Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
HOOVER AND LAVAL
REACH AGREEMENT
Details of Accord to Be
Made Public Early
This Morning.
Continued From First Page)

vised. had subsidized somewhat by last
night.
Senator Borah and M Laval met at
dinner at the residence OF Secretary
Stirnson of the State Department and
conferred at considerable length priv
ately but through an interpreter In
Secretary Stimson's study
Before going to the dinner the
French prime minister in a conference
with the press said:
"You ask me my opinion of the inter-
view given by Senator Borah. l wish
to avoid any misunderstanding and all
polemics. The position OF France with
respect to its right to reparationS and
with regard to security has been so
often and so excellently described that
7 do not consider it necessary or ad-
visable to state 1t here. But each time
that the true basis Of our rights in this
respect are recognized I can only de-
clare myself pleased. 1t is only that
part of Senator Borah's statement that
can indorse."
The prime minister made 1t clear In
this way that all talk Of modification OF
the Versailles treaty, as proposed by
Senator Borah, did not meet his ap-
proval. He indicated that he had not
come TO the United States to discuss
the revision Of the treaty. His approval
of the BorAh interview went only 70
the recognition by Senator Borah that
its was the right of France to determine
what steps she should take for her own
security and the recognition that Ger
many as a matter of justice should pay
for the actual damages caused by Ger
man armies in the devastated areas Of
France and Belgium. Senator Boran
also declared that he favored the wiping
out of reparations and intergovern-
mental war debts.
Reiterates Opposition.
The prime minister made 1t clear that
ne looked forward with pleasure TO
meeting Senator Borah at dinner and
discussing with him various problems
affecting the two countries.
In q brief statement to the press the
chairman of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee also expressed his desire TO TAX
with M. Laval. At the same time Sena-
tor Borah reiterated his opposition to
any security pact involving the United
States and calling upon this country
to come to the aid of any other nation
in the event of attack. He said:
'I feel that we ought to be entirely
candid with France about security
pact, for nothing of that kind is pos
sible. I feel sure the American people
would not approve it."
The Presidents statement to the press
at the White House yesterday after
noon, after he had expressed his pleas
ure at the presence of the French cor
respondents in Washington, follows:
1.-THE president of the Council of Min
sters Of France has done us great honor
in coming to our country, especially so
in these times of grave responsibilities.
I am confident that his visit will be
profitable in results for the future.
Suffer From Frozen Confidence.
ST need not repeat that the purpose
OF our conversations has been to find
fields from which contribution can be
made to enlargement Of confidence in
the relations between nations and in
the economic world. I have on some
occasions stated that the world is suf-
fering more from frozen confidence
than from frozen securities.
THE press plays major part in the
development of the good will on which
such confidence must rest by its search
for fields In which cooperation and
constructive action can be evolved. /
trust that you of the French press may
carry away with you pleasant recollec-
lions of your visit and that you will
realize the good will and friendlineSS of
the American people"
Premier Laval said that the spirit
of the conversations between himself
and President Hoover had been fine
and that there had been the greatest
franknss in the discussion of the prob
lens. All questions, he said, had been
considered at length. The agreement
as drawn up by them would be made
public, he said, after he had seen the
President at 1920 o'clock this morn
ing. Already, he said, they were in full
accord. He expressed his thanks to
the press for the manner in which it
had treated him since his arrival in
America.