Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-08
Macdonald Bruening Talks
Linked With StimSon and
Mellon Trips.
ECONOMICS OF WORLD
STUDIED AT CHEQUERS
French See Change in American
Attitude Toward War Debts
Necessary for Success.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 8.-The possibility
of world conference to reopen COM
pletely the problem of war reparations
doomed today in the wake of the week
end conference between the heads Of
the British and German governments
London newspapers today linked
forthcoming visits to Europe of Secre-
tary of State Henry L. Stimson and
Andrew w. Mellon, Secretary OF the
Treasury, with a promise made at the
conference to elaborate with other
governments.
A spokesman for the conversations
at Chequers, county home of Prime
Minister Macdonald. said that the
whole field of world economic and po
litical troubles was discussed, particu
larly as affected by the Young plan
and other factors. Macdonald and
Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson
participated in the conversations for
Great Britain; Chancellor Heinrich
Bruening and Foreign Minister Julius
Curtius Tor Germany.
May Meet in Germany.
communique issued by the foreign
Office said:
Both parties were agreed that. in
addition to Efforts and measures of a
national character, revival OF con-
f1dence and of prosperity depended
upon international cooperation. In
this spirit both governments will en-
deavor to deal with the present crisis
in close collaboration with the other
governments Of the world"
The liability that a meeting SIM
liar to that at Chequers might be held
on German soil in the near future also
was foreSeen in statement by DR..
CurtiuS.
Chancellor Bruening was understood
to have asked the British statesmen S
assistance in feeling out Germany )
creditor nations, particularly the United
States, on the possibility of deferring
reparations payments regulated by the
postpone BILE" clause of the Young
plan. Mr.. Macdonald was said to have
informed him that Great Britain could
not take the initiative in this respect.
France May Agree.
Official comment on the conference
at Chequers was lacking in Paris.
In some well informed quarters there
it was said, however, that France prob
ABLY WoulQ De Wiling 10 scale GOWN Ine
reparations due her under the Young
plan If the other nations decided to do
likewise.
LIE Temps, in its leading editorial to-
day. said that if Germany and Great
Britain want to remedy the present
crisis by collaborating closely with
other interested governments" they
can do nothing without complete re-
versal of the American doctrine on
debts
lie Journal commented that the Ger
man delegates sought to bring about
the complete suspension Of payments.
Leon Blum, Socialist leader. said in
LIE Populaire that the conference again
brings the reparations question forward
and that it was a question as to whether
Germany continues to pay the United
States.
LIE Matin took the position that
France cannot consent to Germany eS-
Gaping the present payments unless she
gives assurance that the money would
not be spent to increase her military
strength.
Newspapers all over Germany today
continued their chorus OF opposition to
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