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NATIONS CONSIDER
TRUCE ON TARIFFS
Real Results Anticipated
From Roosevelt Talks
With Leaders.
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ton Of such pact. 1t is indicated here
that announcements regarding such
pact must come at the disarmament
conference.
Confers With Bennett.
Prime Minister Bennett of Canada,
Secretary of State Hull and their as
sistants went to the White House this
morning for q conference with the
President At 2:30 pm it is expected
that the President will sit down again
in conference with M. Herriot, former
prime minister Of France, to go furthe-
into their discussions of the disarma-
ment and economic problems.
At the conclusion of their morning
session, the following joint statement
was issued in the name of President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Bennett:
THE prime minister Of Canada ana
the President have discussed further
the program of the world economic
conference and related questions Of
trade policy in which these two neigh
boring republics have an important and
an immediate concern.
They have found this exchange Of
views very helpful
Present also were the Canadian
Minister, the Secretary of State and
Assistant Secretary of State Raymond
Moley."
President Roosevelts willingness to CO.
operate on important questions such as
tariffs. war debts and disarmament has
been indicated clearly to the repre-
sentatives of foreign governments who
have come to Washington. Much will
depend upon the extent to which these
! nv1tc al n.
operate II the great measure Of success
they now hope for is to be achieved.
Up until today the President in his
conversations with M. Herriot had gone
particularly into the question of dis
armament The French government
has always insisted that security against
aggression is prerequisite to agree
ments to cut ornaments. 1t Is believed
that the willingness Of the American
Government to strengthen the Kellogg
BRAND peace treaty by arranging for
consultation among the nations in the
event of threat Of war will be extremely
helpful.
The report from Paris that Premier
Daladier had said France would pay
the December debt installment to this
country in the event some agreement
was reached for postponement Of the
after the Economic Conference in Lon
don was regarded as another hopeful
sign. In informed quarters here it
was said that If some agreement can
be reached reducing trade barriers, in
Guiding tariffs, so that international
trade can fow more freely, there might
be q change in the attitude Of foreign
nations toward the payment of the
foreign debts. They would be in a
better position, it was said, to make
those payments if they could dispose of
their goods more easily in this country.
Have Common Problems.
The Presidents conversation with
Prime Minister Bennett of Canada was
expected to deal particularly with the
tariff. Both the President and Mr..
Bennett are believed to look with favor
on much freer exchange of goods be-
tween the two countries. Canada and
the United States have problems in
common. Mr.. Bennett, on his arrival
here, sounded q note Of optimism and
declared strongly that there must be
large degree Of cooperation among
the nations to bring about economic
recovery. Mr.. Bennett takes the posi-
ton that the Ottawa Conference agree
ments, by which the British Empire
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component parts, would not interfere
with reaching agreements with other
nations regarding tariffs.
It has been suggested that any
agreements the President and Mr..
Bennett reach on tariffs as between the
two countries would be separate from
understandings President Roosevelt and
Mr.. Bennett might reach with regard
to the London Conference.
Mr.. Bennett is a White House guest,
going there after the departure yester-
day of Prime Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald of Great Britain. Mr.. Bennett
is to be guest of honor at formal din
ner at the White House tonight, while
M. Herriot Is to be a guest at the
French embassy at dinner. According
to present plans, both M. Herriot and
Mr.. Bennett are to leave Washington
tomorrow.