Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-10
Is Days Work
on H a n d -,
Chiefs Feel.
DELAY DECISION
ON CURRENCIES
Favorable Report
on Silver Due
This Week.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, July 10.-The Steer
ing Committee of the World Eco
nomic Conference today decided
tentatively that the parley would
be adjourned on or about July 26,
1t was said in we'll informed quar-
tiers.
This decision was taken at a
meeting of the committee which
found that the deadlock over the
question whether monetary mat
tiers should be discussed remained
Nnbroken.
The Monetary Commission OF
HE conference, however, at a
meeting later today voted % to
Is to retain all the original ques-
tions on the agenda for treatment
in the further work of the con-
greSs.
Seen as Defeat for France.
seen as a defeat for France and her
gold allies, but the strength OF the
opposing minority was enough to indi-
cate the size of the difficulty which has
arisen over the future program.
The Steering Committee, which is
composed of the leaders Of the con-
ference. agreed to eliminate subsidies
and commercial policy-includlng tarlHS
and quotas-from the further dellDera.
lions. This vote agreed with the golo
bloc's desires.
Currency Issue Undecided.
The committee, however, was unable
to decide whether monetary questions
which the European gold countries say
cannot be dealt with until Sterilization
is realized. should be treated, and asked
a drafting committee to consider TINS
controversial matter and report to the
steering group tomorrow afternoon.
After today's meeting it was stated
that the conference would be ADJOURNED
on July 26 for an indefinite perlCo,
perhaps two months.
In the meantime the conference would
complete such work as is possible In
view of the disagreement between the
gold bloc and the non-gold countries.
Committees would be appointed to pre-
pare resumption of the deliberations IN
the Autumn.
It was understood the Steering Com
mittee feels that sufficient work can be
found to keep the conference going
another Is days at least. Developments
in that period might even justify further
continuance Of the sessions beyond that
date.
Some Of the non-gold countries dele
yates indeed predicted that events
would warrant further continuance. al
though the gold bloc professed to see
little use in keeping on with the dis
cussions even for the present.
Conflict Fails to Develop.
It had been expected that there would
be a hot fight in the committee which
guides the course of the c6claVe over
the question of continued discussion OF
monetary matters-in other words, a
battle between the United States and
her followers, who wish to deal with
virtually the full original agenda, and
the gold countries, headed by France,
who demand elimination of monetary
subjects.
The conflict did not develop, however,
because the monetary commission thus
far has been unable to agree on what
agenda it should recommend.
This commission will try again to
reach a recommendation and report 1t
to the Steering Committee tomorrow.
Hendrix Collin, Dutch prime min
lister and one of the leaders Of the
conference as well as an ardent sup
porter of the gold bloc, told the Asso-
ciated Press after today's meeting that
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column g.