NEW AMERICAN POLICY

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 63, 16 March 1933, Page 11

NEW AMERICAN POLICY

AGREEMENTS WITH NATIONS

CONFERENCE PRELUDE

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.' (Received March 16, 10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, March. 15. State Department officials indicated on Wednesday that, if possible, reciprocal tariff agreements with various nations would loe worked out in advance of the AVorld Economic Confer-

ence,

Unofficial discussions so far aro understood to have included a conference between the Hon. W. D. Herridge, Canadian Minister, and President Roosevelt. A proposition is expected to be made, subject to further diplomatic conversations, culminating, if possible, in an agreement at'the World Economic Conference in London.

The Departmental spokesman said that whether it would be possible- to negotiate reciprocal agreements deponded on whether tho people of tho various nations had suffered enough privations to bring them to the point of forcing their political bodies to lower abnormally high tariffs. This Government is described as ready and desirous of contributing its full share to such a movement in accordance with the" tariff policy of the Democratic platform.

The Secretary of State (Mr. Hull) expects a talk with Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador, before long. He will state on behalf of the United States Government its broad desires in connection with the Economic Conference.