The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-07

sleek, black Rolls-Royce. Dressed
in dinner clothes and black
bowler he hurried across the por-
tico toward the door.
"Just minute, Mr.. Secretary"
the photographers commanded.
Mellon hesitated, turned around,
and looked bewildered, as he rubbed
one ear. After binding flash, he
scurried inside. Garner appeared
in a dinner suit with soft-collared
shirt and cowboy hat. Isaac
Bacharach Rep., N. j. arrived at
the same moment. They embraced
under the portico, exchanged hats,
and bowed low before the cameras.
Democratic independence f1ared
up almost as soon as the group had
settled in the rockers and on the
divans in the library on the second
floor.
Garner Breaks In
Mr.. Hoover opened the conference
by reading his statement, which was
much in the form later given to the
press. AS ne concluded he said,
according to one of those present.
"This is what I want to recon-
mend to congress and want you
gentlemen to underwrite it."
Garner broke in.
"I told the President" Garner
said later, that this was an extraor-
binary situation and that it looked
as if he wanted us to write his mes
sage to congress. MIR. Hoover re-
piled it was an extraordinary stu
alton and that was why he had
called us to Washington.
One witness said Mr.. Hoover red
dened at Gamers interruption. The
President, he said, began drawing
geometrical figures on a pad.
The domestic financial features
of the Presidents program were
agreed to in principle with little
discussion.
Then came the debt question.
THAT was where the row began"
one of those present told the
United Press.
Meets More Opposition
Mr.. Hoover stated he intended to
take up the question of extending
the German moratorium with
Premier Laval here later in the
month. No time was indicated,
though Mr.. Hoover was said by one
to have two years in mind.
Garner declared he was opposed to
any cancellation of war debts. He
said it was a proposition to help in
ternational bankers by wiping out
1000, 100000 of government debts
and leaving the bankers in better
position to collect their $1200O,-
100000 private debts.
Garner said lated Mr.. Hoover and
Undersecretary of Treasury Mills
argued this with him for thirty
minutes on the long distance tel
ephone before he left Texas Satur-
day.
AT the conference Garner said
that if those present agreed to Mr..
Hoover'S plan to make a proposal to
Laval, 1t would be an inference that
they would support the extension in
congress. MIR. Hoover agreed,
Garner said that he couldn't be
bound.
Watson Opposes Move
Representative Crisp Dem., Ca
a member of the original debt fund
ing commission, interrupted to say
he also was opposed to cancellation.
Then Senator Borah, chairman of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee, repeated the vigorous argument
which he made privately to Mr..
Hoover last week, that he was OPP
posed to any further concessions
until Europe diSarmed.
Senator Watson, Republican SEN
ate leader, joined the opposition, as
did Senator Joseph T. Robinson,
minority leader. A Democrat, SEN
ator Glass (Va), was the chief per-
son to come to Mr.. Hoover's sup
port.
After the conference broke up,
several Of the Democratic congress-
men accompanied Garner to his
Il R@OSA away III Vic AOORl
they staged what some described as
an indignation meeting"
Resentment Is Voiced
They expressed resentment at
having been called into a confer
cree to pledge their support to a
course the details of which were to
be worked out between Mr.. Hoover
and the French premier.
MIR. Hoover, in his statement. said
with reference to the debt question:
This being a subject first of ne
gotiation with foreign governments
was not submitted for determine
ton at this evenings conference"
One of those present said that
members of the conference had in
sisted upon changing the statement
to this form, as they considered it
originally as binding them to sup
port any extension arrangement
later worked out.