The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-20
BY RICHARD ID. MCMILLAN
United Press stan Correspondent

PARIS, Nov. 2O.-The United
States must preserve its full free
dom of judgment" as to its course
in international action to restore
peace in Manchuria, Ambassador
Charles G. Dawes announced today,
after a conference with Aristide
BRAND, president of the League of
Nations council.
Dawes statement indicated the
council, facing a vital test of its
prestige in peace efforts in the Far
East, was preparing to take up sug-
gestions for drastic action to end
the Manchurian warfare.
Dawes statement said definitely
that the United States could not sit
in at the council table in discus
sions bearing upon application of
the league covenant machinery" for
enforcement Of peace.
BRAND had expressed himself as
emphatically in favor of interven-
ton by America as the most GER
tain method of ending the warfare
in the Far East.
Sympathizes With Aims
Intervention of the United
States, independently or in col
liberation with the league, would
clarity and strengthen the position
taken by the nations and insure a
rapid and peaceful solution" BRAND
told the United Press.
Dawes said it should not be as
sumed that the United States was
not wholly sympathetic with the
leagues peace efforts.
His statement was made after
league officials definitely had in
dicated their desire for active par
ticipation of the United States rep
resentative in the council sessions.
BRAND had declared participation
of the United States greatly would
strengthen efforts to restore peace
in Manchuria.
1.-The United States is not men,
Der of the league and therefore
can not participate in council dis
cussions bearing upon application of
the league covenant machinery"
Dawes communique said. Since
such discussions may arise at the
present conference, it is obvious that
my presence would be inappropriate
and embarrassing to efforts of the
council"
Boycott Is Provided
The covenant machinery provides
for economic or diplomatic boycott
of an aggressor nation and possible
armed intervention by the powers
against any league member which
resorts to war without eXhausting
the machinery for peace.
But the position necessarily as
sumed by the United States does not
implicate that it is not wholly SYM
pathetic with the leagues efforts for
peace in Manchuria," his statement
added. THE United States, how
ever, must preserve its full free
dom Of judgment as to its course"
Dawes remarks we're prefaced
with the statement that the United
States had hoped the council dis
cussions and the presence Of Amer
lean representative would solve the
Manchurian problem.
Il was directed to come to Paris
for the purpose Of discussing the
Manchurian crisis, as the United
States is signatory Of the pact of
Paris (anti-war treaty., and the
nine-power treaty providing for
respect for the administrative integ-
rity Of China)," the communique
said.
Wants to See Pacts Fulfilled
1.-THE United States was inter
ested, with other signatories, in see
ing the lofty purpose of the treaties
fulfilled"
ut has been the hope of my gov
eminent that settlement in ac-
cordance with the principles of these
treaties would be reached through
discussions and Cancellation during
the Paris conference and that the
presence of the United States rep
resentative would contribute to the
solution"
The position of the council re-
NAMED acute as result of Dawes
statement. The league had indicated
its chief hopes of solving the pres
ent deadlock between China and
Japan lay in action by the United
States.
japan was pressing for acceptance
of its compromise proposal for a
commission of enquiry to be sent 70
China and Manchuria to study the
political situation.