WAR DEBTS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 178, 23 February 1933, Page 5

WAR DEBTS

DISCUSSIONS WITH AMERICA | i —— *' * Conversations at Preliminary Stage „• } EFFORTS TO PROMOTE ! WORLD RECOVERY $ ■ - \ Press Association—-Copyright Rugby, Feb* 21.—Referring .to the war debts question during a speech, gt Jhc Pilgrims’ Society dinner ia London Sir John Simon said the British Government lyfts fortunate to have been able to make contact with, the President-elect-’ 1 of the United States before he assumed office on March 4. The British Ambassador at Washington has returned after a visit to London in full possession of the views of the Government. He had just reported that he had had a useful interview with Mr. Roosevelt at New York. The conversations at present were at a wholly preliminary stage and were of an entirely general character, but it was not too soon to say they believed that by a frank and intimate interchange of views between the British Government and the United States -over the whole field of current economic problems was the best wav to be prepared for thev effort which the countries of the world must make together to assist in promoting a world recovery. Those who had experienced the full effect, of the widespread depression had the liveliest sympathy with the difficulties facing the American people, who were passing through a time of extreme trial. It was only by mutual understanding and general co-opera-tion that relief could he.found for the stricken world, AMERICAN CABINET APPOINTMENTS ; — Press Association—Cnnvrlght New York. Feb. 21.—The Presrd- ; ent-olect to-night named Senator Cordell Hull, Tennessee, as Secretary of State, and Mr. William Wbndm. New York, as Secretary of the Treasury, The swift moving of events in for-, eign relations and domestic affairs compelled Mr. Roosevelt to make the appointments. The two Ministers will immediately confer with the emissaries ipf foreign nations on the impending war debts and world economic problems. » : ■■>