Evening star., 1933-01-28
Arrangements for Interview
on Debts Made Through
State Department.
AMBASSADOR TO SAIL
FOR LONDON TUESDAY
Fall of French Cabinet Regarded
as Additional Delay to Set
tlement Prospects.
b. the Associated Press.

Sir Ronald Lindsay has accepted an
Invitation from President-elect Roose-
welt to visit him at Warm Springs and
arranged to fly from here to Atlanta
at once.
The plane left at 1920 am, carry
ing the Ambassador for face-to-face
debts talk with the President-elect.
When Mr. Roosevelt heard that Sir
Ronald was returning to Great Britain
Tuesday to confer with his govern
ment on war debts the State Depart
ment was asked by Mr.. Roosevelt to
extend an invitation to Sir Ronald to
visit him.
Il was emphasized at the State De-
partment that the visit of the envoy
is being made with the full approval
of this administration; in fact care was
taken for the official arrangements to
be made through the regular diplomatic
channels
Will Return Tomorrow.
There was no inkling given at the
o.dle OCpdl do W ChoSeiy "AAoI
Mr.. Roosevelt had in mind.
He is known to be anticipating talk
ing himself with the British represen-
tative who will arrive here early in his
administration. and the impression in
interested quarters was that he desired
to inaugurate such direct procedure as
soon as profitable. and FOR that reason
extended the invitation to Sir Ronald.
Sir Ronald went alone on his visit
to President-elect Roosevelt. Before
entering the plane he was asked if he
could give any indication Of the nature
OF his Forthcoming discussions with the
Pfesident-elect and replied:
There are many things to be gone
over"
The British Ambassador expects to
return to Washington by train some
time tomorrow.
CompIicates Situation.
A new twist was also injected today
into the perplexing war debts tangie by
the downfall Of Joseph PaulBoncour' IS
French cabinet.
News of the prime minister's defeat
on fiscal policies was scanned closely
in official Washington where prepara
tions are going forward for debts nego-
tiations with those foreign nations that
paid up IN December.
France was not one of these. The
previous French cabinet headed by
Premier Herriot fell on the debts ques-
tion and the S20000000 interest pay
ment due last December went unpaid.
But the French default has not been
considered as such by President-elect
Roosevelt. who has signified his willing
ness to hear the pleas of ell countries
there were six of them-that met the
December inStallments.
Regarded as Deferment.
He takes the French non payment
more in the nature CT deferment and
the belief has been widely held that if
France makes a Settlement it, too will
be in a privileged class for new discus
siCns.
Therefore today's developments in
Paris were noted with the highest in
tecest in Washington and speculation
was Immediately started as to who
would succeeded Paul-Boncour. The
choice was held here to be one which
would give some indication of the i'm
mediate future course of France in
moving for debts revision.
Word from abroad has been that
probably no action would be taken by
the Paris government until it sees what
comes of the discussions between Great
Britain and the United States in March.
Advisors Begin Study.
Sir Ronald Lindsay is the second for
eign Ambassador to leave for home in
regard to this question. Stanislaus
Patek, the newly appointed Polish diplo-
matte representative here, presented his
credentials to President Hoover January
II and left on January 20 for home,
presumably for the purpose Of going
over the defaulted payments of his gov
ernment to this country
Meanwhile Prof. Rexford G. Tugwell,
an adviser of Fresident-elect Roosevelt,
made round of visits to State Depart
ment experts and technicianS. Prof.
Raymond Moley another adviser, also
was discussing these matters with Gov
ernment officials. but both kept exceed
ingly quiet about their work.
Lying on the tab in the Senate to-
day was a resolution by Senator
Robinson, Republican, of Indiana,
which called on Congress to reaffrm its
policy against debts reduction adopted
more than year ago.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas. the
Democratic leader, vino has clashed
thrice within week with the 1ndianan,
on the debts tangle, had in mind way
of pigeon holing the resolution and
keeping it there.
1t was offered to the Senate yester..
day. accompanied by loud criticism OF
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