Evening star., 1933-06-14
HULL SPURNS DEBT
TALKS AT LONDON.
Ignores Remarks of Others
in Plea for Tariff
ArmiStice.
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stable prosperity alike in every country"
When Mr.. Hull ascended to the ros-
trum hush fell over the great assem-
blage. He surveyed his audience and
then put on his heavy eyeglasses with
long black cord attached.
As he read he paused between
points and drove his arguments
home with slight gestures of his ex-
tended hand and by giving emphasis
with his voice
Prime Minister Macdonald sat in the
presidential chair with the printed
speech of the Secretary Of State before
him. He followed every word closely
from the manuscript.
Followed by Litvinoff.
Generous applause was given the dig
nified American Secretary as he con-
cluded, bowed to the assembled delegates
and descended from the rostrum.
Twice Mr.. Hull, apparently carried
away with his subject, departed some
what from his prepared text. The first
instance came when he was insisting
emphatically and with gestures that the
conference develop a will for success.
The second time was when he men
toned the necessity for permanent
international standard Of value with
gold and silver. At that point he said:
IF I understand correctly that part of
the able chancellor's speech this morn
ing, I am in accord with it." (Chan-
cellor of The Exchequer Neville Cham
berlain of Great Britain spoke at the
morning SESSION.
After Mr.. Hull came Maxim Litvinoff,
Soviet commissar for foreign affairs, a
suave and mysterious personality, who
dc t,n .lyy,n a.
tional conferences.
He was greeted with some applause
when he announced that for the first
time in six years the Soviet Govern
ment had accepted an invitation to join
an economic conference.
Mr.. Litvinoff declared that 10000, 900
persons were eking out starvation ex-
istence in the world. instead of 30,000.-
600, as generally believed. and as Mr.
Macdonald said in his speech opening
the conference.
The Russian representative asserted
that wage cuts. unemployment. bank
ruptcies and other signs Of the depres-
sion were conspicuous only by their
absence in the U. S. S. r.
Says Russia Untouched.
The world crisis. he continued, has
not touched Russia. nor has she con-
tributed to it or been responsible for It,
He declared that the U. S. S. r. had
no intention Of shutting herself off from
the rest of the world by economic
barriers.
Turning to how the conference can
solve the crisis, Mr. Litvinoff urged
absorption of the stocks Of commodities
which are pressing on the world mar
kets. He said the Soviet government
was prepared, under the proper condi-
tions. soon to buy $4,000 600, 900 worth
of goods abroad-machinery, manufac-
tured articles, metals and other products
This, he said. would be the contribu-
ton Of the U. S. S. r. to the alleviation
of the world situation and would serve
as its example to other nations. He
urged the sweeping away of all trade
barriers.
The Russian commissar proposed an
agreement for economic disarmament
and the conclusion of q pact of eco
nomic aggression.
Trade experts of many nations looked
alert as Litvinoff reeled of string Of
figures representing the amount of goods
Soviet Russia Is willing to buy abroad.
But interest relaxed when he failed to
suggest any change in Russian plans
for obtaining credits in countries where
LIlc 0Oflct kOvcIIlulcIkL WOulQ Uuy BOO0S.
Cites Russia's Needs.
Mr.. Litvinoff said that Heightened
credits, normal conditions for Soviet
exports and other favorable conditions"
were necessary. Then, he continued,
the Soviet government would place or
ders abroad amounting to vast sums.
He declared that the u s. S. r.
could absorb in the near future $780,
100000 in ferrous metals, s100, 1000 900
in raw materials for the textile, leather
and rubber industries, and S400, 900 900
in machinery, including 100000. 900 In
railroad equipment.
He estimated the needs of the country
in agricultural goods at $35, 900 900, in
cluding breed stock. and said the nation
could use s50,o0o.o 900 in such commod
tiles as tea, coffee, cocoa and herring
and $50 ZOO, 600 in new ships.
The foreign commissar pointed out
that these figures represented Is to Sc
per cent of the existing world stocks
Of some metals. He said that Russia