Show HOOVER SPEEDS EAST TO PARLEY By JOHN JOliN F. F CHESTER Associated Press Staff Writer er erON ON BOARD THE PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL en route to Washington NoV 14 President 14 President Hoover hurried eastward today toward what ma may maj prove an an historic conference between himself and President-elect President Roosevelt Roose over oyer debt questions of ot moment t to the world Informed virtually all debtor nations nations na na- na Hons of the United States in intended ended to seek seck suspension of payments due December Dc De cember 15 President Hoover yesterday yesterday yester yester- day made public a lengthy telegram he sent to the New York governor ai at Albany inviting him to visit the WhiteHouse WhiteHouse White WhiteHouse House this week to seek a n common basis of action extending into the next nex administration Up until early this morning th the chief chie executive had not received an acceptance of ot othis his invitation tion but nev nevertheless he l laid id plans for such a parley parley par par- ley Icy shortly after his return to the ex ex- Continued on pue P Page Three HOOVER SPEEDS EAST TO PARLEY I Continued from P Pace Pe C One Ona I mansion Wednesday It was vas J learned authoritatively he has various vari var- I ous definite steps in mind for dealing with the situation as it touches Individual In Individual nations but desires a cooperative coop conference with the president president- elect before taking action I am prepared he wired to Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt to deal with the subject as far faras faras faras as as it lies in the power of ot the executive executive tive but it must be our common wish to deal with this question in a constructive con constructive con constructive fashion for the common goodof good of ot the country I am loathe to proceed with roe rec to the congress until I Ican Ican Ican can have an opportunity to confer with you personally at some conven- conven lent date in the near future Mr Hoover spoke also of the world economic conference and the arms conference efforts which would continue continue con con- on Into the Roosevelt administration administration adminis adminis- upon which an Uan interchange of views would be in the public inIn in in- terest In his telegram Mr Hoover reiter his debts stand as opposed to cancellation in any form but said We should be receptive to proposals aIs from our debtors for tor tangible compensation com corn In other otner forms than In direct direct di di- payment In expansion of ot markets for the products of ot our labor and our farms DISCUSSIONS NECESSARY If It negotiations are arc to be undertaken undertaken under under- taken as required by these governments governments govern ments he said protracted and detailed detailed de do- tailed discussions would be necessary necessary sar sary which ich could not be be concluded during my administration Any ne- ne of ot this question on the basis of ot the requests of these governments is limited by the resolution of ot the nn mu Press rs And ci if there is to be any change in the attitude of the congress it willbe will willbe be greatly affected by the views of ol those members who recognize you a as as their leader and who will properly desire de do- sire your counsel and advice Summarizing the entire debt situation situa situa- tion as he has seen een it unfold the presIdent president pres pres- ident quoted to the Democratic stand stand- ard bearer a note from the British government government gov gov- stating the regime of intergovernmental intergovernmental inter inter- governmental financial obligations as now ex existing must be reviewed The British statement he said also for a suspension of ot pay pay- during the negotiations and re- re related directly to the pay pay- nent neat due December 15 The president also recalled the congressional con con- gressional resolution declaring it against American policy that any of the indebtedness of foreign countries to La the United States should be in any manner canceled cancel d or reduced He said the statement had given a atlear clear notice to debtor countries of the nations nation's stand Therefore he said any commit commitments ments which European governments may have made between themselves could not be based upon any assurances assurances assur assur- ances of ot the United States Moreover More over the tenor of ot negotiations asked for by the debtor governments goes beyond the terms of the congressional resolution referred to too ANTICIPATES DUTIES As his train swung across part o of New v Mexico and Texas today the president looked ahead not only to pressing debt questions but also to other matters he intends to place before before be be- fore congress In addition to his annual message to congress and his budget message Mr Hoover hopes to send to capitol hill detailed plans for tor the tion of government President Hoovers Hoover's return to Wash ington from his Palo Alto Calif home was delayed by a side trip Saturday night to Boulder City Nevada where he be inspected the preliminary work of the Colorado river dam darn that is to bear Jib his name name I Under the illumination of floodlights flood flood- lights and a full desert moon moon he saw workmen rushing final preparations preparation for diversion o of ot the stream yesterday through foot 50 tunnels In rock walls wall car icar ear the damsite to clear the river riverbed bed bedfor for to bedrock PRAISES WORK Speaking in the administration buildIng at Boulder City President Hoover said the dam darn was the greatest great est eat engineering work of its character ever attempted at the hand o of man and expressed the hope be present at its completion as a by by- stander Even so he said I I shall feel a special personal satisfaction He said the dam would serve four purposes stabilizing the stream in flood lood season providing dom domestic tlc Water wa wa- ter er for southern California and parts of ot Ariz Arizona na supplying irrigation water wa wa- wa ter for Arizona and valleys of ot southern south south- em ern California and preserving Amerlean Amer lean can rI rights in the flow of the river Mr Hoover served as chairman of the Colorado river commission which settled the legal conflicts as asto to water rights among six si of ot the states after three years of negotiations |