Evening star., 1933-02-02
BULlITT ASSAILED
IN SENATE DEBATE
ON FOREIGN DEBTS

ON FOREIGN DEBTS
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at the State Department to ask that
his country be given the privilege al
ready extended to Great Britain and
other powers which are not in default.
Rumania has made all its debt pay
ments.
This Is the first request Rumania has
made for a hearing. as by having no
payments due last December IS, 1t had
no occasion then to ask reconsideration
of the debt settlements and an extern
sion Of the moratorium. as did the ma
tions having to pay at that time.
Davila said Undersecretary Castle
was not able to promise him the hear
ing. but will advise him later.
Chamberlain Stand Scored
The disposition in many quarter.
today was to regard Chamberlain
mo swapping" war debts statements
as the views of one cabinet mem
Der and not definitely indicative of ths
final position the British government
will assume in the forthcoming dis
cussions
This opinion was backed by q general
calling of attention to the stand taken
by President-elect Roosevelt In express
ing . willingness to hear the pleas OF
debtor nations and the recent confer
ence between Mr.. Roosevelt and Sir
Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambas-
sador.
Sir Ronald now is en- route to Lon
don with full outline Of the incoming
Presidents thoughts on the subject and
he will place them before tho MacDon-
aid cabinet early next week. Unques-
tiCnably what Sir Ronald has to say
will carry the greatest Of weight in
formulating Great Britain's policy.
Not British Conception"
Chamberlain. chancellor of the ex-
chequer. told American correspondents
in London yesterday that Britain does
not regard the debts talks in March
as "a great swapping deal" He said
the conception of concessions by
Great Britain in return for the scaling
down of war debts is not q British con-
ception."
Not long afterward Senate leader.
here issued q plain warning that the
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without giving compensationS.
In . formal statement, Chairman
Borah of the Senate Foreign Relation!
Committee said that if Britain will moi
consider other world promlems in con-
nection with debts I'VE have no al.
tentative, but to stand by the debt set.
tlement heretofore made"
If the British come to the confer.
ence in that frame of mind" Senator
Reed, Pennsylvania Republican ane
Hoover administration spokesman, sale
Il see no possibility Of any conclusion
being reached that Is acceptable Il
both nations"
Senator Watson, Republican leader
said that without concessions there
could be neither cancellation, revision
nor postponement." And from Senator
Walsh, Montana Democrat and prob.
able member of Mr.. Roosevelt's cabinet
came the opinion I'VE are quite compe.
tent" to decide whether 1t would be ir
the American interest to cancel or re.
duce debts.
Throughout the whole debts discus.
sion since last November 10, when Grea
Britain first asked for reconsideration
there has been little, If any. indication
Of a yielding in the congressional oppo'
sition to cancellation or reduction
Congress stated its opposition in ap'
proving the Hoover moratorium. How
ever, some leaders have expressed {
willingness to hear what debtor nation!
might propose in response to Mr. Roose
velt's plan of bargaining for trade con-
cessions.
Congressional Opposition.
This attitude, reflected again In tn
statements of Senate leaders who com
mented on Chamberlain's expressions
was pointed to today by observers as {
basis for their belief that the chancel
lor was speaking solely as one membel
Of the British cabinet. The observer
were inclined to be positive that Mr.
Roosevelt had made the cOngreSsiona
opposition very plain to Sir Ronald.
In the House yesterday Representa-
tive May, Republican, of Kentucky as
serted 1t was the duty Of Congress t,
let Mr. Roosevelt know where it stand
on the debt question" And about tn
same time President Hoover and Sec
retary Mills heard . report from Ed
mund E. Day and John H. Williams
State Department economic experts, OF
their negotiations abroad in connection
with planning for the world economic
conference.
When Great Britain made q forma
decision to send debt representative,
here she said that no binding decision!
could be reached on economic subjects
to be discussed at the World Conferenc,
prior to meeting Of all nations to b.
represented there. Soon afterward!
Sir Ronald went south to Warm Spring
70 folr ftafn0o with tho tnRny11{vHf
President, who has said all nations tha
paid up on December Is would b
given q hearing on debts and economi,
subjects
Borah's statement was issued shortl.
after the declaration by Neville Cham.
berlain. Any nation, the Idaho Sena
tor said, that supposes 1t can exemp
itself from the worlds economic condi
tons will find 1T Is taking . very mar
now, selfish and ruinous position"
Other Problems Vital.
The text of the Borah statement fol
lows:
IF Mr.. Chamberlain means that hi
government Is unwilling to conside
any question at the Economic Confer
ence other than the debts, then W,
should save both time and expense ant
call of the conference.
1T will be didcult, indeed, I thinl
impossible, to secure even . postpone
ment Of these debts. much more din
cult to secure reduction, unless othe
economic problems are considered AM
adjusted at the same time.
$50 II Great Britain has alread,
reached Q conclusion on these matters
we have no alternative but to stanl
by the debt settlement heretofore made
"Mr. Chamberlain speaks Of its beinl
as much in the interest Of the credito
nation as the debtor nation.' to adjus