DARK SECRET

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 7 May 1927, Page 9

DARK SECRET

LATE EDITION

ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.

WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.

WAR- BEETS AND REPARATIONS.

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT,

Received 11.15 a.m. to-day. LONDON, May 6. The Australian Press Association’s special correspondent at Geneva states: “Exactly what the conference is all! about seems to be kept a dark secret, most speeches showing that the participants are merely hoping to find a panacea for the world’s ills. Deep behind the masses of statistics there is, however, an idea which is shared by most European countries that the most practical move towards the world’s reconstruction and general good times would be the cancellation of war debts and reparations. This has considerably perturbed American delegates, who, in the corridors, are freely letting it ba known, that they are ready for this proposal, and will oppose, it strenuously. The policy of all' the Dominions appears to •be merely watching. N“ Dominion delegate has so far ascended the rostrum, but their interest is keen and no point is passed unnoticed, the liason within the Empire delegations being perfect.”