Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-01
Mellon, Edge and Laval Again
Go Over Situation Without
Reaching Final Conclusion
on Moratorium.
OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC
/ ON Meeting TOMORROW
Situation Described as Somewhat
Easier in Paris Than It Was "a
Hours Ago-Denial Made That
| Any Alternate Proposals Have
Been Submitted.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

With further negotiation of the
Hoover debt suspension plan to
continue in Paris tomorrow, the
administration today had not
abandoned hope that eventually
an agreement between the United
States and France will be worked
out.
The dispatches from France,
showing that the conferees, in
Guiding Secretary Mellon and Am
bassador Edge for the United
States and Premier Laval and
other members Of the French
cabinet, had met today without
reaching a final conclusion and
would meet again tomorrow. were
interpreted here as keeping alive
the negotiations.
Secretary Mellon, fully informed OF
the opposition of the administration to
certain of the French counter proposals,
Is understood to have made it clear to
the French that there is to be no de-
parture from the position of this Gov
eminent in regard to these particulars.
Delivered Memorandum.
At their conference Secretary Mellon
and Ambassador Edge delivered memo
randum which was telegraphed from
Washington last night.
This memorandum, 1t was stated here
today, gives the position OF the United
States Government on the matters In
controversy between the two govern
ments.-
T. is q statement, however, Of the
situation at the present time and Is
not to be regarded as in any way fnal
closing of negotiations.
The text of the memorandum will be
made public here at pm.
The representa- tiveS Of the French
government received the memorandum
very pleasantly, 1t was said here.
A fat denial was made ofncially TO-
day that this Government has sub
united any alternative plan for the
present Hoover debt suspension plan 70
Reports were published in London
and Berlin that an alternative plan,
leaving the French out OF the agree:
ment, had been submitted to several
of the foreign governments. Tnese re-
ports were declared untrue.
It was said, however, that quite nat
SIrally some attention Is being given
to what might be done In the event
no agreement can be reached in Paris
between the representatives OF this
Government and of the French.
No Definite Plan Evolved.
1t is declared that no concrete plan
mas been evolved and the whole matter
As nebulouS, to say the least.
There was an intimation that the
situation in Paris is believed to be
somewhat easier than it was "a hours
ago and that there is more reason Tor
optimism.
Although high ofnclals of this Gov
eminent have been loath to discuss even
the possibility of failure to include
France in the general plan OF debt
suspension in order to bring about eco
nornic recovery in the world, If dead
lock develops in Paris and the negotia-
tions come to naught, there is grow
ing impression that this Government
will proceed with some plan Of relief
without France.
such an alternative plan would look
10 the relief, undoubtedly, OF Germany.
threatened with financial and govern
mental collapse, just as the Hoover
debt suspension proposal looked to aid
81 this weakest link in the chain. One
alternative might provide for inter.
governmental debt suspension with all
The other nations involved taking part
except France. All Of the other ma
tions, except France, have agreed in
principle to the Hoover plan. Italy,
indeed, has already notified this Gov
eminent that she has put into opera
ton the debt-suspension plan so far
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