Evening star., 1933-04-22

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REPRISAL IN TALKS
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frankly said since his arrival in Wash
lngton that the discussion Of the in
debts growing out Of the
World War Is q subject which the
President and he would have to survey.
But Mr.. Macdonald has not given the
that the subject Of the debts
Is by any means the paramount issue.
On the contrary, he has stressed the
imperative need for correcting the ever
tide of international trade.
The first Of the series Of conferences
between the President and Mr. Mac
Donald was held last night after an
dinner at the White House.
where Mr. Macdonald and his daugh-
ter, Miss Ishbel Macdonald, are guests
for long week end" from Friday
to Tuesday. At the dinner there were
two Roosevelts present and two Mac
Donalds. That's all. The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt and the prime min
lister and his daughter.
After dinner the President and Mr..
talked alone together. None
of their advisors were present. It was
largely an explorative talk, in which
the executive heads Of the two govern
ments were able to exchange their
views In uninterrupted conversation.
which lasted almost until midnight.
Mr.. Macdonald was given the bed
room at the White House which Abra-
ham Lincoln used as q study.
M. Herriot will live during his stay
in Washington at the Maydower Hotel.
What will be the attitude Of the rep
of France toward the aban-
donment Of the gold standard by order
of President Roosevelt Is . matter OF
conjecture here. There has been severe
criticism of the United States In France
since the Presidents order, placing an
embargo on all shipments Of gold from
this country. When the British Prime
Minister left Britain and M. Herriot
sailed from France, the United States
and France were both still clinging to
the gold standard. while the British
had been of that standard for nearly
two years.
In order to conserve as much time as
possible for the conferences at the White
House between the President and Mr..
the formal calls which had
been planned for the prime minister on
the Vice President, Chief Justice. Speak
er Of the House and Secretary of State
Hull will not be made today. Thus the
usual formalties of visits Of such dis
guests to this country are
being shattered.
The President and Mr.. Macdonald are
doing all they can to make the latter s
visit here of great value. and appar-
emily their idea is that the more they
can discuss the economic problems and
exchange ideas and information, the
better they can accomplish their pur-
pose.
The prime minister rose early this
British embassy for breakfast. Miss
remained at the White
House to breakfast with Mrs. Roosevelt.
Later he returned to the White House
to meet again with the President
At l O'Clock the prime minister was
the guest of honor at a luncheon at
the National Press Club, where he made
an address to the newspaper cor
respondents.
After the luncheon at the National
Press Club. Mr.. Macdonald will return
to the White House. and 1t Is then
that he and the President will get
together for another talk, perhaps
lasting q couple Of hours. From pm
until pm. the prime minister will be
guest at q garden party at the British
embassy, and tonight he will be guest
at a formal dinner party at the White
House.
The President and the distinguished
British visitor will spend tomorrow to-
gether on board the Sequoia. the De-
partment of Commerce yacht. cruising
down the Potomac River. Here again.
the President and the prime minister
will be to all intents and purposes by
themselves, to continue their discus
sions of the world problems. Mrs.
Roosevelt and Miss Macdonald will 60
on the cruise, and probably Col. Louis
Howe. the Presidents secretary. It IS
not expected they will return to the
Cheered At White House.
The arrival of the prime minister
and his daughter at the White House
late yesterday was also q most informal
affair. The President and Mrs. Roose-
welt and members of the family greeted
their guests on the portico Of the White
House. A large crowd gathered In front
of the Executive Mansion and cheered
the prime minister when he arrived.
Within an hour after his arrival at
the Executive Mansion, Mr.. Macdonald
was standing at the Presidents desk
talking with a large group Of newspaper
his first conference with
the press after his arrival in Washing
ton. The President had particularly re-
quested Mr.. Macdonald to make use of
his office for the purpose Of the inter-
view.
Mr.. Macdonald expressed to the cor
his pleasure at being again
in the United States and in Washing
ton, His last visit to Washington was
for the purpose of discussing with
former President Hoover how best to
deal with the question of disarmament.
He was here again, he explained, to
deal with problems Of greatest import
ance to the whole world.
The purpose Of the conferences, MT.
made it clear, was to find
some solution for the most extraor-
dinary and tragic breakdown of the
mechanism. He insisted that
it was not a national problem, but in
that no one nation could
solve it, but that 1t required . laying
together Of heads Of all the nations.
The plans for the coming Economic
Mr.. Macdonald said. would
be discussed during his stay
here. Other subjects would be talked
over. too. One Of these would be the
war debts.
It was brought out that Great Britain
has long been anxious to discuss also
means Of stabilizing foreign exchange
and the money systems Of the world.
Here in Washington, long before the
arrival of the prime minister, 1t was
suggested that President Roosevelt
might make o serious effort to bring
about an internationl agreement, look
Ing to remonetizationso silver.
The prime minister Is seeking the
assent of nations to working out
the problems Of reconstruction.
Accommodating the prime minister on