New York, Nov, 11.
Opposing a revival of "pump priming' as unnecessary, Me, Henry Morgenthau, Secretary' of the Treasury, gave a pledge to-day that his administration would balance the budget by cutting expenditures.
He advocated a reduction of {$859,000,000 by spending less relief, highways, public works and agriculture, and also advocated broadening' the base of income tax so that more persons might pay the fax, Mr, Morgenthau suggested the aboli of some consumer "nuisance" taxes, "The basic need of to-day," he added, "is to foster a full applica tion of the driving force of private London, Nov. 8.
The British Consul-General in Shanghai, Mr, Herbert Phillips, had been instructed to file claims by. Britons in the International Settle~ ment for compensation for damage caused by the Sino-Japanese hostili ties, announced Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons to-day.
'The Consul-General, Mr. Eden declared, would examine and assess them ae' far as possible at the time, and they would be subsequently amended, if necessary.
Preliminary isis would be compiled and communicated to the local Chinese and Japanese officials, while detailed lists would be prepared later for presentation to the governments
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