| Show I HOOVER ENDS RUMORS OF DEBT ACTION t Assures American American People Lausanne Pact Will Have No Effect BORAH PROMPTS v EDICT U. U S. S Will Willi Not Not Look Kindly Kin fly on United Front x By JOSEPH H. H BAIRD BAffin Copyright 1932 by United Press WASHINGTON July 15 15 President dent Hoover has assured the American Ameri Amen can people that they will not be pressed into any line of action on war debt adjustments by the Lausanne side agreements The p president resident after alter an inquiry by Borah sent the latter a letter showing show ing jag clearly that the United States was pleased at Europe coming to an understanding on the European question ques tion of ot reparations but making clear this his government would not look kindly kindy kind kind- ly y on a united front front combined combined action action ac tion Hon of ot our debtors His statement was prompted by Chairman Borah of the senate foreign for eign relations committee as a result of the furore aroused by the Anglo Anglo- French agre agreement ment Meanwhile this agreement was Int Interpreted In In- t to the United Press by a competent diplomatic authority as far tar more important than a promise to present a united front to America on war debts It is viewed here rather as a British promise not to comine com com- bine ine with Germany in a surprise attack attack at at- tack on the Versailles treaty basis basis' of the French French fostered fostered status quo in Europe Surope SITUATION SUMMARIZED 11 The real subject of ot the Anglo Anglo- French Trench accord in the view of an informed ormed diplomatic authority is not war debts but Europe's d dangerous political problems problem's He summarized the he situation n leading to the agreement as follows France having agreed to surrender German reparations wanted assurance assurance assurance assur assur- ance that the reich would not successfully successfully suc sue press its advantage by a campaign to throw off its military shackles regain the Polish corridor or otherwise upset the European status quo by the Versailles Versailles Ver Vcr sailles treaty In recent years Britain Britain Brit Brit- am ain has been diplomatically close to Germany jermany Further the established British policy has been to wield the the continent balance of ot power on to to play close to one nation then another as suited British advantage France apparently feared that Britain Brit Brit- am ain at some future time might unexpectedly unexpectedly un un- un expectedly support Germanys Germany's plea for treaty revision and by a surprise surprise sur sur- prise diplomatic attack place Paris at a disadvantage I INow Now under the French Anglo agreement agree agree- ment meat London promises to exchange views with complete candor concerning concerning concerning con con- matters similar in origin to toone he the one so happily settled at Lau Lou sanne sanne- I The very phrase similar in origin suggested to observers here that the agreement concerns the Versailles Versailles' treaty reaty not war var debts Reparations had lad their origin in the Versailles treaty So did German war guilt So did the Polish corridor So did I the he restriction that Germany can have only soldiers But war debts did not I Great Britain under the agreement Continued on n Page Pace Three HOOVER ENDS RUMORS OF DEBT ACTION i Continued from Fa Pate One pledged itself to no d definite finite course cours of action on revision But it did promIse promIse prom Ise to consult with France before forming a policy And that in th the view 4 of observers here was a great grea boon to the French Germany Carmany Pained at P Pact ct BERLIN July 15 UP Thc UP-Thc The The ungentlemanly un v gentlemanly gentleman's agreement 1 I as the secret accord reached between Germanys Germany's chief creditors at Lausanne Lausanne Lau Lau- sanne was called here was received painfully p i in official German circles The added revelation of the Franco Franca British consultative pact was interpreted inter inter- as clearly frustrating Germanys Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's efforts to make a reparations reparation settlement independent of the debts of the form former r allies Chancellor Franz von wen went to Neudeck where President von Hindenburg Hindenburg Hindenburg Hin Hin- denburg is spending a v vacation catlon at his estate to confer with the chief tive Although the purpose of the chancellors chancellor's visit isit was was said to be internal internal in in- politics there was no doubt doub that he reported on developments at Lausanne and the accord between France and Great Britain S Herriot Clarifies First Statement PARIS July 15 UP UP Premier Premier Edouard Herriot clarifying his Wednesday remarks before the foreign for for- foreign foreign eign eign affairs commission told the Unite United United Unit Unit- e ed Press today that the Franco Brit ish accord does not affect any British Brit ish debt settlement with the United States A false interpretation of my remarks remarks remarks re re- re- re marks has caused a a misunderstand misunderstand- ing he said The impression became became became be be- came current that I was referring to the he Franco British accord when I actually meant the gentlemen's agreement agree agree- agreement ment at Lausanne In mentioning the British debt settlement set set- with the United States I Ire referred re- re erred to the gentlemen's agreement not to the Franco British accord WASHINGTON July 15 UP Sir UP-Sir Sir Ronald Lindsay British ambassador am today oday officially advised Undersecretary Underscore Underscore- tary ary of State Castle that the Anglo- Anglo French agreement had no reference to o a united front on the two nations' nations policy toward war debts owed Amer- Amer ica ca On i instruction of the British fore forel for- for e el ign office Sir Ronald gave Castle a aco co opy y of its statements that the accord I lid did not affect non-European non countries |
