Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-13 | Page 9 | Stimson Faces Cool Welcome

STIMSON FACES COOL WELCOME PARIS April 13 UP UP-A UP A cool welcome welcome wel wel- come was predicted today for lor Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of State Stimson when he reaches France Thursday en route to the world disarmament conference at Geneva Stimson will confer conter with Premier Tardieu who will return from Geneva Geneva Geneva Ge Ge- neva and was c expected to pay a courtesy courtesy cour cour- tesy visit to ex Premier Pierre LavaL But opposition to the United States disarmament plan as an American move to isolate France was expected to cool his reception as far as the press and md politicians generally were concerned The French expected that Stimsons Stimson's conversations here would be important important tant and would touch on war debts and reparations It was recalled that Stimson visited Europe last Jul July insisting insisting in in- that he was merely on a vacation vacation vaca vaca- tion but participated in the Paris conference on the German credit situation situ situation and dominated the seven power conference at London for Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's rehabilitation Stimson presented a plan at London which became the b basis for the present pres ent stand still agreement on foreign credits In Germany The French expected ex cx- expected Stimson to follow his initiative at the seven power conference and the Hoover moratorium both of which were intended to furnish temporary relief relic for lor Germany S I