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Show G. 0. P. GROUP OPPOSES BILL MacDonald, Herriot Anxious To Bring About World Currency Reform. By UNITED PRESS Over the bitter opposition of a Republican ttoc in congress administration ad-ministration leaders today predicted predic-ted the easy passage ot measures givjng President Roosevelt semi-dictatorial semi-dictatorial power over the national currency. Declarations signed by Senator David Reed, of Pennsylvania and other Republican leaders, and said to have the support of former treasury secretaries Ogden Mills and Andrew Mellon, challenged the constitutionality of the proposed bill and stamped it as "inflation on a grand scale." Herriot Coming Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ram; say MacDonald, in Washington for an economic conference with the president, and premier Edf-ouard Edf-ouard Herriott, due there tomorrow, tomor-row, separately declared that their talks with Mr. Roosevelt must be chiefly concerned with forcing all nations to return to the gold standard. "We wilt thoroughly explore the question of restoration of normality normal-ity in the fluctuating exchange," said MacDonald. "The conversations should center cen-ter around currency stabilization with an early return to the gold standard," was the word from Herriot, Her-riot, as he approached the United Slates on the He De France. |