Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18
Cox and DR.. Feis Suggested
as Members to Represent
US. at London.
INDIA AND SPAIN OFFER
OBJECTIONS ON SILVER
Delegates Still Hopeful
Of Agreements on Tariff
Program. /

LONDON, July 10 @.-Sen-
ator James Couzens Of Michi-
gan insisted today that inter-
governmental debts, including
the war debts, be definitely out
lawed from any action on in
debtedness by the World Eco
nomic Conference.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 18.-Still determined
on international collaboration, which
he believes necessary for the future OF
the nations, Secretary of State Cordell
Hull was represented in American quar-
tiers today as convinced Of the neces-
sity for some interim activity until
the World Economic Conference can
be reconvened.
The creation of some body Of experts
and national representatives to carry
on committee work while the parley
is in recess was suggested in American
circles as a means of graphing With
various problems until the statesmen
can come together again.
It was suggested that James M. Cox
Of Ohio and DR.. Herbert Feis. technical
adviser, might remain here to repre-
sent the United States in such q group.
Hull, chief Of the American delega-
ton, was said to believe firmly that
"a suitable agency Of experts" and ma
tional leaders must go forward with
the work on vital problems still facing
tho nafipnco
He probably will sail for home next
Thursday.
One American authority asserted "the
conference has laid the foundations OF
real work" and that more has not
been accomplished is due to the net
work Of terrific conditions which have
hamstrung the nations"
India and Spain Object.
The Silver Committee, which was
slated to convene after recess OF sew
eral days, was unable to reassemoie un.
til tomorrow, and it was reported that
India objected to an export quota for
silver which the United States had
suggested and that Spain, had raised
sharp objections to q restrictive agree
ment on its monetary silver.
The silver negotiations represent I'M
portant holding and producing coun-
tries. They had been described as being
agreed in principle, although most dele
cations were said to have made agree
ment conditional upon acceptance OF
certain details by others.
Italy is said to be the only one OF
the European gold countries unwilling
to increase its use of silver, while the
posal against further debasement OF
existing silver coinage.
It was reported in informed confer
ence quarters that drastic revision OF
Senator Key Pittman's latest silver
agreement draft Is necessary before
there can be any hope Of an accord.
The Nevada Senator still remained
hopeful however, of action on his sug-
gestion to increase the use Of silver.
Seek to Save Tariff Truce.
American delegates were still ex-
changing communications with Wash
ington regarding their plans to make
final efforts to save the United States
inspired truce on tariff changes and to
seek agreements in principle on gen.
eral price-raiSing program.
The tariff truce, which became ef-
fective at the opening of the conference
June IL, presented a knotty problem,
with some arguments reported among
the Americans.
Senator James Couzens Of Michigan
was said to be insistent that Americas
hands must not be tied If a tariff In
crease is desirable later because OF rises
in wages through the industrial recov-
cry act.
In view Of Couzens' objection to the
original draft Of resolution on inter-
national Indebtedness. in which refer
ence was made to the necessity for re-
moving trade restrictions, the German
delegation presented a new draft on
which it was hoped agreement would be
possible.