The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-20
BY RICHARD D. McAfILLAN

United Press Stan Correspondent.
 Paris, Nov 20.-(UP)--The United States must preserve its full freedom of judgement" as to its course in International action to restore peace In Manchuria, United States Ambassador Charles G. Dawes announced to-day after conference with Aristide Briand, president of the league of nations council.
 Dawes statement indicated the council, facing a vital test of It's prestige in peace efforts in the Far East, was preparing to take up suggestions 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 dis cussions "bearing upon applica- ton of the league covenant ma chinery" for enforcement of peace.
 Dawes said 1t should not be as- sumed that the United States was not wholly sympathetic with the leagues peace efforts.
 League leaders saw a ray of hope for close American collabora- ton with the council In Dawes statement that "the position neces- sarily assumed by the United States is not wholly sympathetic with the efforts being made by the league to support its objective of peace in Manchuria."
 Dawes explained just how far the United States would go in collaboration in an hours conver- sation with Briand before he issued tn.t vuyhint hnA hAnN prepared previously.
 His statement was made after league officials had definitely in- dicated their desire for the active participation of the United States representative in the council ses- sions. Briand had declared par ticipation of the United States would greatly strengthen efforts to restore peace in Manchuria.
 "The United States is not a member of the league and there- fore cannot participate in council discussions bearing upon applica- tion of the league covenant ma chinery," Dawes communique said. "Since such discussions may arise at the present conference t is obvious that my presence would be inappropriate and em- barrassing to the efforts of the council
 The covenant machinery pro- vides 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 ex- hausting the machinery for peace.
 "But the position necessarily as- stunned by the United States does not implicate that 1t is not wholly sympathetic with the leagues ef- forts for peace in Manchuria," his statement added. "The United States, however, must preserve It's full freedom of judgment as to
 pawes' remarks on the United states attitude were prefaced with the statement that the United States had hoped the council dis- cussions and the presence of the United States representative would solve the Manehurian problem.
 q was directed to come to Paris for the purpose of discussing the Manchurian crisis as the United States is a signatory of the pact of Paris (anti-war treaty. and the nine- power treaty (providing for respect for the administrative in- tegrity of China)." the com munique said.
 "The United States was interest cd, with other signatories. in see ing the lofty purpose of the treaties fulfilled.
 "It has been the hope of my government that . settlement in scoordance with the principles of these treaties would be reached through discussions and concllia- ton during the Paris conference ana that the presence of the United States representative would contribute to the solution"
 Briand was emphatically in favor of Intervention by America hs the most certain !nethod of ending
 ''fntsrvention of the United % States, independently or in coiIab- orasion with the league. would