Paragould soliphone., 1921-10-31
CANCELLATION MAY BOB UP IN
 ARMS FARLEY
Feeling Among Many in England That Conference Will Drift Toward World Wide Financial Review.
By EARLE c. REEVES

(by lHLcIHdliohdl 1Ni 'iNN'
 London, Oct. 29.-"Whether we plan it so or not; whether we like it or not, the question of debt can cellation is going to be crowded onto the floor of the Disarmament Conference in Washington
 Here is a view taken by certain British writers and economists. A view that has led to reasoning along the following lines:
 All signs, printed and spoken the latter obtained by personal con- tract in official and unofficial quar- ters-point to campaign of dls- cussion which will bubble along during subsequent weeks and give an appearance of world demand for world financial review, with ad- justments.
 The only possible adjustment is one that shall start with an Ameri- can sacrifice, which shall be passed on to Britain, France, Belgium and l Germany by cancellation of debts owed England and by decreasing the indemnity burden on Germany. Officially, the treasury and for eign office position is that they re- ceived a debt cancellation sugges- tion from France many months ago | forwarded it on to Washington where it was promptly turned down and that that ends it. The British of debt cancellation is unpopular with the rank and file in the States and desires nothing so much as that the subject be dropped once and for all Britain is willing to dis cuss cancellation of debts owed her on the continent, but cannot pro pose reopening of the American debt question.
 So run the official handouts obtained when, regularly, the Ques- tion pops up again and again in some form.
 | Although the debt cancellation question has been killed without equivocation by two or three-at least-formal and official Genials -four or five-at least-Cabinet Min listers, in the course of speeches, sub sequently have reopened the sub feet. The last member of His Majes- tvs government to do so was Win tctO n Gnpnph Dundee on September 24.
 It is significant also that tht Daily Chronicle, known as the Lloyt George journal, has been at th' forefront in bringing debt cancella ton to the front as a Washington subject, while the Pail Mall ant Globe, the evening newspaper own ed by the controlling interests o the Chronicle, in a strongly ant carefully worded editorial, warn America that her appeals to tn worlds spirit of philanthropy, il the Washington conference, "cal scarcely sound convincing if they ar to be taken as from nation tha insists upon it's full financial right over an exhausted and impoverishet world"
 During the war there was devel oped in Fleet street d very effectiV system of unifying, through tn Newspaper Publishers Association the journalistic policies of the na tion by a mere word passed alonj the line of offices in Fleet street Since the war it is still possible t obtain a definite and fixed reaction or a withholding of comment With in limitations, the press og Grca Britain, government press and oppo sition alike, can be inspired.
 The press reports on the Wass ington conference preliminaries hay had certain suspicious similarity It may be coincidence. It may b something else.