Evening star., 1931-06-23
Hoover to Seek
Congress View
in Canvass.
OTHER NATIONS
ARE in ACCORD
StinlsOn to Outline
Policy in Radio
Talk.

The American Government is
seeking earnestly the cooperation
of France in the intergovern-
mental debt suspension plan pro-
posed by President Hoover to aid
in the economic recovery Of the
world. In the highest Official
quarters 1t was clearly intimated
today that attempts to coerce
France into acceptance Of the
plan are not the program, and
that reports Of pressure being
brought to bear on the French
are erroneous.
On the contrary. efforts are be-
ing made to show France that the
plan now advanced by President
Hoover was not cooked up" in
advance by this Government with
the governments of other Euro
pean nations and then handed to
the French.
1t was stated today, for example,
on the highest authority that
there has been no preliminary dis
cuSSion of this plan with any other
nation. The President, who nat
urally has been following the sit
uation in Germany with keen
solicitude, acted when the flnan-
cial crisis in Germany of the last
two days of last week indicated
that unless he acted at once dis
aster was imminent, and France
was the first OF the other nations
notified when he reached de-
ciSlon to act. That was Friday.
Although President Hoover has re-
ceived assurances from leaders Of both
parties and all factions in the Senate
and House that they will support the
legislation necessary for carrying out
Americas part of the debt suspension
plan, he is canvassing the entire men,
bership OF both houses OF Congress, 1t
became known today, so that he will
have a complete record of their posi-
tions on the proposal
Text of HOOver's Communication.
The text of the Presidents communi-
cation to members of Congress was:
You, no doubt have seen my state
ment in Sundays press of the proposals
of the American Government in respect
to postponement for one year of all
intergovernmental debts
"Inasmuch as the proposal is, Of
course, contingent upon action by Con-
greSs and as the matter is one of ma
tional interest having no partisan char
acter. in that light I consulted before
action the Senators and Representa-
tives OF both parties present in Wash
ington and as many as possible who
we're accessible In the country.
This list Of generous support from
members was shown in the public
statement referred to above. I regret
that difficulties Of communication rem
dered it impossible to make contact
with all msmbers of the Senate and
House
L do not wish to press any mem
Der for reply as to his views II he pre-
fers not to give them at this time, yet
If you are favorable to the proposal in
the first paragraph of the statement
above mentioned it would undoubtedly
aid in the negotiations now in prog
reSS If you could inform me thereof"
Conferences Arouse Speculation.
A series of conferences between Treas
ury and Federal Reserve officials re-
Vived speculation over a possible exten-
sion of credit to the German Reichs-
bank. Undersecretary Mills was in close
touch during the day with Gov. Eugene
Meyer of the Federal Reserve Board
and also conferred by telephone with
Gov. George L. Harrison Of the New
York Reserve Bank.
The Reserve Board held its regular
meeting, but no public announcement
was made. A credit extension by the
New York bank would come before the
board for approval.
Mills said credit arrangements be-
tween central banks were not unusual,
but declined to say whether such pro-
poSal was under consideration. Ofhcials
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