Evening star., 1932-12-17
FRENCH DEBT VOTE
DECLARED BINDING
ON NEW CABINET
PauI.BonCour Holds Future
Payments Depend on
Conference.
WANT AMBASSADOR EDGE
j TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS
Herriot Refuses to Participate in
Formation of New Government
Despite Plea.

The United States has informed
France, and given similar indication
to other debtor nations, that the
administration is willing to continue
debt discussions, but is opposed to
any general conference and can
make no offer of revision.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December II. Premier
designate Joseph Paul-Boncour told
Socialist leaders today that he conSid-
cred that any future French cabinet
must be bound by the vote of the
Chamber of Deputies December IA to
defer payment of war debts pending
an international conference.
Negotiations Held Essential.
He added, however that he believed
1t necessary to pursue debt negotiations
with the United States.
1t was the December IA vote of the
Chamber which resulted in the over
throw of the ministry of Edouard Her.
riot, who pleaded that the December
15 installment CT war debt interest owed
by France to the United States be
paid with reservations as to future
payments.
Immediately after his talk with the
Socialists M. Paul-Boncour went to the
Elysee Palace to report to President
Lebrun on his progress in forming a
cabinet.
Await Washington Word.
Indications were today that France
still was expecting something more
definite from Washington on debt re-
vision if the Chamber were to be in
duced to reverse its decision and pay
the December interest. Such was the
official view expressed this forenoon
A high official was asked what, from
the French view was necessary to ex-
tract the debt problem from it's present
deadlock. He replied that if the United
States. in some form or other, could
clearly give to the French nation q
he believes the French Chamber might
alter its decision to postpone payment
Want Edge to Act.
The opinion was growing here that
the Franco American difference had
been allowed to develop out Of all pro-
portions and could easily be cleared
away.
One means heard mentioned was that
te' E. Edge virtually to open debt nego-
concerning the French attitude on
debts.
This suggestion was founded on the
belief that two men at table could do
something practical to give some Justl-
fication to the Deputies to change their
view and enable them to tell constitu-
encies they changed because they re-
ceived assurances the negotiations men
toned in their Chamber resolution were
started or were about to be undertaken.
Paul-Boncour after visiting resigning
Premier Herriot at the foreign min
istry. announced Herriot refused to
participate in the formation OF a Paul
Boncour cabinet.
The premier designate said: Never
theless Herriot still is the best qualified
man to settle the debt question"
Paul-Boncour was asked to form
new government after Camille Chau-
temps failed.
A futter was caused when Herriot
a-reared at President Lebruns resi-
dee last night with telegrams from on
BIT official circles intimated these mes
ssges hardly more than confirmed press
dispatches.
he QlSpdIClleS Sdlu Tie CIlIleu OtdLcS
agreed to pursue negotiations for set
tlement of the payment France failed
to make last Thursday. But the Ameri-
can Government they said. would not
MAKE any engagement concerning the
convoking of conference to revise the
debts.
Pertinax, the eminent political writer
summed up the situation in these
words:
1T is easily comprehensive that,
with the prospect of French default
finding imitators, the Washington Gov
eminent strove Yesterday to cajole us
with more conciliatory formulae. with
out yielding anything on essential
points
1t was too late last night for Paul
Boncour to begin his task He began
this forenoon by surlmoning Chau-
temps.
The newspapers generally believed he
had a good chance of succeeding. They
indicated he would approach the So
cialistS, who deserted Herriot on the
debt issue. with a view of some of them
taking ministerial portfolios. II this
failed, it was believed he would ask
their promise Of support.
lie Petit Journal said Paul-Boncour's
international prestige, his gifts as
SpPdheI dllQ llio dDiiIty " o"oy 40
semblies seem certain guarantee OF his
success"
If Paul-Boncour fails, former Premier
Theodore Steeg and EdOuard Daladier,
minister of public works under Herriot,
were most mentioned as possibilities for
the premiership.
After informing the President of his
failure. Chautemps said He who will
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