Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
Use of Manifesto by Debt
Cancellation Propagandists
Termed Unfair.
DIRECTED ONLY AT TRADE
RESTRICTIONS IN EUROPE
Impression Document Sought Tariff
Revision Here Declared Mis-
leading and Undeserved.
BY j, RUSSELL YOUNG.
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.


RAPID CITY. S. Oak. September
3.-President Coolidge looks upon the
repeated attempts to use the So
called bankers manifesto in support
of debt cancellation and revision of
the tariff demands of this country as
being far fetched and unfair.
In expressing himself to this ex-
tent while discussing the subject
with callers, the President made 1T
clear that his understanding of the
manifesto in question, which con-
stitutes a statement of American and
European business men, was that 1t
was directed at trade restrictions set
up by European countries against
each other, and was not directed at
the tariff and trade policies OF the
United States.
In the opinion of Mr.. Coolidge, in
ternational commercial relations are
not being helped or improved by the
widespread efforts on the part of debt
cancellationists and trade interna-
tionalists to create the impression that
the document was aimed at the
policies of the American Government.
He considers these charges and impll-
cations as misleading and undeserved.
Informed of Propaganda.
Mr.. Coolidge for some time has been
receiving information that propaganda
of this nature has been spread in this
country to influence people in behalf
of debt cancellation and tariff revision
but he has otherwise taken no notice
of it. AS the President looks upon
the manifesto in question it fails to
criticize the policies of this country.
He recalled while discussing it that
one of the various resolutions adopted
as a result of the manifesto endeaVors
to remedy the trade restrictions in
Europe by recommending that the
nations of Europe should have the
same freedom of commercial inter
course as is maintained between the
48 States of the United States.
The President said he was happy to
note that the people Of this country
are finally being awakened TO the un-
fairness of the implications that the
trade restrictions referred to in the
manifesto were directed at the United
States.
MacMurray Asked TO Return.
1t has been announced by the Sum-
met White House that John Van Mac
Murray, United States Minister to
China, has been requested by the
State Department to return to Wash
ington for the purpose of conferring
with the Secretary and the President
on the Chinese situation.
Regarding the present situation in
China. it was explained that develop
ments there have not been of sufficient
importance for the State Department
to bring them to the Presidents at
tention, isasmuch as he has heard
nothing on the subject from the de.
partment for some time.
Although the President has reached
no decision with respect to a special
session of Congress or of the Senate
alone, there is reason to believe that
the President is seriously considering
the convening of the Senate in ad-
vance of the regular session of Con
greSS.
The President is known to think it
advisable to explore well the question
of summoning early the Senate prin
cipally for the purpose of taking up
the contested elections of Senators
Smith of Illinois and Ware of Pennsyl-
Vanla.
Hosts at Lawn Party.
This being Saturday, the President
renamed away from MS ONCE. lie ana
Mrs. Coolidge are this afternoon to re-
ceive practically the entire community
of Hermosa, and the immediate coun-
tryside, about $50 people in all. They
are to be hosts at an oldrfashioned
lawn party and picnic.
Several days ago, four women mem
bers of the Hermosa Congregational
Church, where Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge
have worshiped this Summer, were
constituted a committee to inquire
whether it would be agreeable to the
Coolidges to have the people of the
town call on them in a body to extend
their greetings.
The reply came yesterday, when
the first lady sent messenger in
viting the entire populace of Hermosa
and vicinity to picnic luncheon on
the White House lawn tomorrow aft
ernoon. The 4th Cavalry band from
Fort Meade is to be at the game
lodge for several days, in the camp
of the cavalrymen assigned to guard
the game lodge, and it will furnish
music for the outing.
The band also may play on the
lawn again on Labor day, but in the
morning President Coolidge wilt come
to his Office as usual. He has no
other plans for the holiday.
Senator Bingham of Connecticut,
who has been touring the Orient,
will arrive at the game lodge about
supper time tonight to remain over
the week end.