Evening star., 1935-01-08
STABLE FOREIGN
ADVOCATED
William Castle, r., Urges
Non-Partisan Board in
Address.

Formation Of Q non-political plan
ming board in the State Department
to work out, q consistent and continu-
Gus foreign policy independent of ad-
ministration changes was suggested
yesterday afternoon by william Cas-
tie, jr. former Undersecretary Of State,
In an 3Rddress before the League Of
Republican Women In the Mayflower
Hotel. -
Such q body should function in a
similar manner to the general boards
of the Army and Navy, Castle said,
explaining that he would have 1t meet
at regular frequent intervals to con-
slider future moves.
Reduction of the State Department
appropriation by some 100000, called
for in the budget President Roosevelt
submitted to Congress, will mean that
80 or 40 career men must be dis
charged, he said. He warned that the
professional machinery of the depart
ment is threatened with destruction by
such slashes.
Charses Hypocrisy.
Criticizing the treaty which was the
outcome of the meeting in Monte
video OF United States and Latin
American diplomats, he charged: I'VE
have signed our names to something
we are not going to live up to II any
trouble comes" This statement was
In reference to the section which
pledged all signatory nations never
To infa in Ia mt q
affairs of another country, either
through use of the military or diplo-
matically.
ANY government which would re-
fuse to use force If its citizens we're
in danger in foreign lands ought to be
put out of Office Immediately" he de-
clared.
Reviewing developments in Cuba
during the past two years. Castle said
there Is no doubt that Sumner Wells
went to that republic for the specific
purpose of getting rid of former Presi-
dent Machado, and that American
recognition or non-recognition Of the
succeeding governments there was
used as club, rather than In a proper
manner.
IT don't think We should have in
tervened in the way We did" the
speaker declared. That intervention,
although fortunate as it turned out,
is thing thoughtful Cubans will not
soon forget"
Turning to the reciprocal tariff
agreements sought with other nations
by the Roosevelt administration, he
called them bargaining treaties" and
said he did not see how they could
benefit commerce.
The only way to revive world trade,
he declared, Is to remove the two bar
riers which now exist. He named
these as the high American tariff"
and monetary instability"
THE Department of State, how
ever" he added. lis too obscessed with
these bargaining tariff treaties to
think of anything else except peace
in vague way"
"Ballyhoo" Decried.
Castle decried what he called 'the
ballyhoo" which has accompanied the
present administration foreign pol
icy, and particularly declarations
which might tend to antagonize other
nations.
The Republican women were told by
the former diplomat that sometimes
aspects Of foreign policy have been
aired to draw a red herring across
a domestic trail"
Did you ever notice how often when
people are getting hot under the COL
lar about something at home the pa
pers suddenly will come out with a
sensational story about some foreign
question:" he inquired.
Castle was introduced by Mrs. VIII
liam F. Kelley, president of the league,
who presided. Miss Mary Apple. con-
tralto, sang to the piano accompani-
ment Of Claude Robson.