Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-19
PARIS STANDS PAT
ON PREPARATIONS
Laval Says Cut Hinges on
Corresponding Slash
in War Debts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. January 19.-Premier Laval,
introducing his new cabinet to the
Chamber of Deputies today, said fatty
that France will not forego her right
to reparations from Germany.
France faces a double duty" he said,
"the duty toward the generation which
went through the war, TO sacrifice moth
ing of what is due us without COR
responding remission of our own debts,
and the duty to future generations, to
subordinate all agreements to a just
balance between conditions of produc-
ton and existence.
Will Adhere to Principles.
THAT balance would be disturbed if,
once the crisis is passed, the dispropor-
ton of fiscal charges curbing the &C
tivity of the people should place us in
state of inferiority in international
competition.
In all the negotiations which must
be pursued to adapt the agreements on
war debts to this period of economic
depression, the government will adhere
strictly to these fundamental principles
which the Parliament always has ap-
proved.
LIE pOSlJlOll VI ID llot do I'LL
troubled as it is said to be abroad. Al
ready the government has had to step
in with aid for the domestic market.
And the government will continue to
| take measures to relieve our industries,
commerce and agriculture, always with
an eye to the problems created by I'M
employment"
Cheers Given BRAND.
His remarks were frequently inter-
rupted by shouts from the parties OF
the Left of "Hurrah Tor BRAND!
M BRAND, whose status in the new
cabinet has not yet been determined,
did not appear in the chamber.
Turning to disarmament, the premier
asserted the French policy, the same
as that for the past II years was de-
fined in the memorandum OF last July
to the League of Nations which mace
security the basis for disarmament by
France.
France cannot give up any OF the
reparations due her unless there Is an
! equivalent reduction in the war deotS
she owes. Fernand Bouisson, president
of the Chamber, declared:
Il feel that I may affirm that our
country cannot abandon creoltS que
her without a guarantee of equivalent
reduction in our debts" he said.
"France never has ceased to show her
desire for peace, manifeSting 1t by col
liberation with international lnStltu-
tions. particularly with the League Oh
Nations: by creation Of the European
Union and by elaboration Of the pact
renouncing war.
Says Distress Is Increasing.
But because we are animated by
spirit OF Cancellation and although we
are open to all the adjustments dc
tated by necessity, we cannot permit
that solemnly registered agreements De
! denounced by the decision OF single
Signatory'
The Young plan he said, was def
mite settlement of reparations, estab-
fishing the real connection between
what France should receive and what
she should pay her creditors.
M. Bouisson also touched upon un-
employment in France, asserting that
it was increasing. with all the misery
connected with It,.
France Sounds Out u. S.
The government mulled over plan
to postpone the Lausanne Conference
until after elections. which are due IN
France. the United States and Ger
many in the course of this year.
The proposal included extension Of
the moratorium on German repara-
lions possibly until the end of the year
and a concurrent extension of defer
ment of war debts due the United
States
Premier Pierre Laval sought the view
Of the United States Government on
the matter through Ambassador Walter
E Edge. He told Ambassador Edge it
would be difficult for him to go before
the French Parliament with suggeS
ton for an extension of the moratorium
to Germany, originally proposed by
President Hoover, without knowing
what the attitude of the United States
would be.
Semi Official Note Issued.
At midnight last night a semi official
note was issued here giving the coming
elections as the reasons for the pro-
posal to postpone the Lausanne confer
! ence. The note was issued after Premier
Laval had conferred with Dr. Leopold
| Won Hoesch, German Ambassador
The opinion is becoming more gen.
eral in the international sphere" the
note said, that it is impossible now to
arrive at a detailed and definitive Solu-
ton Of the problems of separations and
war debts.
Would Make Joint Plea.
1T seems now agreed in Paris and
London to renew purely and simply for
the (German Reich the Hoover mora
tcrium, which expires on July /, and
which would be prolonged under the
same conditions for six months or a
| year.
AT the same time the European
debtors of the United States, who are
also creditors of Germany, would make
a common declaration asking the Amer
| lean Government to give them the same
treatment as condition of and during
the new moratorium accorded Ger
many"
VENIZELOS GOING TO ROME
! Premier of GRECO To Discuss Debts