Evening star., 1932-11-22
HOOVER AWAITING
ROOSEVELT TODAY
FOR DEBT PARLEY
Governor Due to Arrive at
$50 Pm. and Go Promptly
to White House.
PRINCIPALS TO BE AIDED
BY AN ADVISER EACH
Two Statements May Follow Con-
ference, or There May Be
Joint Announcement.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

America and Europe awaited today
the meeting of President Hoover and
President-elec Roosevelt to discuss the
tntergovernmental debt problem.
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt Of New
York will arrive at the Union Station
this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. His plan
Is to go Immediately to the White House
for his conference with the President.
President Hoover has perfected his
own plans with regard to the foreign
debts owed this country which he will
lay before his successor. The Chief
Executive has safeguarded these ideas,
although there has been wide specula-
ton as to his attitude.
Gov. Roosevelt has had more than a
week in which to study the subject OF
the debts. However, Gov. Roosevelt
has let it be known that the conference
with the President is to be wholly per-
sonal and informal His position has
been that responsibility for action on
the debts rests entirely with the present
administration. He himself Is wholly
without authority until he takes office
March 4.
Free Discussion Possible.
This attitude Of the Democratic
President elect, however, does not pre-
vent a very free and full discussion of
the debt question, nor the communica-
ton of his own ideas on the subject to
the President.
Friends of Gov Roosevelt today pre-
dicted that at the conclusion OF the
conference statement would be made
BY the President, in which Gov. RooSe-
welt might join, or barring that there
would be two statements, one issued
by the President and the other by the
Governor.
The attention of the country and Eu-
rope has been focused on the debt prob
lem through the requests made TO this
Government by Great Britain. France
ard others for postponement Of the
debt uayments due In December and
for further review Of the debts.
The immediate task before the ao-
m;nistration Is a reply to these notes.
Before drafting finally such reply, the
President has thought it wise to con-
suit with his successor IN once since
the latter will have the problem be-
fore him after March 4. II possible
continuity OF policy, with a united front
on the part of the United States is held
TO be desirable.
Three Possibilities.
Ogden Mills, Secretary of the Treas
ury, one of the Presidents closest ao-
visers on the debt situation and one OF
the four men who will attend the con-
ference this afternoon, described three
possibilities for the conference. He said
that the result might be an agreement
on a Joint program, subscribed by the
President and Gov. Roosevelt, which
would be transmitted to Congress. The
second possibility was a program OF
the President alone, to be handed to
the Congress The third, a program OF
Gov Roosevelt for his party's leaders In
Congress.
Secretary Mills said that "of course
the President has his own definite ideas
on this whole debt question" He con-
tinued:
The interesting thing, however, is
what Mr.. Roosevelt is going to do and
what his ideas will be-"
In view of the fact that Roosevelt
Is soon to be Chief Executive, 1t Is OBJ
vious that he practically has the veto
power, if he chooses to exercise 1t,
over any proposal that the present ad-
ministration may make to the Congress
with regard to the debts. No one real
ly doubts that the Democrats in the
Senate and House would be guided
largely in this matter by the wishes anc
advice of the man who has been chosen
to serve as Chief Executive.
Counter Proposals.
The administration may accede tc
the requests of foreign debtors fol
further postponement of the debt anc
review OF the whole situation. 1t may
decline absolutely these requests, or Il
may submit counter proposals. There
seems little likelihood that the first OF
of these courses will be followed.
The sentiment among both Repubh.
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