Evening star., 1932-11-24
Leaders Put Ban
on Wholesale
Review.
NEXT STEP UP
TO EUROPEANS
Proposed Creation
of Commission
Seems Doomed.

By the Associated Press.
Despite President Hoover's ad-
vocacy Of creating an agency to
re-examine the war debts, indi-
cations today were that this Gov
ernment would do nothing, leav-
ing the next step in the troubled
situation to its foreign debtors.
Not only did Mr.. Hoover's pro-
posal meet with strong and appar-
emily conclusive opposition by
Congressional leaders, but this
opposition was backed by a state
ment from President-elect Roose-
velt that he believed existing dip
lomatic channels were adequate
to hear new pleas from Europe.
Such an expression from the head
Of the incoming national administra-
ton, even though not intended as dc
tation to Congress, was interpreted mere
as effectively closing the door for the
present to an American-initiated whole
sale review of the $11 900, 100000 In
obligations due this country.
Formal Replies Submitted.
While this situation was developing
Secretary of State Stimson handed te
British. French and Belgian Ambassa-
doris the formal replies of this Govern
ment denying their requests for an ex-
tension of the moratorium. The Stim-
son notes were not made public. Re-
plies have not been sent to Czechoslo-
valxia and Poland. the other countries
requesting suspension.
The Secretary's action followed Pres
ident Hoover's lengthy statement yes
terday afternoon, which said, mo facts
have been presented by the debtor gov
ernments which would justify" post
ponement of the December Is payments
of nearly $125, 600, 900. Mr.. Roosevelt
had full knowledge OF this verdict be-
fore departing for Warm Springs, Ga
Then while sharp congressional dis
agreement to creating an agency to
exchange views with foreign govern
ments was building itself In Washing
ton, the President-elect, en- route South
ward, in statement Of his own, said
''I firmly believe in the principle that
an individual debtor national should
at all times have access to the cred
\
should give courteous, sympathetic and
thoughtful consideration"
To this he added:
MY view Is that the most convenient
and effective contacts can be made
through the existing agencies and con.
stituted channels Of diplomatic inter-
course"
Against Debt Commission.
Thus, while not closing the door tt
the future reconsideration of the debts
he placed his influence against Mr.
Hoover's suggestion of a commission
With 1t, he reiterated that responsi.
bility for dealing with the war deb
situation rests until March with tht
present Republican administration.
That the commission project wa
foredoomed seemed certain in the ngh
OF the congressional opposition which
was expressed Immediately upon Mr.
Hoover's statement, and in the word
of Speaker Garner:
1--WE convinced him (the President
that the Congress at the present tim
would decline to create any agency +,
discuss debts with foreign debtors"
Attention was given here to indica
tions from London, however, that MI
Hoover's views were interpreted ther
as leaving the way open for new argu
ments for a review of the debt problem
and that therefore the British govern
msnt would present facts of this natur
to the United States Immediately. L
official French quarters, it was in
dicated France would follow the Britisl
course
Secretary Stimson first gave thi
Governments reply to Ambassado
Claudel of France. Then Sir Ronal,
Lindsay, the British envoy, was calle'
to the suburban home of the Secretar
last night to receive the note for hi
government.
Leaders at White House.
President Hoover's statement was is
sued only few minutes before his sue
cessor-elect left the Capital and shortl