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Show K i . i?Jl?!Jv., " " " Wte-- B t"" NEEDS NO DEBATE " f ' - It is a wise move on the part of Pjcesi- C 'dent Harding to discourage the discussion r 6f international debts at the armaments f; conference. No.body disputes the exist- ji, i - ence of the foreign debt to the ''United f- v States and the terms of its setlement is a v" piatter for negotiation between this coun- $,. try and the various nations involved. To ;f . admit the matter to debate in the arma- t ments conference would be to acknowl- f ' , edge that something less than a full and v . complete settlement would be acceptable f, ' to the United States, and is would also w bring in all related financial Biibjects, I such as lowered foreign exchange, nat- , .ional budgets, and faxes". Moreover a ','( single departure from the question of ' -Pacific controversies and armaments i limitations is bound to open the way to a t l Jnultitude of more' or less germane ques- I tions, the result of which would be a dup- I f lication qf the Paris peace conference ' I hodge-podge, with no constructive ac- f 1 complishments to show after the meetings I have adjourned. ,m .uta,.,. it |