Show I DEBT PARlEY STARTS N EVEN KEEL WASHINGTON Aug 11 AP Further discussion to preliminary pave rave the way for an agreement on the funding of B Belgium's war debt to the United States o occupied the attention today of the debt commissions of the two coun coun- Format Formal opening of negotiations IIII Ii yesterday gave an impetus to the although sE several veral days of ot continuous sitting may be r required w before eor actual terms can be dIs- dIs bussed j The assurance of Ambassador De Cartier that the little kingdom will her Just obligations and the promise by Secretary Mellon that slie sno will be asked to pay only with with- Sin ln her capacity produced a feeling feel- feel ing of cordiality at the opening s 's session that bids bils fair to smooth the theto i way to a settlement J Prior to a discussion of terms however mi-however the Belgian r representatives presenta- presenta lives ves propose to present a detailed account of financial conditions in heir country so o that the tho AmerIcan Amen Amerl- can commissioners may have at hand hand a picture of ot the the problems problems that be considered J T While the debt conferees gathered gath gath- 5 Jeered ered in opening session events In hi M Paris Pads and Rome Home also brought a a. astep astep step nearer the funding of ot two other Bother other war debts a Finance Minister Caillaux let it ite e De known that he would like to toto come to Washington with a no genns gen tIeman's n's ns offer ofer for tor settlement of ot French war debt and Count Volpi Italian minister of ot finance conferred with financiers of that nation as to the shape of ot documentary documentary docu- docu material t to be presented ww 4 to the States for the fund fund- ingi of ot the Italian Italian debt |