Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
FAVOR Of SENATE
IN DEBT CUT SEEN
81 Members of Upper House
Reply to QUESTIONABLE of
New York Paper.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, October 1.-THE New
York Post said today responses OF "a
Senators to a QUESTIONABLE indicated
the Senate would listen favorably to a
proposal for reduction of war debts, II
coupled with corresponding cut In
ornaments.
Four Of the "a Senators who took a
definite stand on such double-barreled
reduction, in their replies to the news
paper, favored the idea without reQuir-
such q proposal.
Eleven others, many with various
qualifications, expressed their willing
ness to listen to the terms Of such q
bargain. Nine were in avowed disap-
proval. The others OF the "a Senators
who answered the poll were doubtful
or failed to express an opinion. The
Senate has a membership Of So, but
there Is one vacancy.
Divided on Extension.
To second question, whether they
favored an extension Of the one-year
Hoover holiday on war debts and repa-
rations, seven voted no and four yes,
with the remainder doubtful.
Interest in a proposed bargain with
European countries over limitation of
ornaments and a cut in war debts has
been heightened by the conferences
President Hoover soon will hold with
Premier Laval of France and Signor
Grandi, foreign minister of Italy naval
holiday exponent.
Conversations between Mr.. Hoover
and both the foreign statesmen are GER
tain to drift swiftly from disarmament
to economics and, undoubtedly, to the
desire Of Italy and France for cut in
the war debts.
The President has voiced repeatedly
a belief that while European nations
continue to spend enormous sums on
ornaments, they cannot alleviate ma
terially their financial difficulties.
In Washington 1t is considered GER
tain he will insist on drastic arms re-
auctions before there can be any fur
ther relief from war debts and repara-
tions.
Congressional leaders already have
signified to him a willingness to look
sympathetically on the war debt pleas
II Europe promises to cooperate along
the other line.
The four who expressed unqualified
approval were Senators Copeland OF
New York. Logan of Kentucky, and
Walsh of Montana, all Democrats, and
Senator McNary, Republican, OF
oregon.
The Senators who apparently are in
favor of hearing overtures for cut in
ornaments and debts, but who would
wish to qualify the bargain in one way
or another, are: Senators Borah OF
Idaho, Brookhart of Iowa, Capper OF
Kansas, Steiwer Of oregon, Jones Of
Washington. Frazier Of North Dakota.
Hastings of Delaware, Watson OF In
diana, Carey of Wyoming. all Repub-
licans, and Senator Gore Of Oklahoma.
Four Spurn Conditions.
Senator McNary. Republican, Oregon,
favored the extension of the holiday
conditional on reduction Of ornaments
In favor of an extension of the holi-
day without qualifications were Sem
ators Bingham Of Connecticut. Capper
Of Kansas. Hastings Of Delaware and
Watson of Indiana. all Republicans.
Avowedly against 1t we're Senators
Blaine Of Wisconsin. Borah Of Idaho
and Reed Of Pennsylvania, all Repub-
licans, and Caraway Of Arkansas, Nc
Kellar Of Tennessee. Dill Of Washing
ton and Walsh Of Montana, all Demo-
Gratis.