Evening star., 1939-11-27
Chamberlain Views
On Trade Hailed !.
By Secretary Hull
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Appeals to Americans
TO Support Program
Of Agreements

Gratif1ed over the radio address
yesterday by Prime Minister Cham
berlain, Secretary Of State Hull to-
day called attention to the American
trade greements program as an
econou1ic factor pointing in this
country to permanent national in
terest."
The economic phases of the ad-
dress concerning full and lasting
trade between nations met with
warm response from the Secretary
This point of view, shared, Mr.
Hull said, by the heads of many
other governments, was an essential
basis OF enduring peace and pros
perity' for all nations.
Mr.. Hulls comment, in the form
OF a prepared statement, on the
Chamberlain address follows:
Il was gratified but not surprised
to find that Mr.. Chamberlain
should emphasize so strongly the
idea that there can be NO lasting
peace unless there is a ful and
lasting trade between nations. and
that only by an increased inter-
change of goods and services. can
the standard Of living be improved.
Held Essential for Prosperity.
THE trade agreements program
has been developed and carried for
ward by us in the course of our
judgment that it was essential to
bring back balance and prosperity
to American agriculture and indus
try, and thus to enable our farmers
to exist satisfactorily and our work.
ers to find steady employment. This
is our view of the permanent ma
tlonal interest. If this point of
view is put aside and our trade
policy is again to be determined
solely by the short-sighted and mis-
taken claims of particular interests
determined to win completely IA
vored position for themselves, we
will fall again into the disorderly
depression that followed the HaW-
ley-Smoot tariff.
Along with this compelling rea-
son in support of the trade agree
ments program has also been the
belief in the truth of the generally
recognized judgments expressed by
Mr.. Chamberlain as we'll as by the
heads of many other governments
that the re-establishment of mu-
tually beneficial international COM
merce is an essential basis of en-
during peace and prosperity for all
nations.
Il can only hope most earnestly
that when the time comes to give
these economic ideas broad and ef-
fective application, our people will
be sufficiently united in support to
enable this country to make an ap-
propriate contribution which is so
important to every phase of our
future welfare"
At his press conference Secretary
Hull also indicated that the State
Department is giving its attention
to the new British blockade on
German goods authorized by the
King today when he signed an order
In council, but which will not 20
into effect for a few days.
No Specific Case.
The Secretary indicated that so
far no specific case of the seizure
OF German goods under such q
blockade had come to the attention
of the department. He indicated,
however, that this Government had
previously declared that it main
tanned a reservation generally in
this war, to consider all injuries
to American nationals or their in
terests, under international law.
Asked if he had taken up the ques-
ton of the British blockade with
Lord Lothian, the British Ambas-
sador, who had been in conference
with the Secretary just prior to the
press conference, Mr.. Hull said the
subject of the blockade was not dis