Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
CASTLE CRITICIZED
ON DEBT SILENCE
Institute Is Told That French
in Canada May Secede if
English War Again.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSBURG, Mass, August ".
Criticism Of the attitude OF Wllilam
r. Castle, IT., Acting Secretary OF SuaSe'
toward the recommendations OF une
Wiggin report was expressed by Ger
man and British speakers at the Ansu-
tute Of Politics today,
DIR, Herbert Won Beckerath, professor
of political science of the University OF
Bonn, expressed the belief that Wnat
he termed the indifference OF Mr.: Castle
to the report of the international BANK
ers' Committee would lead to mlSun-
Outstanding in Europe in respect TO the
attitude of the American Government
toward the question Of war debts ana
reparations.
Theodore e. Gregory, British econo-
mist and professor Of banking OF tne
London School Of Economics, concurreu
He said that while 1t was entirely
proper. Mr., Castle should refuse ito De
bullied or cajoled into, premature ols-
closure Of the intentions Of the Amerl-
can Government" The form OF the re-
fusal was likely to be misunderstood IN
Europe and add to the difficulties OF the
European situation.
Debt Revision Held Expedient.
In discussing war debts and repara-
TONS Prof. Gregory said European re-
coyery was impossible without modifl-
cation of the existing reparations rela-
tons This view, he said, has been con-
firmed by the Wiggin report, and 'untll
statesmen are prepared to face up 10
the economic realities. economists wln
be bound to take up pesSimlstlc attl-
tude."
DIR. Won Beckerath held that the mat
ter of revision or reparations payments
was one of expediency.
Malcolm c. Rorty OF New York, con-
sulting engineer. urged that IN any &C
ton toward cancellation OF war oeDts
by the United States the settlements
be commercialized and shortened In
term in order to take the matter as
completely and early as possible from
the field of political controversy. He
held that no moral obligation rests
upon the United States to cancel war
debts.
In the round table conference on the
political situation of Western Eu-
rope" Ales Broz, secretary OF the
Czechovlovakian legation IN Washing
ton, said an Austro-German customs
union would threaten the independence
of Czechoslovakia.
Warns Of Canada England Split
Prof. Frank w. Underhill of To-
ronto University. in the round table
conference on ''Nationalism m the
British Commonwealth" asserted that
another war BY England would severely
strain the relations Of the English and
the French In Canada and possibly
cause separation from the common
wealth. He said the French elemeW
feared the United States would domi-
nate Canada and deprive the racial
minority Of its rights. The only way
In which Canada could maintain its
national individuality against the time
when American capital would control
its industry would be by asserting its
nationalisrn against Great Britain.
An optimistic business note was
sounded at the institute today by w. 7.
Grant. founder and chairman OF the
board of w. T. Grant CO., who said
during the last two years of depression
his company has shown marked IN.
crease Of earnings and added 140 new
stores to the company's chain.