Paris, Mar. 20.
The strong resentment expressed! by the papers by the reported references to France in the report of the American Ambassador to Great Britain (Mr, Alanson B. Houghton) to President Coolidge has not been allayed by a terse communique issued by: the United States Emassy stating that "the report has not been disclosed to non-official pereans." "Lo Journal des Debats" describes the report as a monument of ignorance and presumption and says that Mr, Houghton and the World" suggests that Eurpoc would do well to take the wild talk about the report less seriously. The "New York Times" also urges Europe not to get excited aver "inconsequential events or sayings over here."
Later.
The conflicting mass of rumour, speculation and comnient recently aroused by newspaper reports of Ambassador Houghton's alleged conversations with President. Coolidge on the subject of the present trend of European polities finally reached the floor of the Senate to-day, when Senator Har-ison' (Democrat) vigorously attacked the Coolidge Administra-fon, which "has gone back to the old order of secret diplomacy behind] closed doors.'
Senator Walsh raised the question of the Italian debt, in which connexion he asked the Senate to take note of the reports that President Coolidge had been oftcially informed the whole of Europe regarded Signor Mussolini with the utmost distrust."
Senator Borah referred to the recent impasse at Geneva "and claimed that Brazil had received silent support from powerful tions in blocking Germany's adinission to the Council,—Reuter's:
Unfortunate Working of State-
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