Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1932, Page 4

GARNER OPPOSES NEW MORATORIUM Statement Expresses Nearly Unanimous Opinion in Poll of Congress. John N. Garner, Speaker of the House and Vice President-elect, expresses the virtually unanimous opinion of those who have responded to a quick poll of Congress on the war debt issue by the North American Newspaper Alliance | when he wired: { “I opposed the first moratorium. I am opposed to the extension of it.” | In the poll telegrams were sent each | Senator and Representative. They ‘were asked whether they favored or d extension of the Hoover moratorium, with postponement o f the interest pay- ment due Decem- ber 15, and whether they favored or op- posed revision or cancellation. This is the third installment giving replies wired in by the members of Congress. Another will appear in the Star tomorrow. Four Senators jyohn N. Garner. lnomwered as fol- ws HENRY F. ASHURST, DEMOCRAT. OF ARIZONA: “I shall not support any legislation propoeing to cancel the | indebtedness due the United States from foreign nations. Our ex-service men endured the iron hail of war in the flercest storm that ever blew. anc the American people laid upon them- selves a heavy burden of taxes to fi- nance that war period. This burden of taxation will exist for years, and it | would now be unjust to the American | taxpayer to cancel these foreign debts. | Uncle Sam cannot reclaim the spend- thrifts of Europe by filling their pockets with money.” HAMILTON F. KEAN, REPUBLIC- | AN, OF NEW JERSEY: “I do not| favor an extension of the Hoover mora- | torium unless it can be proved to me | the taxpayers would benefit. I have re-| ceived no proof of | this to date. I am one of those who| talked to the va- rious organ!mtions} for the sale of| Liberty bonds dur- | ing the war. Since the war the foreign | countries have not | even paid us the amount of the in- terest the United | States has to pay for the money| which they bor- rowed in order to Senator Kean. loan the money to them. It seems to | me unfair that the American taxpayer | LEGION HEAD HITS LITTLEPAGE DISCUSSES TRADE BODY I’RO(:‘-HAMI | President of Group Says 1033 Ac- | tivities Can Aid in Restoring | D.C.Department Commander Says 11 Billions Due Were Post-War Loans. The stand of the American Legion against cancellation of all or any part of the debts owed the United States by foreign governments has been called to the attention of President Hoover and President-elect Roosevelt on the eve of their debt conference here, in| a vigorous statment issued yesterday by Norman B. Landreau, commander of the District of Columbia Department of the Legion. Comdr. Landreau declared that the, Leglon, by unanimous resolution, is | “unalterably” opposed to any alliance or compact with European countries either to reduce or cancel the debt. Sees Popular Uprising. He declared that if the American people “are properly apprised” of the | results of the payment fo this country | of the $11,000,000,0¢ war debts, “there would be an overwhelming popu- lar uprising against this movement by the forelgn nations who are being en- couraged by the international bankers for this cancellation. “An_erroneous opinion has gotten | out due to propaganda,” he con- tinued in his statement. “that this $11,000,000,000 is a debt due for moneys loaned and material supplied during the World War. This is not so. The over 12 billions that the allled nations owed our country at the end of the World War was can- celled, and this 11 billions of debt now due is moneys that have been furnished and credit given to the allied nations since the close of the war. “Now is the time for all patriotic American citizens and especinlli“lhe‘ American Legion to give full publicity to the effort of the international bankers to throw this great burden back on the American people, and to fight strenuously against any such Woogwmm & Lofimp owQw The Chrisimas Store “Give Us This Day Our today to the Washington Community Chest Better Business. | The 1933 program of the Washing- |ton Chamber of Commerce was dis- cussed at a meeting yesterday of all bureau and committee chairmen, pre- sided over by Thomas P. Littlepage. president of the trade body. The group mapped ways and means of securing practical results “of definite value to | Washington business” during the com- | | ing_ye: Declaring depressed business condi- tions have increased the need for con- | structive civic service, Mr. Littlepige told the chamber members “the solution of problems now facing Washington | will go a long way toward getting busi- ness back upon an even keel.” He stressed importance of the tax- ation problem, explaining that the trade group s opposed to any tinkering with | taxes on a piecemeal plan or any pro- posed change in fiscal relationship based upon incomplete study or dictated by partisan policies. | action being taken by our President | and Congress. “Would Pay for Relief.” “This 11 billlon dollars, if paid, would move than take care of the| amount which has been appropriated for the use of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation; the two-billion- dollar reliet appropriation; the $2,400,- 000,000 proposed soliders’ honus pay- ment; the hundreds of millions that have been appropriated for the Farm Loan Board and leave sufficient money | to build the Nicaraguan canal and over 70,000 miles of concrete highway in our country. \ “It would go & tremendous way to- ward putting thousands of our unem- | ployed to work and in breaking the | backbone of this,economic depression. | The American Legion, fllled with a | | great sense of patriotic duty, ealls upon | our Government and dur millions of | | citizens to take a determined stand to protect our American institutions and to bring back to our country security | and prosperity, and to oppose this can- | cellation movement.” Daily Bread”—subscribe D. 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I do not know if the public is aware that the fall in the pound sterling has reduced our tariff more than 25 per cent.” King Is Opposed. WILLIAM H. KING, DEMOCRAT, OF UTAH: “With present information | 1 do not favor postponement of the payment of war debt interest. I am opposed to a general revision of war debts, but would not oppose further examination of the subject when coupled with consideration of disarma- ment, tariffs, inter- national exchange, and com- merce and rehabili- tation of silver.” A. H. VANDEN- BERG, REPUBLIC- AN, OF MICHI- GAN: “Atthe time of the first mora- lum Con gress spoke with empha- and clarity against debt can- cellation or reduc- tion or further suspension. Only reasons that are specific and pro- found and that Senator Vandenbers. involve reciprocal American considerations can be ex- pected to change this attitude. Per- sonally, I should like to consider a lump sum composition of the whole debt in each instance.” Five Representatives Reply. Five Representatives wired as follows: | WALTER G. ANDREWS, REPUBLIC- AN, OF NEW YORK am strongly inclined to oppose any extension on the basis of my present information.” 0. L. AUF DER HEIDE, DEMOCRAT, OF NEW JERSEY: “I do not favor | extension of the Hoover moratorium | for further postponement of war debts, | and neither do I favor creation at this | time of any commissions for revision | of war debts.” | JOHN T. BUCK- | BEE, REPU by LIC- OF ILLINOIS: “I am against mor- atorium and for- eign debt cancel- lation.” JOHN J. BOY- LAN, DEMOCRAT. | OF NEW YORK: “I am opposed tn further extension of the interest moratorium on for- eign debts. To my mind the only ob- ject sought in a Tequest for a re- vision is to revise it off the slate en- tirely.” BRAND, REPUBLICAN, | ) : “I am not in favor of re- vising war debts. If foreign nations must default in interest it should not be prompted by any action on our part. 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