Evening star., 1932-07-14
mo Truth in Reports Treaty
Is Applicable to Empires
Obligations to America,
Downing Street Declares.
CITES EUROPEAN REGIME
AS USED IN AGREEMENT
Phrase Expressly Excludes From
Its Purview ANY Question At
fecting Non-European Countries,
Says Explanation Issued to Coun-
teract Herriot's Utterances.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 14-It was Off
cially stated today at No. 10
Downing street that there is no
truth in any statement that the
rev Anglo-French treaty is ap-
plicable to the matter of British
debts to the United States.
The statement said:
In connection with reports
which have been put into circu-
latlon as to the Interpretation of
the Anglo-French declaration to
which other government have
been invited to adhere, there is
no truth in any statement that it
is applicable to the question Of
British debts to the United States
of America.
The use of the words Euro
pean regime in the accord CX-
presSly excludes from its purvieW
any question affecting non-Euro-
pean countries"
This statement was issued in an ef-
fort to dlSslpate confusion which arose
from a statement by Premier Herriot of
France yesterday that as a result of
the new agreement Great Britain could
not in the future make any new ar
rangementS for payment of her debts to
America without first consulting France
Prime Minister Quoted.
The prime minister explained the
vhcle question in his speech to the
House of Commons on Tuesday eve
ming said the statement.
He said: In view of the grievous
results likely to follow upon any repre-
sensations made either here or in Amer
lea that at Lausanne Europe has COM
blned to present something in the ma
ture of an ultimatum to the United
States, l want to make it absolutely
clear that all that was done at Lau-
same was to StraigAten out the internal
difficulties of Europe which in all con-
science are many, and to agree to pro-
posals which nations represented there
believe are both essential and pos
sible.
Treasury Issues Statement.
This evening still another statement
was issued by the Treasury Office, over
which Neville Chamberlain presides as
chancellor of the eXchequer.
1t denied that Mr.. Chamberlain, in
his statement to the House of Commons
on Monday. suggested or intended to
suggest that American representatives
had approved what was done at
Lausanne.
In that statement, which came during
hotU no
chancellor and Winston Churchill, Mr.
Chamberlain said the negotiators at
Lausanne had consulted not only each
other but also representatives OF the
American Government.
Immediately there came a denial
from Secretary of State Stimson, who
said that no authorized representative
of the State Department had had any
part in the Lausanne negotiations.
There followed a semi-oficial eX
PLANTATION here that Mr.. Chamberlain
had spoken hastily and chosen his
words with something less than his
usual discretion. He did not at all in
tend to say what was read into his
remarks. it was explained
Claims Misunderstanding.
"a misunderstanding has arisen"
said todays statement, regarding Mr.
Chamberlain's reference to conversa-
tions with representatives of the United
States
He did not suggest, and of course
had no intention of suggesting, that
representatives of the United States
approved either tacitly or explicitly
what was done at Lausanne.
The proceedings there were thought
out on the basis that the right course
was TO seek a European solution of
reparations without involving the
United States in the discussion"
Political leaders here were greatly dis
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