The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-27
Came From Hoover
 Session With Smile
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I waters. The ceremony was broad cast.
 The premier's day began at 6:05 a. m., when he arrived from Wash ington. He breakfasted at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
 Former Governor Alfred E. Smith called at the hotel at II and took Laval and his daughter to the Empire State building, where, from the highest observation tower he pointed out the sights. The prem fer was impressed by the city, and said 50.
 During the afternoon he visited the French hospital and prepared his speech. In the evening he visited the offices of the Foreign Relations Council and attended a meeting of the Foreign Policy as- sociation. The French Chamber of Commerce dinner climaxed the evening.
 Josette's day was as crowded.
 She, too, saw the city from the Empire State tower, her escort being John J. Raskob. She visited the French hospital with her father.
 In the afternoon she went to see a movie of herself as recorded by the newsreel camermen on her ar rival. She made quick trips 10 Wall street, the Fifth Avenue shop ping district and an "automat" restaurant. She and Mile. Reine Claudel, daughter of the French ambassador, were honor guests at a reception.
 Then she attended a performance of the "Vanities" as guest of Miss Marion R. Cartier.
 To climax the day, she lighted the State of Liberty. a gift from the people of France.
 Editorial Comment. (By the United Press)
 Editorial opinion on the confer ences just com. leted bv President Hoover and Premier Laval was divided today with William Presi- dent Hoover and Premier Laval was divided today with William Randolph Hearst most positive and most bitter in his analysis of 1t. Hearst attacked suggestions of war debt and separations revision in the joint statement issued by Hoover and Laval.
 If the American congress does it's American duty 1t will quash at the outset MT Hoover's un- American moratorium policy" he | said in a signed statement in the American. The Baltimore Sun, admitting the president and the premier solved no major problem, said This may finally result in sub stantial good"
 "Premier LavaPs visit," the Philadelphia Public Ledger said, "has been attended with consider able measure of success" The Washington Post said that "those who expected France and the United States to join hands in a campaign to rid the world of its ills are disappointed" The Chicago Tribune declared that the joint statement merely started new questions and raised new uncertainties"
 Another middle western paper, the Kar' s City Star, said the intangible results are likely to prove of afr more importance than the tangible results discussed in their joint statement"
 The New York Times expressed practically the same view as the Kansas City (. r, and the New York Herold Tribune said:
 'If each conformation of states men in the months to come ac- complishes as much the despairers and viewers with alarm will need to learn a new tune"
 Most Important Event.
 New York. Oct 27-(UP)-opinion in Europe regards the recent con- ference between President Hoover and Premier Pierre Laval of France as ''the most important world event sin-s Nov II. 191S." Karl A. Bickel, president of the United Press, reported on his re- turn from a two-month visit abroad accompanied by Mrs Brickel. Bickel talked with Prime Minis ter J. Ramsay Macdonald of Great Britain, I. H. Thomas. Mahatma l Gandhi, Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy. Dino Grandi, A. V. Alex ander, Premier Laval. and many business and industrial leaders. He returned yesterday.
 "The European side walk poll ticians may be wrong" he sad. "but today they feel that unless the United states and France can find a progi .-l upon which they can cooperate, there will be bat tie between the dollar and the franc. It will be a battle whose financial and political repercus- sions will be around the world"
 Europe" he said, "is looking to It's younger men to solve Iti Ii assing probleI...h including thoss discusAed by Laval and Hoover.
 "fAvai, who is 47. ls the young.