Show Us Ua S. S S VIEWPOINT GIVEN FRENCH FRENC FRENCHI I No Great Progress Made Next N ext Move Up to Caillaux WASHINGTON Sept 25 GP 4 OP The The American viewpoint was sea given lo to the French debt mission today In a meeting at the treas treas- treasury treasury treasury ury between the negotiators ol ot oo tho the two nations seeking a 0 bash for settlement of or the French war wat debt of Hardly more than ten minute was required for the second Joint join ence between th the j debt mis mh- missions dons which was described as hav hay having havIng hayIng ing made mad progress unusual In ln such negotiations SESSION lO Although today's joint session was as brief It was preceded by loy b separate sessions of oC the American and French missions of ot consid considerable con sid sid- erable crable length I French Minister Caillaux head ot of the tho French mis mis- mission mission sion slon called his colleagues together In a room near that In which the American Commission had gathered and there was consider consider- considerable considerable considerable able activity t apparent with ad ad- advisers for the two groups going from one loom to another Tho The French commissioners re refused r- r fused to comment on the results result of the session or the progress pro ot of the negotiations The American viewpoint was contained In a I statement drafted by members of or the American com om commission commission mission and It wee was considered ata as at asa asa a document furnishing the basis ot of further negotiations In view flew of or objections to tn the original French offer oHer made yesterday DESIRES TIME Minster Minister lIr Caillaux is understood to 10 have e desired time to discuss the question with his hIli colleagues at some length before further discussions were held and In the event he ho is not ready to resume the joint sessions tomorrow the tho then next n meeting probably will be bo held heldon heldon on Monday Generally at al the treasury the next move In the tho situation was regarded as being up to the French mission ml lon Secretary Mellon the American commission lon chairman explaIned explainer that the American group had hac formed rather definite conclusions as to the tho French capacity to pay The Americans have had much volunteered advice as well as the results ot of o studies lit lid lea by loy their own experts ex experts ex- ex perls In addition to to the information Information tion submitted by the French The fhe problem therefore that Is now presented Is III that of or reconciling the views of oC the two commissions O J O T T PROGRESS Mr Mellon saw no reason for tor any belief belle that insurmountable difficulties had appeared al although al- al although although though he declined to admit that today's developments de represented great progress over the tho first Joint session se slon The Tho treasury secretary believes bell Cs the second phase of oC the tho negotiations was now about to appear He lie held that there hart had been constructive e suggestions offered the French and he ho believed they would be helpful nn |