Evening star., 1932-12-19
PROMISE OF DEBTS
STUDY Announced
Baldwin DiscIoses U. S,
Agreement in Rejecting Eu-
ropean Parley Suggestion.
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should now be treated as political
problem rather than as jurldlcal one,
but he doubted If 1t could be hoped 10
secure q reversal Of the Chamber OF
Deputies decision for pOstponement OF
payment of the December interest be-
tore a commisSU1 would be created.
Sood Will Expression Confirmed.
However, he confirmed Premier Paul
Boncours expression OF good Wlll TO-
ward America. uttered lest night. and
said France desired to approach the
problem quickly with the maximum
sincerity and friendship
Nevertheless. it was pointed out that
the cabinet had yet to deliberate on the
question and no decision has been
taken
Another possibility was that NJ Paul
Boncour would ask his colleagues to
give him q free hand to deal with Sec
retary Of State Stimson through Am
bassador Claudel at Washington. to dis
cover the means most likely to lead to
solution of the debt question.
Paul -Boncour officially took over at
noon the premiership and foreign min
tstry
The new cabinet. meeting for the
frst time at pm. turned its atten-
ton immediately to a policy on debts.
Debts and budget problems furnished
the principal items for q ministerial
statement it will draw up.
Confer. With Herriot.
The Premier and Ed0uard Herrlot,
the retiring Premier exchanged views
On pending problems during cordial
half-hour conversation
The new cabinet is expected to de-
vote itself first to provisional montnly
budgets pending completion OF the 1888
budget. and also to means OF relieving
the treasury situation. Much space
vas to be devoted to the reported grave
financial situation in France ana
measures to cope with 1t.
There also will be an allusion. the
newspaper L'Oeuvre said. to an organic
army reform plan involving reduction OF
the term Of compulsory military service
from one year to eight or nine months;
The new ministry generally was well
received by the pres. This was noteo
particularly in the appointment OF the
experienced Senator Henry Cheron as
finance minister.
The speed with which NJ. Pau!-Bon-
eour formed his cabinet yesterday was
considered to augur well for its future
activities. The Chamber of Deputies
will decide Thursday whether the cabi-
net will continue to function. The
statement to be prepared at this after
Moons meeting will be read then and
vote of confidence will be requested
Message to Americans.
I'm q message to the American Nation.
Premier PaulBoncour promised TO neso.
tiate the debt problem with view OF
strengthening the friendship between
the United States and France.
Il authorize you to tell the American
people that the new government OF
France over which I preside VIII 40
everything in its power to strengthen
the good entente between our two ma
tons" he told an Associated Press cor
respondent
The premier issued the statement
when he emerged last night from the
Elysee Palace after the formal ceremony
of presenting his cabinet members to
President Albert Lebrun.
RAYMOND Patenotre. young American
born undersecretary for national econ
omy. pointed out the French Chamber
merely voted to postpone the December
IS payment to the United States. He
predicted an amicable settlement II re-
sponsible leaders In both countries re-
mained calm and patient.
Francois de Tessan, vice chairman OF
the Chamber Foreign Affairs Committee
which &c sored the postponement res
olution. made a similar prediction and
asked that a message Of goodwill be
transmitted to the United States.
1t was reported in well-informed par
liamentary circles that NJ -Boncour;
who was war minister, was one of three
members of the Herriot ministry who
voted against the December payment.
The Herriot cabinet proposal Of pay
ment with reservations brought its
downfall.
Socialist Attitude Vital.
The new premier without mention
ing debts particularly, said his ministry
would give the same demonstration
for M Herriot's policy as the old. He
said further that Senator Cheron's s
appointment as finance minister "teStl-
fies sufficiently that the new govern
ment will follow the plan of the pre-
eeding one"
The life of the Paul Boncour cabinet
may depend on the support Of the So
cialists. of which he was former
member Their widespread bolt from
the Herriot bloc was chiefly responsible
for his defeat. The new premier would
not commit himself to their platform,
but hoped to have their support.
M. Paul Boncour took over the portfolio
himself of minister of foreign affairs
which NJ Herriot refused and gave up the
war ministry. There were three other
shifts among the Herriot holdovers Ed
ward Daladier shifted from minister Of
public works to minister Of war. Henri
Queuille from posts and telegraphS to
agriculture and Abel Gardey from Ggrl-
culture to justice and vice president of
the council. Georges Bonnet. former
director Of the budget, became minister
OF public works.
Cammile Chautemps. whose failure to
form a ministry led to the selection of
M. Paui-Boncour, continued as min
lister of interior.
Other appointments and their respec-
tive portfolios Georges Leygues, ma
rine; Paul Painleve air; Anatole de
Monte. education; Albert Sarraut, colo-
nies: Albert Dalimier, labor; Charles
Danielou, public health; Laurent Eynac,
posts and telegraph: Jules Durand.
commerce: Leon Meyer, merchant ma
rine, and Edmond Miellet, pensions
A. c. HAYDEN REELECTED