Evening star., 1933-01-22
ANGL0-U. s. PARLEY
PROGRAM IS W|DE|
Arms, Silver, Far East and
Tariff Probable Topics
Along With Debts.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Beyond doubt, a new chapter in
Anglo-American relations will open with
the arrival at Washington in March of
special British ENJOYS to discuss the
$4,000, 900. 900 war debt John Bull owes
Uncle Sam. There is definite indica-
tion in the White House communiaue.
announcing the results of last FRIDAYS
second meeting between President
Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt,
that the discussion between the in
coming Chief Executive and his Secre-
tary of State ana the emissaries Great
Britain sends will not be confined to
the debt. Ways and means sor i'm
proving the world situation" are specif-
ically mentioned in the communique as
matters which the United States Gov
eminent will expect the statesmen from
London to talk about when they get
here
The world situation" from Wash
ington's standpoint, requires Improve
ment" not only in an economic sense.
but in political sense as we'll.
Economically, what is needed is q cure
for world depression. Politically. what
ails the world is the violation Of inter-
national treaties. such as Japan's aggres-
LIGdIlpS.
President-elect Roosevelt has Just stated,
are the corner stone on which all rela-
tions among nations must rest" How
to bring back world economics to
state Of health and how to keep the
corner stone of world relations from
crumbling to pieceS-theSe are the twin
paramount issues to be discussed on the
Potomac two months hence between
spokesmen of the two mightiest nations
on the earth.
AnglO-American Questions.
Specifically, 1t is possible to tabulate
the main matters which will come up.
The purely Anglo-American questions
en- the agenda are these:
l. The British war debt, and what is
to be done about 1t before the June
semi-annuity Of S95,500,000 falls due.
The British have asked a sweeping re-
vision of the whole debt structure They
have never suggested cancellation.
They expect drastic revision downward.
1t may be that they will propose a
lump-Sum settlement to be participated
in by all Of Americas war debtors Un-
official authorities on both sides of the
Atlantic have talked about sl,000.-
000,090 lump sum. which would work
out at something like 10 cents on the
dollar. Germany's reparation creditors
at Lausanne last June gave her 10
cents on -the-dollar settlement.
2. The effects of last Summers Of
tawa imperial tariff conference On the
United States trade with the British
Empire. The Ottawa agreement deals
heavy bow to our trade with Canada
and with Great Britain.
3. Merchant marine matters. Brit
isl shipping magnates have recently in
dulged in somewhat intemperate re-
! moustrarces against Government as
sistance to United States shipowners.
Cur ncne-too-successful attempts to es-
tablish a merchant marine capable OF
offering genuine comDetition to British
sfipping are coustng increasing concern
in the British navigation world.
International Issues.
The International, and not purely
Anglo-American, issues. but those in
which both countries have a profound
common interest are these:
l. The situation in the Far East and
what is to be, or can be done. to pre-
serve the peace machinery Of the world
set up by the League of Nations, the pact
of Locarno. the nine-power and four
power treaties of Washington. and the
Kellogg BRAND pact of Paris The
United States and Great Britain ere
co-signetories of the Washing on and
FAIRIES treaties. those signed at Wash
ington in 1922 csteg 1rically covering
the conditions in China upset by
Japan's occupation Of Manchuria.
g. The extent to which the two great
est naval powers in the wo-ld. America
and Britain, are prepared to 90. to up:
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