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Show Congress to Be Urged to Aid Foreign Exchange NEW ORLEANS. La. Oet 16. A proposal b American members ot ihe financial group ihni congress be urged to place a billion dollars at the disposal dis-posal of the war finance corporation to be used in stabilizing foreign ex ehange. was referred today to the gen I era committet ol the world's cotton j conference here with predic tions tha: it would be approved. The plan calls Ifoi 'he purchase or foreign securities I against debenlures to be sold in this : country avoiding short term banking j credits British members of the financial group did not ote on the recoirimen 1 dation as it was a matter in which the congress of the United States was in-vohed in-vohed They heartily endorsed the plan, however Recommendations of cotton growers were presented in a resolution, includ dng the following points. I i ersification of c rops and a twelve months marketing system: American export financing corporation endorsed; en-dorsed; all gambling in cotton and other necessities of life condemned; price-fixing by goernmen'. opposed; embargoes and restrictions on cotton In lime of peace opposed A. price for cotton that will cover production and leave a reasonable profit also was demanded. Manchester, England, probably will !be chosen as the meeting place of the j convention in 192 1 ' Sir A. Herbert Dixon, head of ihe British delegation, was apparently without opposition as first president 00 |