Evening star., 1933-04-24
POLITICAL PHASE
| TAKES SPOTLIGHT
Herriot Statement Backs Be.
lief Economic Talks Will
Be Left to Experts.
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from its physical aspect, but principally
from its many political angles. which
alone, it is said. can bring about a
genuine reduction of armaments.
In well informed quarters 1t Is OBJ
served that while the President and
the British premier took less than three
hours to discuss the broad aspects of
the complex world economic situation.
they took more than twice that much
for their initial talks on the world
political situation.
Herriot Makes Statement.
The President seems to have been
gained to the idea that it would be
dtmcult to come to an understanding
to assist the economic conference with
out reaching simultaneously an agree
ment on political matters This view
Is illustrated IN the joint ofdcial state
ment issued by Roosevelt and Mac
Donald in which it was stated that The
results OF these conversations (on the
limitation of arms conference) would
considerably advance the prospects of
the success both of the disarmament
conference and the international eco
nomic conference"
In well informed quarters the belief
that heneforth the economic talks will
be left mainly in the hands of the ex-
perts was further emphasized by Ed
Guard Herriot. the spokesman Of the
French government. who arrived yes
terday and stated that II believe that
political as well as the economic or
ganization must be linked together"
A few hours later President Roose-
velt stated in his communique that he
will continue the discussion of the
disarmament problems with Mr.. Her.
riot
In this manner the point OF view Of
the European countries which have al
ways maintained that the economic
question is insoluble without a solution
OF the political problems, seems to have
prevailed. The next few days of con-
versations will be almost wholly devoted
to the discussion of the political prob
lens, with the principal actors casting
a casual glance at the work of their
financial and economic experts. The
third important subject which the rep
resentatives of the two leading nA-
tfons OF Europe have come to Washing
ton to discuss-the debt question-has
not been broached yet, but 1t Is fully ex-
pected that with the arrival Of Herriot
in Washington this matter, too, will be on
the agenda of the daily conversations.
Herriot gave last night slight indi-
cation that he was here to talk debts
by stating that Il was at Lausanne
when the idea OF international eco
nomic cooperation was born. I have
come re with the sincere desire to
continue this cooperation"
Pact Revision 70 Come Up
At Lausanne the foundations Of the
cancellation Of the German reparation.
were laid ON the basis that America
would reduce the allied debts at the
same rate as the allies reduced the
German reparations, that is TO say IL
cents in the dollar.
The political conversations between
the President and the two representa-.
tives of the European powers will have
as a principal object the successful con.
depends on pacts between the principal
nations concerned.
This will bring up the question a
the possible revision Of the Versailles
treaty, especially in regard to the Polish
corridor without which, 1t Is thought
here, peace in Europe is unlikely ant
consequently any kind Of pacts would
be too much Of a risky speculation.
While the President and Mr.. Mac.
Donald were talking peace" on board
the Sequoia, the American and the
British financial and economic experts
were discussing in the State Department
the complexities Of the economic prob
lens. They had two meetings; one in
the morning and the other in the after
noon. Little progress was made and
at 8 pm. they reported verbally what
ever progress they had made and the
principal difficulties they had met.