Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-03
CONGRESS MAY GET
DEBT: NOTES. TEXTS
Belief Prevails President Will
Present Them With His
Annual Message.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A belief developed among officials
today that the notes from six countries
which have asked for a further
moratorium on their war debt payments,
will be sent to Congress by President
Hoover together with his annual
message.
This paper, dealing with both internal
and external affairs Of the Nation. will
not be delivered on the opening day OF
Congress, but on Tuesday.
However, in the absence of ofiicial
word, there was no definite assurance
that the notes would be sent. Indica-
tons were that the manner Of present
ing the debts question to Congress still
remained to be settled, despite the
imminence Of the session.
No Conference To-day.
There were no administration confer
ences on the debts question today
Secretary Stimson remained at his
home. practice frequently followed by
him when important papers must be
prepared.
Replies to the new pleas from Great
Britain and France before December
Is. when the payments are due. seemed
unlikely and it appeared that Mr..
Hoover would outline to Congress his
complete views on the situation, prob
ably linking the debts with disarma-
ment and proposals to exchange them
for trade concessions.
Omcial quarters generally expected
that the President would reafiirm his
stand against an extension of the
moratorium, but at the same time sug-
gest creation of an agency to study the
problem of international obligations In
the light Of world economic difficulties.
May Not Have to Reply.
Secretary of State Stimson said yes
terday, after the Presidents cabinet
meeting, that lit may not be neces-
sary to reply" to the latest British and
French notes, and this expression, plus
the steadfast opposition of congress
sional leaders, seemed to leave the
issue squarely up to the foreign pow
ers-pay or default on December IS.
The expectation in Washington was
that the debtor nations would meet the
installments. needing the advice in the
State Department replies to the first
more favorable atmosphere for con-
sideration of the entire question.
From Capitol Hill yesterday came
fresh demands that Europe concen-
trate on disarmament and promotion
of trade relations before asking debt
relief. This was the attitude of Chair
man Borah of the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee, while Speaker Gar
ner and Senator Watson of Indiana,
the Republican leader, asserted that
the new British and French notes had
not changed congressional sentiment
and there was no prospect there for ap-
proval OF postponement.
Parties Aren't Divided.
There was no party division on the
question In Congress. Republicans and
Democrats joined in reiterating firm
opposition to additional relief. They
also struck back sharply at the British
suggestion of higher tariff wall against
the United States.
The British and French limitations
that the Lausanne conference of last
reached with this Govern
ment drew the fire of Senator Mcclellan,
Democrat, of Tennessee.
Il observe" he said, 'in the British
note the following The initiative In
devising settlement Of reparations was
taken by the creditor governments of
Germany at Lausanne with the cog
nizance and approval of the United
States Government
Compare this remarkable statement
with the statement of President Hoo
yer in his letter to Senator Borah, Of
last July Is as follows:
az wish to make it absolutely clear,
however, that the United States has not
been consulted regarding any of the
agreements reported by the press to
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