Evening star., 1932-12-19
Tells Congress
Early Set.Up
Is Likely.
WILL SEEK AID
OF ROOSEVELT
Suggests Interlock'
ing of Trade and
Arms Question.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Cooperation with President
elect Roosevelt to insure continu-
ity of American foreign policy,
particularly as to war debts, the
World Economic Conference and
disarmament was proposed today
by President Hoover in a message
to Congress.
Lacking congressional approval
for revival of the War Debt Com
mission, the President declared it
necessary for him to proceed in
dependent of Congress to set up
machinery for further debt dis
cussions with those nations who
have not defaulted.
He suggested an interlocking OF
the debt, economic, and diSarma-
ment questions and indicated a
commission on debts would be ap-
pointed soon by him, some OF the
members of which would also be
delegates to the World Economic
Conference set for next year,
while others would have a liaison
with the present disarmament ne
gotiations.
It is the assumption here that Mr..
Hoover already has made some over
lures toward Mr.. Roosevelt and that
the personnel of the group which Is to
handle the debt discussions will be sub
mitted to the President-elect for his
approval before appointment.
Seeks Cooperation.
The only mention of this subject in
the message to the Congress, however,
was as follows:
Discussions In respect to both debt
questions and the world economic con-
ference can not be concluded during my
administration, yet the economic situa-
ton in the world necesSitateS the pre-
liminary work essential to its success.
The undertaking of these preliminary
questions should not be delayed until
after March 4.
Il propose, therefore, to seek the
cooperation of President-elect RooSe-
welt in the organization of machinery
for advancement of consideration OF
these problems.
"A year ago I requested that the
Congress should authorize the creation
of a debt commission to deal with Sit
uations which were bound to arise. The
Congress did not consider this wise. In
the situation as 1t has developed 1t ap-
pears necessary for the Executive to
proceed.
obviously any conclusions would be
subject to approval by the Congress"
Attitude Reiterated.
The President reiterated his views
against cancellation or reduction with
out adequate compensations and said
it would meet my hearty approval If
Congress should decide to re-establish
the Debt Commission. Congressional
opposition to any such step is so strong,
however, that the Chief Executive
voiced no hope that that previous
recommendation of his ever would be
fulfilled.
Mr. Hoover only negatively excluded
from the proposed discussions those
nations, including France and Belgium,
which defaulted on December Is. After
outlining again the views he has ex-
pressed many times against imposing
further sacrifices on the American peo-
pie in connection with the debts, he
said:
In any event in projection to our
vital interests, as good neighbors and
In accord with our traditional duty as
wise and fair creditors whether to in
dividuals or nations. We must honor
the request for discussion Of these ques-
tions by nations who have sought to
maintain their obligations to US"
The nations which by paying last
week qualified undoubtedly for the debt
discussions proposed by the President,
are:
Great Britain which paid $95,550,-
900; Italy. S1,245, ,437; Czechoslovakia.
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