Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-05 | Page 3 | Smoot Fears Greater Wars

SMOOT FEARS GREATER WARS Criticizes and Says U V S Should Get Out of Debt LONG B BEACH ACH Cal Co Au Aug 5 t By The Th Associated Press Press Criticising Crit the European attitude toward the debts debt duo due this country In an n address to the th Rotary club here United States Senator Reed Smoot a 0 member of ot the United States debt commission said ald Many people believe and with some omo justice that Prance France does not wish to stabilize the fran rand franc She could do so o It if she would reach an agreement to fund the debt owed this nation as s an aftermath of ot the war The former allies th the Utah sen- sen senator Sen senator ator said wished to saddle all theIr own obligations on Germany and make malee the th United States IL a a collection agency to secure the money Senator Smoot also alBo advocated re- re reducing re the United States national debt a as rapidly a as possible saying future generations will have hav their own debts that new wars arc brew brew- brewing brewing brewing ing and thai thO the next one on will bo more stupendous and more horri horn horrible horrible ble one 1918 Hit