ROOSEVELT'S VIEWS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 412, 22 December 1932, Page 5

ROOSEVELT'S VIEWS

OBJECTS TO COMMISSION Rec. Dec. 21, 7.0 p.m. Washington, Dec. 20. Although communications have not been published, the New York Times Washington correspondent to-day learned the essential point of telegrams exchanged between Mr. Herbert Hoover and Mr. Franklin Roosevelt regarding co-operation and the formation of a debt commissionMr. Roosevelt's reply to-day was friendly, and in some respects helpful in tone, but he rejeets the commission idea as being opposed to his own principles. He is also unsympathetic to the suggestion of tying the commissioners to the delegation to the Economic and Disarmament conf erences, stressing the view that debts are a separate matter, but promises to do nothing to retard or hamper examination. He objects to Mr. Hoover's ostensible exclusion of some debtor na^tions, apparently wishing to leave the door open for negotiations with France. Mr. Hoover is now faced with a decision as to whether he should proceed on his own initiative. It is now thou^ht likely that he will be governed by Great Britain's action. If sho requests an immediate renewal, he cannot deny it, but if Britain wishes to wait, Mr. Roosevelt will probably help in the matter.