Show U UI u. S. S PREPARES PREP ARES PATH IN CRISIS WASHINGTON Sept 2 24 A A request that Americans leave Czechoslovakia and a quickened pace in the treasury's preparations to meet international financial problems which might ensue froma from a European war evidenced today the administrations administration's apprehension over the latest turn in the German German- Czech crisis The state department said Wilbur Wilbur Wil Wil- Vil- Vil bur J. J Carr minister at Prague had advised Americans to get out of Czechoslovakia immediately i because c conditions were such sueh that at any time it might become impossible for them to leave laave Department records list Americans as residents in Czecho Czecho- Slovakia Hundreds more may b be bethere bej there as tourists At the state stat department department de- de J de-J it was believed however that a considerable number had left since the war clouds began gath th 2 ering ta Among treasury developments were these 1 1 It deposited of gold certificates in three federal reserve banks marking the first time April that any of its huge gold accumulation had been converted into cash This served to increase the rhe cash balance the treasury will have available in the event a War ar demoralizes money markets tem tern I 2 Jacob Viner University of ot Chicago economist who resigned recently as a a. treasury aid wa ws 5 recalled to advise on financial as aspects aspects as- as of the European situation 3 Archie Lochhead manager of t the treasury's stabilization Lund 2 and Paul Leroy Leroy-Beaulieu u financial of the French embassy conferred con con- con J for an hour Lochhead di directs directs di di- D this his country's actions under its 1936 agreement to cooperate with France Great Britain Belgium Holland and Switzerland in stabilizing sta sta 1 world currencies President Roosevelt and his cab 1 inet met dis discussed the European situation situation situa- situa tion late yesterday but there was no public word as to the views ex ex- changed I Mr Roosevelt also conferred during during dur dur- dur 1 ing the day with Bernard Baruch D New York financier who was chairman chair 1 B man of the war industries ld during the World war Asked later about reports he would head some ome new eco economic defense committee Baruch said Those are matters for the president ent |