London Economic Conference And Cordell Hull's Economic Diplomacy

Cordell Hull was one of the most important statesmen in the history of American foreign policy, he is a famous international economic diplomacy, the faithful practitioners. During his lifetime and political career, he had been for his efforts to embrace free trade. London economic conference is a specific important economic diplomacy practice activities. London economic conference is a very importance and specific practical activities in his economic diplomacy. This paper attempts to the meeting to a specific study Hull's economic diplomacy, ideological and practical activities.During Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, Hull was appointed to be secretary of state. He believed that this was the second ruling after Wilson's own good time to reform the tariff. But along with the implementation of the new situation of domestic politics, great changes had taken place in the economy, headed by Morley nationalist economic policies pursued as a serious obstacle to the reform of Hull and President Roosevelt's policy was not conducive to Hull's tariff reform.Faced with such domestic situation, Hull hope by the London Economic Conference to realize his aspirations Hull wanted to meeting international economic conference, the United States can be a good spirit of cooperation with countries to achieve the cancellation of protective tariffs and other restrictions on trade agreements. Hoped that the forthcoming World Economic Conference as to reduce tariffs and promote trade in the multilateral talks. However, not all countries respond to Hull's proposal. Most of the countries of Europe focused on war debt and currency stability, for Hull's proposal was not interested. And in the way of hull to London, Roosevelt finally chose the economic nationalism policy to protect the interests of United States. Hull was destined to economic conference alone.At the time of the international environment, countries were eager to solve the first problem they faced, they did not believe the sincerity of the U.S. tariff reductions, combined with FDR's "explosive cable," which take into the abyss of the Conference. It also meant that Hull failure of the London Economic Conference. However, after the meeting, the United States tend to tariff reform was greatly increase. Meantime, Molly's resignation to the forces of economic nationalism is weakened, this created conditions for hull's tariff reform. After 26 years the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act finally through in June 1934But the act is also has its limitations.In this paper, we can see that Hull's economic thought was the product of the times, the product of the era of environmental impacts, he was unable to realize the aspirations of full tariff cuts. He advocated free trade with progressive, but still can not go beyond the class he represents with the times. The failure of the London Economic Conference was also illustrates the international environment is not allowed.Although later the United States through Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act ,"but the war has engulfed Europe, he has failed to prevent the outbreak of war."...