Evening star., 1940-07-19
Hull 10 Seek Unity
On Principles al
Havana Meeting
Conference on Wartime
Problems Of the Americas
Hears Secretary Monday
BY GARRETT ID. HORNER,
Star Staff Correspondent.

Star Staff Correspondent.
EN- ROUTE TO HAVANA, July
19.-An agreement on principles to
pave the way for q joint program
of concrete action to solve New
World economic problems growing
out Of the european war emerged
today as one Of the major United
States objectives at the Havana
meeting of foreign ministers of the
Americas.
Speeding southwark aboard q
special train, Secretary of State Hull
worked with a group of expert ad-
visers on speech in which he Is
expected to outline this Govern
ment's views and aims to the second
session of the conference Monday.
Economic problems to be discussed
by the representatives of the 81
American republics in their consul
tations beginning Sunday fall into
two general classifications-
gency difficulties arising from war
time trade disruption, and the more
remote need for planning to meet
postwar CONOlLlOnS.
Flexible Machinery Desired.
The discussions will be aimed to-
ward an agreement on principles
and objectives that would lead to
creation of machinery flexible
enough to cope with whatever turn
the problems confronting the Amer
icas might take, with the precise
means OF meeting any particular
situation to be determined by de-
velopments.
Setting up of the machinery
such as the so-called cartel program
suggested by President Roosevelt to
buy and sell exportable surpluses of
all the American nations, or other
measures-is considered a compli-
Gated problem Of first Importance
to be worked out by technical COM
mlttees with such general under
standing as might be reached by
the foreign ministers at Havana.
Secretary Hull emphasized in q
statement before he left Washing
ton yesterday that a major pur-
pose" Of the Havana meeting is
complete exchange of information
enabling each of the 81 American
republics to understand thoroughly
the problems, needs and viewpoints
of the others.
All New World nations have suf-
fered severe losses in foreign trade
since most of Europe was cut off
by blockade and other war action
as market for their products.
Many OF the Latin American repub-
lies face severe pressure from Ger
many to enter into barter deals for
disposal of their surplus goods-a
favorite Nazi method of gaining a
foothold toward political domina-
ton.
Look to Wars End.
In addition to this immediate
problem, discussions at Havana are
expected to project a basis for
economic reconstruction of the world
after the war ends, involving plans
for maintaining defense of inter-
American economic independence
regardless of the wars outcome.
Before any definite program for
dealing with either emergency needs
| or broad objectives on the neces-
sary basis of full inter-American
cooperation can be worked out,
however, the cooperating nations
must visualize their mutual prob
lens clearly and reach a general
understanding on what they want
to accomplish.
1t will be comparatively easy to
work out concrete program of
defense action in economic and
other fields once agreement is
reached upon principles and aims,
Secretary Hulls advisers feel
The Secretary and his party are
due to arrive in Miami late today.
They will embark on the overnight
boat, reaching Havana by mid
morning. Welcoming ceremonies
will open the conference Sunday,
with Mr.. Hull tentatively scheduled
to make his address Monday morn