Evening star., 1936-08-26
NEW WORLD PEACE
REPORTED
PRESIDENTS PLAN
King Edward, Musso|ini,
Hitler and Other Leaders
Would Be Invited.
EFFECT FOR AMITY
BELIEVED CERTAIN
Friend Said to Have Been Told
Roosevelt Would Be in Best
Position for Step
81 the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 26-The New
York Times reported today that Pres
ident Roosevelt is giving serious con-
slderation, if he is reelected, to in
viting heads of several nations to
confer on means Of insuring world
peace
If the proposal is carried out, the
paper said. Mr.. Roosevelt would ask
King Edward VIII, Joseph Stain,
Benito Mussolini. Adolf Hitler. Presi-
dent Lebrun of France, representatives
of Japan and China and few others
to meet with him at convention
site.
Mr.. Roosevelt has told his friends,
the paper said, that in event of his
reelection, he believes he will be in
the best position any American Pres
ident has ever been to promote the
cause of world peace"
Influence Against War.
The cause of war and prospects of
disarmament would be discussed. the
article continued, with the conferees
personally agreeing to use their in
fluence to prevent war in any part
Of the world.
"Mr. Roosevelt feels that, even II
the conference amounted to no more
than a gesture. 1t would be a powerful
one and certain to delay war If not
~ a avar% ~ for n y,,,cI, lopoor y>or;od >,
the Times said.
The few persons with whom he has
discussed the proposal. it added, do
not know whether he will make
known his plan before the November
election.
The New York Times said:
The President has outlined his
idea thus far, the eminent members
of the conference would generally dis
cuss the prospects and hopes of dis
armament and peace. consider the
seeds of war, and unite In procla-
nation of personal purpose to use all
their influence to prevent war in any
part of the world. Public opinion
would be expected to take more vigor-
ous and definite form behind the con-
ferees than it has attained on the
present separate nationalistic basis.
While carefully refraining from as
suming for the United States any OBJ
legation or responsibility for militant
action for peace in the Eastern
Hemisphere, and making no request
of any foreign states TO assume these,
the President would point to condi-
tions in the Western Hemisphere and
urge the pan-American agreements
as a model.
Versailles Conference.
The Versailles peace conference
after the World War is the only oc-
casion in recent years in which a
President of the United States has
met with a group of European leaders
on foreign soil.
President Wilson went to Paris as
head of the American delegation.
Even then he did not meet around
the conference table the actual heads
of states, but their representative
Prime Minister David Lloyd George
of England, Premier Georges Clemen-
ceau of France and Premier Orlando
of Italy.
During President Hoover's admins
tration, visitors to the White House
on separate occasions-were Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald OF Eng
land and Premier Pierre Laval OF
France.
Seven weeks after Franklin D
Roosevelt became President. Ramsay
Macdonald again came to washington
in April, 1888, to discuss plans for
the impending World Economic Con-
ference in London.
Former Premier Edouard Herriot Oh
France and Prime Minister Richard
Bennett of Canada joined the two men
for further conferences on disarma-
ment, the gold standard and other
subjects coming in the scope OF the
London meeting.
Previous Conferences.
Both President Harding and Presi-
dent Coolidge calleo naVai ieooe'ioi'
conferences in Washington, but were
not delegates themselves.
President Coolidge went to Havana
to open the Sixth Pan-Amer1can Con-
ference on January 16, 1928. He de-
livered an address, but he ana MS
party of 86 did not remain Tor the
plenary sessions.
It was the first visit ever paid TO
the capital of another American re,
public by q President OF the unlteo
States while he was in office.
Less than a month ago-on July 81
President Roosevelt went to quebec
for an official visit to Lord Tweeds-
muir. governor general of Canada
and Prime Minister Mackenzie King
He said then that frank dealing, CO.
operation and spirit of give and take