WORLD REVIVAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 83, 8 April 1933, Page 9

WORLD REVIVAL.

CALL TO NATIONS.

ROOSEVELT EFFORT.

Personal Talks With Europe's

Leading Statesmen.

TARIFF CUT TO AID TRADING.

(United r.A.-Elcctric Telegraph-Copyright) ■'■■*!£? (Received 11.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, April 7. A flat 10 per cent cut in United States tariffs is reported in informed Congressional circles, to be one of the basic recommendations of a message and bill expected to be sent to Capitol Hill next -week by President Roosevelt.

It will contain provisions for the President to negotiate tariff agreements, and authority for him to reduce duties in exchange for concessions by foreign Towers. This is understood to be sufficiently broad to give him virtually a free hand in seeking a revival of world trade and aid in preparing for the World Monetary and Economic Conference in London.

The American programme for the economic recovery of the world is said in a high official source to include the elimination of the strangulation of trade barriers, excessively high tariffs and exchange restrictions. It does not include discussion on war debts. American officials feel that if. careful ground work is not done first, when the conference is convened in London many committees will be appointed, and hionths will pass without anything being accomplished. Setting the Ball Rolling. The President is trying to bring the leading statesmen of the world here for personal conversations, and to start the ball rolling, the chiefs of French, Italian and German Governments, as well as the British, have been invited to Washington.

The invitations to Italy and Germany were extended verbally to-day through the Embassies. A similar invitation was extended by President Roosevelt through the French Ambassador previously. Each has been invited to send the head of its Government.

■. It. is expected that the new German Ambassador, Dr. Hans Luther, will represent Germany, and that the exPremier, M. Herriot, will represent France, at the Easter discussions at Washington regarding the forthcoming World Economic Conference.

/Japan, China, Argentina, Chile and Brazil have all been invited to send representatives to the conversations.

| A message from New York says the Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" states that Mr.' Roosevelt and the. Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, are. happy over Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's acceptance of the invitation to Washington^

'- They, revealed that ah invitation, which envisaged a virtual call to an international conference in Washington preparatory to the World Economic Conference, had been extended to various Powers through their resident diplomatic envoys and through Mr. Norman Davis, America's delegate now in Europe. ... Visitors Specifically Named. Mr. Roosevelt informed the French Ambassador, M. Claudel, that he would be most pleased if France chose to send M. Herriot to Washington. Of course, it ia not known whether the nomination of M. Herriot will be acceptable to the French Prime Minister, M. Daladier, and the Foreign Minister, M. Paul-Boncour, but- his attitude on war debts and his general liberal tendencies would make ■his prestige great if he visited Washington. Diplomats representing Italy, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Greece, Czecho-Slovakia, Rumania, Denmark and Hungary visited Mr. Hull yesterday. It is understood they were informed that representatives of their countries would be most welcome. In the case of the Italian Ambassador, Signor Rossi, the invitation was made broad enough to indicate that Signor Mussolini would be welcome if he. chose to go to Washington. The correspondent states that draft legislation to give the President power to negotiate reciprocal tariff agreements has been completed and will be presented to Congress shortly. Disarmament for Discussion? Mr. Roosevelt, in his statement on Thursday, mentioned the possibility of 'disarmament being a topic at the Washington conference, and from Paris come reports that the French would like to discuss maintaining the world's political status quo for a term of years. However, there seems to bo a strong belief in Washington that no real progress will be made with either of these subjects during the April meetings. Strictly economic matters, which include war debts, are expected to be the basis of the only effective advance to an understanding. The administration continues to hope that France will have met her last December debt instalment before the conversations begin.

STAY AT WHITE HOUSE. INVITATION TO MR. MacDONALD V- '. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 12.30 p.m.) RUGBY, April 7. ifr. MaeDonald will leave on April 15 -by the Berengaria, reaching New York on April 21. .He will return by the ■same liner on April 26, arriving at Southampton on May 3. Miss Ishbel MaeDonald will accompany him. President Roosevelt's invitation stated v that he would particularly welcome .a ;visit by Mr. MaeDonald in the near future, and expressed the hope that he *ould stay with the President at White Mouse and bring with him any of his •% "family he desired. Mr. MaeDonald said that it was with the greatest pleasure that he accepted the jmvitation, on the recommendation of hk colleagues. He will be very happy indeed to jtay with President Roosevelt at White House. »Mr. Mac Donald's forthcoming visit to America will be discussed in the House of: Commons on Thursday. Washington reports state that Herr Hitler has also been invited to WashMgton personally, or to send a repre-j sentative. J