Evening star., 1943-03-14
Eden, Winant Meet
With President in
Opening War Talks
Stote Department Mails
Invitations to PorIey Of
United Nations April II
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

President Roosevelt and An
thony Eden, British Foreign Sec
retary, last night began to blue
print the postwar world.
The British cabinet officer,
dinner guest at the White House
with John Winant, American
Ambassador to Great Britain.
held the first Of long series of
discussions planned in the United
States and aimed at preserving
for the years beyond victory the
collaborative framework of the
United Nations.
Mr.. Eden, who flew to the United
States with experts from his Foreign
Once on Russia and on economic
problems in international relations,
told a press conference at the Brit
ish Embassy yesterday that he could
give no details now, and probably
none later, about the specific sub
Jects he came over here to work on.
The White House announcement Of
his arrival made it clear he will deal
with war as well as postwar prob
lens.
Farley Scheduled.
At the same time it was learned
the State Department is sending out
invitations to United Nations con-
ference to be held here April 27,
when 1t is expected that representa-
tives of the Allied governments, es-
pecially those of countries suffering
from Axis military occupation, will
discuss the problems connected with
the relief and economic rehabilita-
(. .tion Of their lands
: Mr.. Edens disclosure at his press
conference of his pleasure with his
diplomacy toward Russia, crowned
by the 2o-year Anglo-Soviet treaty
OF last June, was taken as a sure
sign that the visiting Englishman
will explore the possibility of a
three-way agreement, American
Anglo Russian, in order to make
certain that Russia will cooperate
politically with her present allies
after the war ends.
President Roosevelt was expected
to devote all of today and tomorrow,
and many hours out of the coming
days, to the problems brought by
Secretary Eden. This will mark
the first time since the United
States entrance into the war that
the President has been able to give
serious, concentrated attention to
political problems.
Will Talk With Hull.
The Foreign Secretary, now only
IS and who first assumed the post
he occupies today eight years ago.
Is guest of Lord Halifax, who gave
up the post of Foreign Secretary
more than two years ago to become
Great Britain's Ambassador in the
United States. Mr.. Eden said he
plans discussions on "all aspects" of
the war with "a large number of
persons" That number, he said,
will include Secretary of State Hull,
Undersecretary of State Welles and
many others.
Well-groomed and looking rested
after his plane voyage across the
Atlantic, Mr.. Eden greeted the press
yesterday at ii am, lunched at the
Embassy with Viscount Halifax and
Ambassador Winant, and in the
afternoon conferred with the Minis
ters from the warning British
dominions-Canada, South Africa,
New Zealand and Australia.
The bulk of the work I have to
do here I cannot talk about" Mr..
Eden told the press conference in
the Embassy ballroom. He read
prepared statement and then an
sWered questions. In the course Of
his answers he said:
1T is most desirable that we and
Soviet Russia place our relations on
an enduring footing of cooperation.
That is what the 20-year treaty does.
/ understand that Premier Stain
said it was a turning point in our
relations. That is how We view it."
Advocates Lasting Cooperation.
The British cabinet officer, fore
most member of the Conservative
party after Prime Minister Churchill
himself, advocated the early estab-
lishment of a scheme for lasting
cooperation among the United
States, Great Britain. the Soviet
Union, China and the other powers
signatory to the United Nations pact.
Security. he said, will require spe-
cial treatment of Germany and
Japan when the war is done.
I'VE have got to take precautions
this time to make sure that Ger
many and Japan are never able to
start this business again. We cant
see new government set up in
Germany and Just trust to luck. I
don't put Italy in the same category
because ! don't think the italian
menace is lasting one" he said.
The secretary smiled. laughed
and even blushed as he Tended off,
by amiable replies that were not
answers, questions nCenGed TO draW
him out on the details of his mis-
sion. He said he could not con-
tribute anything useful" on the
status OF the Polish-Russian situa-
ton. He thought the problems Of
Yugoslavia concerning the enmity
between Gen. Mlhailovitch and the
Partisans were complicated" but
he hoped they would be worked out
Warns of Setbacks.
He thought the different French
factions would be brought together
eventually. The problems Of air
routes, he said, could best be settled
bv discussion
Mr. Eden confidently said that the
United Nations are beginning to
feel their strength and are begin
ming to make the enemy feel it,
too" but he warned that "setbacks
and disappointments' for the Allies
"are absolutely certain before
victory"
The British Foreign Secretary said