The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-17
LEAGUE OF nations
COUNCIL SUPPORTS
CENSURE OF reich
All Countries Except Denmark
Join in Adoption Of French
Resolution
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Press)

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Press)
Geneva. April 1.-THE league oI
nations council Wednesday adopted
the tri-power resolution condemnine
Germany for her repudiation Of treaty
obligations with only Denmark ab.
staining from voting.
The resolution, presented jointly BY
France, Great Britain and Italy, de.
plored unilateral abrogation Of treaty
obligations and requested that the
league appoint committee to con-
slider what measures, economic and
financial, may be taken against fu-
ture repudiators Of international COM
mitments.
DR.. Peter Munich, Danish foreign
minister. in the discussion which pre-
ceded the voting. explained Denmark
would not cast its ballot because she
feared adoption Of the resolution
would hinder the task Of reconcilia-
tion."
France Persuades Poland
Joseph NJ. Beck, Polish foreign min
lister, voted for the tri-power resolu-
ton, presumably, league authorities
said, under strong persuasion from
France Poland previously had in
dicated her hostility toward the de-
claration because Of its proposals for
invoking sanctions against future
treaty violators.
The vote came after Maxim Ltvin-
off, Soviet foreign commissar, had
characterized Germany,s rearmament
as motivated by policy Of revenge
and conquest"
Mtvinoff indicated Germany by i'm
plication, saying that her rearmament
was intended to fulfill "a policy Of
revenge. the unlimited conquest Of
foreign territory. and the destruction
OF the independence Of entire states.
He indirectly accused Reichsfuehrer
Hitler and the Maxi regime Of having
publicly announced such . program, .
and he implied that the Naxis, "far
from repudiating 1t, continually cir
culate 1t and bring up their country
In this spirit"
Limit Move = Reich
An attempt by Litvinoff to extend
the implications Of the resolution to
parts Of the world other than Europe
was overridden.
The Soviet delegates proposal was
opposed by Sir John Simon. British
foreign secretary. who asked the coun-
ell to confine itself to practical meas
ures 20 all our efforts won't be lost in
|shallows and miseries."
Foreign Minister Pierre Laval Of
France supported Sir Johns views and
asked Ltvinoff not to press his re-
quest. Laval suggested that the
Soviet objective might more approp-
rtately be done at another time under
other circumstances"
Litvinoff thereupon agreed and the
vote was called for on the tri-power
resolution Is originally introduced by
the French foreign minister.
Ltvinoff told the council that It
was the duty Of al countries, es-
pecially those who are members Of
the league. to respect international OBJ
legations"
Soon after the Soviet speaker COM
pleted hts address, Salvador de Mad
ariaga announced Spain would sup
port the trt-power resolution.
Many Seek b Air views
Tewfik Aras Of Turkey, presiding
over the council, said representatives
OF Portugal. Australia, Mexico. Argen-
tina. Chile. Denmark and Turkey had
expressed their desire to speak on the
momentouS issue confronting the
league.
While alluding to Germany from
time to time In the course Of his ad-
dress, the Soviet foreign conissar fore
bore to mention the reich specifically
By name.
He recommended that, In the inter-
ct Of world peace. the countries who
are not represented at tho seesion
should add to their foreign policy the
|doctytne Of renunciAtton of any idea
oe revsnee q foreign conquest.
He sald Russia di6 not have the
same Interest In the Versailles treaty
= its stgnat0gies. bst nevertheless Nj
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