Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
EQUAL DEBT TERMS
ASKED FOR FRANCE
Andrew Claims Public Be.
hind Resolution Offered
in House Today.
BY WILL T.. KENNEDY.

To direct the American Foreign
Don't Commission to give France
terms at least as favorable as those
which have already been Tor which
NAV in the future bel negotiated with
any other debtor nation, resolution
was introduced in the House today
hy Representative Andrew, Repuhli-
can of Massa chusetts, formerly As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, in
accordance with recent announce
ment.
With a close personal knowledge
e. conditions in France, gained While
he fought. first with the French and
then with the American Army. during
the World War, Mr.. Andrew believes
that France is entitled, at least, to
the same generous treatment accorded
Italy.
The only formal official criticism
of MIR. Andrews proposal. which mas
come since he announced his lhlen-
ton of introducing the resolution. Is
from former Representative oineE ol
NasSa chuSetts. member OF the
American Debt Commission. who.
spea king FOR himself. declared. IN eff
feet. that he thought France could
afford to make Il better settlement
than Italy.
9U Endorsements htttiNtu
out of about 200 letters received
by Mr.. Andrew with regard to his
resolution in less than a week. only
fne was in opposition, and that was
ANONYMOUS Favorable comment was
made editorially on the proposal by
number of newspapers. Encouraged
hv this commendation. Mr.. Andrew
feels that his resolution has con
siderable popular support. Typical
ar the letters he has received is one
from Mayor Henry +. Benson of
salem. Mass. as follows:
Last July on my return from
France | WAS SO impressed with the
necessity Of relief for France that |
spoke before several groups of bust
ness associates on the subject and
urged them To spread the idea as far
as they could. They urged me to put
my views before the President, which
] did
HE thanked me for my letter and
said he took great pleasure in forward
ing it to the Department of state. Ny
argument was that they have lost
. hea Willy in manpower: that we went
INTO the war very late and the French
feel rightly. that our sacrifice was
small compared with theirs in a com
mon cause. | argued further that this
was a great opportunity to do a great
thing to improve the feeling between
the two countries. to give the French.
a dying nation. new courage and show
the world by this action that our re
turn of A portion of the Boxer in
demnity wears ago was an indication
of our national character and not an
indication of local hystoria.
Appeal Sent Senator'S
Miss Johanna Peterson. dean of the
Gloucester High School. sent Repre-
sentative Andrew copies Of letters
she has sent Senator's Butler and Gil
lett on the matter.
We are Jealous of the reputation
which saChusattS has of doing the
great deed when it most needs doing "
she wrote. Please know that no sin
Gle act of the present Congress will
meet with more sincere commentator
than relieving France of the burden
Of this obligation, incurred to save us
from her own experiences
Rufus g. Dawes. Chica 60 Ia mixer
and a brother Of the Vice President.
also wrote Representative Andrew a
letter Of hearty congra tulation. most
of 1t being personal.
letter from Elmer s. Forbes of
Boston said in part
ut is saddening 70 the last degree
to see misundersta nding developing he
tween the United States and France
The French know that they bore the
hrunt of the war and made the great
est sacrifices for the 50 fety of all the
allies: they feel that as a nation we
forget our great debt to them. a nd