ANOTHER CONFERENCE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 83, 8 April 1933, Page 7

ANOTHER CONFERENCE

AMERICAN INVITATIONS MACDONALD’S ACCEPTANCE MUSSOLINI AND HERRIOT? PLANNING WORLD PARLEY »By Telexi-yh—Pres* A '-.tiun—Coyyrirtt.. Keceived April 7, 9.5 p.m. NEW YORK, April 6 The New York Times’ Washington rorrespondent says that happy over Mr MacDonald's acceptance of the invitation to come to Washington, Mr Roosevelt and Mr Hull revealed that invitations, which envisage a virtiia 1 : all tv an international conference a' Washington preparatory to the World Econom.c Conference, have been extended to various Powers through the resident «C<!oiuatic envoys and through Air Davis during his visits to the capitals of Europe. It was learned that Mr Hoosevelt to-day let M. Claudel (French Ambassador) know that hr would be most pleased if France chose to send M. llerriot. Of course it is not known if >uch a designation is acceptable to M. Daladicr or M. Paul Buncour, but M. llerriot’s attitude regarding debts and his general liberal tendencies would make his prestige great if he came. Diplomats representing Italy, Spain, Greece, Czecho-Slovakia, Rumania, Denmark and Hungary visited Mr Hull during the day and it is understood that they were informed that their representativi- would be most welcome. In the case of Ambassador Rossi, the invitation was made broad enough to indicate that Signor Mussolini woul'i be welcome if he chose to come. Meanwhile the draft of the legislation granting the President power to negotiate reciprocal tariff agreements has been completed and will be presented to Congress shortly. W’hile Mr Roosevelt, in a statement yesterday, mentioned the possibility of disarmament as a Washington Conference topic, from Paris comes reports that the French would like to discuss maintaining the world’s political status quo for a term of years. There seems to be a strong belief here that real progress will be made in neither of these subjects during the April meetings. Strictly economic matters, which include war debts, arc expevted to be the basis of the only effective advance in an understanding. The Administration continues to hope that France will have met the last December debt instalment l»efore the conversions begin. The procedure of the discussions now contemplated includes conversations between Messrs MacDonald, Roosevelt and Hull and the French representative, front wl.i h they will seek the development of a triangular accord in respect to the agenda for the World Conference. Then there will be private conversations between Messrs Roosei -It and Hull and the respective envoys, and possibly general discussions between the entire group. ROOSEVELT'S INVITATION HANDED TO AMBASSADOR WASHINGTON. April 6. A formal invitation to Mr MacDonald to vi.-it President Roosevelt was handed to the British Ambassador today. QUESTION IN COMMONS MR MACDONALD S HOPE [ British O&ciai W;rtle»s.] RUGBY, April 6. Asked in the House of Commons if his vi.'it to Washington would have the effect of postponing the World Economic Conference. Mr MacDonald replied: ‘‘Quito the opposite, 1 hope. 1 would like to hurry it up."’ PROMPT ACCEPTANCE MR. ROOSEVELT S OFFER WASHINGTON. April l>. Prompt acceptance was received b. Mr. Roosevelt to-night to his iuvita Uvu to Mr. MacDonald t<» \ isit him