Show IL if Mining lining Financial News I BELGIAN BELOIAN GOLD OUTPUT I FEARED BY EUROPE r PARIS March 16 UP The jp-The The The gold bloc countries o of Europe are nerous nervous nervous ner ner- ous it was disclosed today over fear that Belgium is about to de devalue devalue de- de evalue e- e value her currency The arrival In Paris tomorrow of I Premier George Theunis and Foreign Foreign For For- eign Minister Paul Hymans was be beIng being being be- be ing construed as a a. political threat to compel France to aid her sister country whose currency is being heavily attacked Belgian industry it was said here is anxious to devalue the belga in order to reach financial equality with England The gold bloc conference last October October Oc Oc- Oc-I Oc tober in Brussels reached an agreement agreement agree agree- ment to try to Increase commercial exchange 10 per cent above the preceding preceding pre pre- ceding year but Belgium's balance of trade with France has grown more unfavorable instead of better The Belgian ministers it was said in financial circles here will demand demand demand de de- de- de mand a showdown from Premier Etienne Pierrc-Etienne Flandin and Finance Minister r Martin Germain-Martin and may threaten to resign unless Belgium is aided commercially Belgian devaluation it was as assured assured assured as- as in financial circles is not likely to cause immediate collapse of other gold currencies but one authoritative source said it might be the beginning of the end |