Show i 0 c I 0 c ce- ce Q S 0 lop II e Ce s 0 e A Aar ar TT TS T Y y u S REPARATION TION VIEWS yV V CLEARED HUGHES SETS I II I FORTH STAN STAND I OF New President Has Same Reparations Policy as Harding CABLES TO LONDON ToI I Hughes Takes Action To Clear Up False Reports Aug 17 To CW To clear away any In London the regarding regarding the attitude of the Coolidge administration on rep rep- reparations rep reparations Secretary Hughes has cabled to the th American embassy there there- the substance of ot the story o ci l from Washington by the AI Press on August 15 with a notification that the tho declarations declarations It represented tb se position of ot the United states IT UN TRUE n PORTS nii-PORTS PORTS This disclosure was made today IlS as a n result of the wide publication of untrue reports that the state do- do department de department I bad had sent tent to gov- gov governments eov through the American isles I abroad a n new note on reparations The informatory mes-I mes rues rues- tico mes-tico ergo to the tho embassy In London Is the only communication on rep rep- rep reparations which his s been sent abroad by the tho department Tho The message to London was as as In- In Intended In Intended tended to correct a slon slon e evident eIdent Ident in London which had Indicated that It was as felt Celt the Coolidge had modified to some extent the lous policy of Washington e C to participation In attempt to settle the tho reparations diffIculty It was as reaffirmed that there had been no change chante whatever er In policy os as a 0 a result of the tho change chango In the presidency SITUATION tIlED nED LONDON Aug A 17 Q 17 17 OP I upon cable ad advices Ices from front Secretary of State Hughes Hushes the American em- em embassy embassy em embassy bassy officials In London hll hao made It clear to the tho British foreign office that the United States con con- contemplated con contemplated no departure from Its attitude on reparations as token taken before beCore President Hardings Harding's death and as announced by Secretary Hughes In tn his Now New Haven Ha speech This disposes of any hopes on this side that President Coolidge's to office might result In Ina a mor more Interest by the United States Slates In Europe's problems Tho The reiteration of Americas America's policy was as verbally and informally to the British ment ment and not through a 0 a note |