FRENCH PREMIER

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1931, Page 5

FRENCH PREMIER

VISIT TO NEW YORK. A GREAT OVATION. [United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—(Jopyright.J (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) NEW YORK, October 22. Premier Laval of France arrived in United States to-day to tai'k with Mr 'Hoover. New York one of the greatest ovations in its history. Cheering thousands banked -Battery Park, fireboats .-.pouted and guns at Fort Jay thundered.

At the City Hall where he., was escorted with the pomp New York displays for its heroes, he said he came from a Nation determined to co-operate with America to help restore prosperity. A grave crisis had arisen which has interrupted your development as well as that of other countr.es in the world, torn with doubt. Our two great democracies together must search for and apply methods which will restore calm and re-establish the equilibrium. M. Laval said he wrought no fixed or definite programme. He is expected, however, to discuss several subjects that j ihe French consider more or less inter- , woven, yet in sense separate. Among | these are. disarmament, economic recovery, 1 gold standard, inter-Governtnental debts, national security and co-operation among nations particularly Fiance and United .States, at is generally understood he does not expect to take back any definite agreement on papei; or otherwise, 1 but merely thresh out with the Presi- j dent the preliminaries, looking towards co operation on various subjects.