WAR DEBTS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 248, 10 June 1932, Page 5

WAR DEBTS

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i AMERICA NO SYMPATHY I FOR SUGGESTIONS OF I CANCELLATION

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B Rec. June 9, 5.5 p.m. I NEW YORK, Wednesday. wThe Times Washington correspondstates that the powers receiving ■parations from Germany have been ■formed from dip)lomatic channels Bat the United States has no symBtliy with any programme envisaging Be cancellation of these reparations Hntingent upon the annulment of ■p time dehts due to America. ■The State Department tacitly ad-R-tted that various foreign envoys »d made inquiries from Mr. H. L. Rimson on the question, and had ■en informed of the position. ■Mr. Stimson, according to the LonKn report, informed Sir D. Lindsay, B^ish Ambassador that quite apart ■pia the American debt phase, it l"ust for Germany to pay Kreasonable amount of reparations. ■Officials declined to comment thereB> aiM their silence led to extensive ■pculation as to how far the United ■ates may have gone in supporting fflL given solution of the reparations at Lausanne. ■There is a feeling in responsible ^■cles here that if all reparations ^Rho forgiven Germany, it would ffimn that the cost of the wai' would ■jtransf erred to the Allies and Ame■iaa shoulders. ... — ...