Evening star., 1933-05-31
DELEGATION HEADS
FORLONDON PARLEY
Get Fast Action and Cut
Speeches Short, Roosevelt
Directs Group.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States delegation headed
| today for the World Economic Confer
ence at London with one final, terse
instruction from President Roosevelt:
Get fast action and cut the speeches
short"
On that, the diversified group Of
spokesmen and technical aides set out
to translate into accomplishment Mr..
Roosevelt's bold bid for world concord,
stabilization of currencies, lower tariff
barriers, higher prices more credit, en-
ployment and business.
Behind their campaign at the con-
ference opening June II were the pains
taking consultations with foreign lead
ers at the White House and State De-
partment, upon which the President had
staked much of his hope for success.
Boarding a train just before 8 am.
to make the 2 o'clock sailing of the
S. S. President Roosevelt, the group
was headed by Cordell Hull, the Secre-
tary of State.
Delegation Personnel.
The other delegates, some named at
the eleventh hour. were James M. Cox
of Ohio, Democratic candidate for the
presidency dozen years ago and a
friend of the League of Nations; Sena-
tor Key Pittman of Nevada and Repre-
sentative Sam D. McReynolds of Ten
nessee, chairmen of the Senate and
House Foreign Relations Committees,
and Ralph w. Morrison of San Antonio.
Roosevelt hacker and developer Of power
projects along the Mexican border.
The lone Republican so far named
to go-Senator James Couzens of Michi-
gan-is to sail week hence. as his ac-
ceptance of appointment only yesterday
left him no time to prepare. The Presi-
dent intends to name one more Re-
publican, preferably member of the
House.
Hull and his associates left the ques-
tien of war debts behind, for the
President intends to deal with this
delicate subject personally. Install
ments totaling $144,000,000 are due
June Is and Mr.. Roosevelt Is holding
fast for payment despite the strong
indications of default just as the World
Conference-gathering OF some so Ma
tions comprising virtually the entire
civilized world-gets down to business.
Debts Specifically Barred.
Many here believe the success of the
London conclave will depend greatly
on successful clearing of the debt hur-
die. The topic, however, is specifically
barred from the program of the con-
ference, which is sufficiently loaded
with thorny subjects.
Back of the American campaign for
worldwide adoption of price-raising
policies will be the argument that un-
less these are adopted the United States
Will have to resort to still higher tar
IFS to preserve the increased price and
wage standard sought in the domestic
program now under way.
To make it possible to lower or raise
tariffs, depending on whether the world
powers concur, the President intends
to ask Congress this week for power to
alter the duties.
Secretary Hull-ifelong advocate of
tariff Observation-Disclosures to put every
thing behind the drive for abolition of
excessive tariffs, Determinations, quotas,
SilAOo4 eOCo dllu UdlllcIS Ol lTG many
types that have been invented in the
MoIey. Going Later.
But Raymond Moley, Assistant Sec
retary Of State, and Others, fear the
world is too fixed in the high tariff
groove for much prospect Of success.
Moley, intimate adviser of the Pres
fdent, hopes the conference will achieve
new stabilizatior of the major curren-
cies, particularly the pound, dollar and
franc, so merchants can do business in
ternationally without fear of dizzy fuc-
tuations. He hopes also for action to
raise the price of silver and basic COM
modities such as wheat But he warns
against too great optimism.
Hull probably will return from Lon
don the end of this month and Moley
will then join the delegation. Under
secretary Phillips will run the State De-
partment in Hulls absence
Morrison. prominent Texan, was the
last man named by the President last
night to fill out the delegation. Mr.
Roosevelt also named the following
specialists:
William c. Bullitt, executive officer:
James P. Warburg, financial adviser;
Fred K. Nielsen, legal adviser, and Her
bert FelS, chief technical adviser.
Wadsworth Mentioned.
In announcing this list, the President
said the membership still was ;ncom-
plete. Representative Wadsworth, Re-
publican of New York, has been men
toned.
The following technical advisers for
the delegation were announced: Henry
Chalmers, Victor S. Clark, E. Day,
| Frank j. Delany, Walter r. Gardner,
| George C. Haas, Harry c. Hawkins,
Henry Morgenthau. sr.; Frederick E.
| Murphy, Charles William Taussig, Ben
| jamin B. Wallace, Leslie A. Wheeler,
James Wilson and Rexford G. Tugwell.
James C. Dunn of the State Depart
ment was named secretary of the dele
cation.
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