Evening star., 1933-07-27
France, Britain
and Japan
Back i. S.
MESSAGE LAUDS
PARLEY'S WORK
Time and Place for
Next Session Left
Undecided.
ny the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 27.-After re-
eeiving a dramatic message OF
encouragement from President
Roosevelt, the World Economic
Conference was adjourned. late
this afternoon to meet again after
q recess and make a new attempt
TO restore world prosperity.
II can promise you no days or
dates" said Prime Minister Ram
say Macdonald as he concluded
the six week session in his capa-
city as conference president.
His declaration that the meet
ing was adjourned brought to an
end a parley unparalleled in his
tory for the scope of the investiga-
tions and the bitterness of some
of the battles fought over world
economic and monetary problems.
Test of Governments.
"The problems we face-unemploy-
ment, bankruptcies, unbalanced budgets
and undeveloped resources-challenged
the wisdom of man and the capacity
of governments" Mr.. MacDonald said.
I'VE adjourn, not because we are de-
feated, not because We are discouraged,
but because longer time is needed to
Ha cta W.
This is a recess of the World Economic
Conference, not winding-up. The
need for world agreement is greater
than ever"
James NJ. Cox of the American dele
CATION gave the final gesture OF the
conference After Mr.. MacDonald's
speech he submitted resolution OF ap-
probation to Britain as hospitable
great debt to Prime Minister Mac
Donald for his devotion, ability and pa
tience." =
The note OF optimism from the Amer
lean President contrasted sharply with
some of the closing addresses
Results are not always measured IN
terms of formal agreements" Mr..
Roosevelt asserted in his commun1ca-
ton to Chairman Macdonald. They
can come equally from free presenta.
ton of each nations difficulties and
each nations methods to meet its IN
dividual needs. We in the United
States understand the problems OF
other nations better today than before
the conference met, and we trust that
other nations will In the same spirit
of good will view our American policies
which are aimed to overcome our un.
cifilQflnn
home"
Hull, Pittman Sail Tonight.
In the final minutes of the session.
Nh Cox took the chair to deliver the
closing tribute to Prime Minister Mac
Donald, veteran of international par
leys.
Cordeu Hull, American Secretary OF
State, and Senator Key P1ttman OF
Nevada will go to Plymouth tonight TO
sail for the United States aboard the
President Harding.
Wheat delegates Of the United
States, Canada, Argentina and Aus
tralia continued their efforts after the
the plan for restriction OF acreage.
Adjournment came after five hours
of oratory, during which President
Roosevelt's message saying he did not
consider the congress failure seemed
to turn the tide of criticism which
speakers voiced most Of the morning.
From the blunt candor Of Hendrix
Collin, Dutch prime minister. who
said that the conference fell nat,
to the satire of the Soviet spokesman,
Jean Maisky, hardly delegate seemed
satisfied with the month and hall
of meetings.
Mr.. Roosevelt's message was read at
the end of the morning sitting and
speeches in the afternoon and closing
session revealed new note.
Secretary Hull made fervent appeal
for international understanding and
negotiations to escape economic war.
He declared the conference far from
failure. Delegates of Japan, France
and Great Britain supported this posi-
ton. and Chairman Macdonald brought
the historic deliberations to close with
a final address alive with determined
hopefulness.
Climaxed Morning Session.
President Roosevelt's note, which
Secretary of State Hull read to the
assembled delegates, came as cnmax
to the morning session.
The session was adjourned until
pm. as soon as the communication was
read. 49,.
conference to adjourn for lunch IN
buoyant spirits instead OF under the
heavy atmosphere of continued criticism
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