In their leading articles _newspapers discuss at length the position regarding British and French debts to America.
The "World" defends the British attitude claiming that the United States cannot afford to imperil world trade relations by insisting: to be treated as a preferred creditor. the other hand the "Evening Post" severely condemns the British attitude to France, and declares that the debts owed to America are different from genuine Inter-Allied debts, and that France is entitled to deal with America fervently from the other Allies.
The "Herald and Tribune" also contends that the Paris-Washington negotiations do not concern Gi Britain—Reuter's American Servi Washington, Dec. 12.
President Coolidge is represented to have said that he was opposed to any plan for submitting to the World Court or other tribunal the question of the adjudicatic claims against Germ Dawes plan—Reuter's Service.
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