Evening star., 1933-04-17
Bargaining Between Nations
Forecast for World Parley

New leadership for President Roose-
welt is observed by the public through
the conversations with representatives
OF II nations in Washington. The con-
ference Is preliminary to the more for
NAL world economic gathering. and 1t
is predicted that much attention will
be given to existing tariffs It is gen.
orally believed that the key to wide
spread depression will be found in the
policy Of give and take"
The scope and bold sweep Of the
project are the best hope Of important
things" says the Cincinnati Times
Star, believing that together they can
straighten things out" The Newark
Evening News calls 1t 'an immense and
hopeful thing" with the reservation
that the only danger is that, in an
endeavor to give fair play to every
oody, the multiplicity Of issues will bog
down the conference" The New Or
leans Times -Picayune finds it fortunate
that European governments perceive
both the wisdom and the need Of these
advance parleys," and that they sim
cereiy desire an international agree
ment." while the Oakland Tribune OBJ
serves that 1T is agreed that the forces
OF depression must be considered as a
whole; that their aspects are world
WIDE, and that q conference of the
leading nations at this time may be of
large service"
The Omaha World Herald holds that
1T Is such leadership that is restoring
hope to the world, and making faint
hearts strong" while the Butte Mon
tana Standard appraises his broad pro-
gram as involving world cooperation
TO a degree never before attained by
the leading nations" and as raising
the hope 0t millions Of people In this
country and abroad" The Cleveland
Pialn Dealer remarks that "Roose-
veltian directness, already familiar in
the neld OF domestic concerns, is thus
applied to the solution of questions
which worry the world"
"A process OF give and take" as ap-,
Piled to tariff matters Is welcomed by
the Baltimore Sun, with the thought
that It involves no loss of national
Independence, but rather great gain in
national welfare" view which Is ex-
pressed also by the Ashury Park Eve
ming Press. The Atlanta Journal offers
the estimate: The new administration
minces no words In saying at home
that our foreign trade policy is no bet
ter than junk, the obsolete instrument
OF dead economic order; nor in say
ing abroad that we propose to bargain
with our customers for q new deal We
want them to buy from US; wherefore
we are ready to make 1t easy for them
to sell to US. We stand for reciprocity,
which Is the restoring as well as vital
izing factor in trade. We have ceased
mere professions and are getting down
to works" Endorsement OF tariff pros
poets Is given also by the Rochester
Times Union, the San Antonio Express
and the Cleveland News.
III the conference will resolve itself
into program Of getting together as
bartererS OF merchandise essential to
the people of the nations" says the
Fort Worth Star-Te!egram, then we
shall be progressing toward perma-
nent objective. Our exports are worth
dollars, while our war debts are not
worth the turmoil required to collect
the installments. If the conferees will
hold roundtable discussions on tariff
walls and the international exchange
values Of the money of the participants,
they are easily capable of talking them
selves out of such controverSialS as
causes of war"
America stands to gain largely il the
Presidents policy succeeds" In the opin-
ion Of the Jersey City Journal. the Ok
lahoma City Times, the Louisville Cou-
rier-Journai and the Houston Chronicle
The incidental fact that President.
Roosevelt emerges as a world leader Is
emphasized by the Charleston Is. c.
Evening Post and the Boston Tran
script, while the Charlotte Observer
voices the judgment that "one circum-
stance which indicates success for the
Roosevelt rehabilitation plan Is that the
United 6tstesxDnd Great Britain are 70
take the lsad.a The Providence Jour.