutch East Indies is of concern to
the United States as well, and Min
lister Emmett can give the administra-
ton the background of that alleged
threat to the Dutch possessions.
The presence in Washington of
William C. Bullitt, the American Am
bassador at Moscow, is equally i'm
portant, not only because Bullitt is
able to give complete account of the
psychology of the Soviet leaders in
regard to the settlement of the debts
and the eventual trade relations, but
also because Bullitt, on his trip from
Moscow to this country has visited
Siberia and Japan.
Bullitt Has Seen Much.
Bullitt has been able to see things
IN Siberia which other people are not
in a position to see
His short visit to Toxic has enabled
him to have long talks with Ambas-
sador Grew, and Bullitt is in a better
position than anybody else to give
complete account of the Far Eastern
situation in the light of the Soviet
japanese relations.
Ambassador Breckenridge Long, ac-
credited to Italy, is highly regarded
by Mussolini and can give clear pic
ture of Italy's intentions in regard to
the stabilization of Europe; the pros
poets of a better understanding be-
tween France and Italy, and the lat
ter country's views about Germany
and Yugoslavia.
Hugh S. Gibson, Ambassador to
Brazil, and Hal H. Sewer, Ambassa-
dor to Chile, have posted the State
Department in regard to the attitude
of these two countries toward trade
agreement with the United States and
their efforts to bring about a solution
of the Chaco dispute.