Evening star., 1932-07-17
PUBLIC LIBRARY

World Depression and Reparations.
In connection with the conference on
reparations at Lausanne and the world
economic situation the Public Library
calls attention to the following recent
magazine articles:
The Economic Situation.
Trade, Tariffs. the Depression, by P w
BidWell. Foreign Affairs, April, 1882,
PIP. 39l-40l.
The disappearance Of 10 billion dol
lars worth of exports and an equal
value OF import trade in a period of two
years has more significance than can
easily be comprehended."
The Great Depression, by E. F. Gay.
Foreign Affairs, July, 1892, PIP 529-
$40.
The world depression reveals many
related causes at work, but 1t is now
evident that the break in the stream of
credit should be especially emphasized
and carefully studied
Money Restrictions Curb Foreign Trade
The American Observer, l3 July,
1892, PIP. II.
Foreign exchange restrictions, to-
D
riers to trade, are literally reducing
world trade to the vanishing point"
The Protection of American Foreign
Bondholders, by A. w. Dulles. For
eign Affairs, April, 1882, PIP. 474-
484
Where there have been widespread
defaults on foreign issues the direct
cause, both in the past and at the pres
{ Mt ha RI 6o
depression"
The Failure of Policy in Europe, by c.
F. Melville. Fortnightly Review. 1
June, 1882. PIP 747-756.
We are at the end Of an epoch.
A cycle Of roughly 10 years has been
completed and the first phase of the
reorganized postwar Europe has run
/ its course. We are now on the
threshold of new era an era in which
/ it looks as though each nation will be
for itself and the devil will take the
| hindmost"
Wars and Rumors of Wars. by ]. T.
| Gerould Current History, July,
1882, pp 459-464.
Should the present economic stress
be prolonged. state of mind may
evolve which regards war as welcome
| relief. In our present abnormal
mental state international controversies
which could in better times be adjusted
without great difficulty are magnif1ed
and become dangerous
| The New Patriotism. by Viscount Cecil.
Harpers, July. 1882, PIP. 170-l78.
THE new patriotism will not be diff
| ferent in kind from the old. but it will
be larger and more free from the Sordid
| jealousies and suspicion which now de-
file international life
Hoover Arms Slash Program Consid-
cred. The American Observer,
July, 1882. PIP. IT.
| An estimate of the proposal for in
| ternational disarmament presented to
/ the Geneva Conference by President
| Hoover's representatives on June q.
Reparations.
Eleven Years Of Preparations. by B. H.
Williams. Current History, June,
1882. PIP. 2e1-297.
| A review OF the debt situation at the
beginning Of the Lausanne Conference
Reparat tions Once Again, by M ].
Bonn. The Living Age, June, 1882,
PIP. 305-308.
A German commentary on the trea-
ties binding Germany and the depend
ence of her ability to pay on the vol
unle of trade and political stability of
| the Reich.
Lausanne. Europe Tries Again The
New Republic, % June. 1882, PIP
136-14O.
Before anything can be done tc
stave off German moratorium, ane
prevent commercial collapse in Europe
definite decision must be had or
renarations. The cynical apathy
about Lausanne among governments
and peoples Is q symptom of lack oi
! vitality In the present social order fal
more serious than any specific fnancia
problem"
Germany's Creditors Seek Debt Solu-
ton. The American Observer, Is
June, 1882, PIP. 1T.
A summary Of the significance of the
! conference on reparations at Lausanne
and the possible outcome of its delibera-