The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-14

dlcateu clearly that ue Hdu III AhHo this fact:
 That if the League of Nations imposes penalties on Italy in event of an attack on Ethiopia 1t might provide a historical precedent for league action against possible Ger man aggression in future.
 His bold presentation of a new aspect of the leagues struggle with a grave European crisis was matched by his statement on Rus- sia's position.
 "If all peace efforts of the league council fail," he said, "and the Italian Ethiopian conflict comes be- fore the council again Gas it would in event of war-Ed.) or before the assembly, the Soviet delegation will pass its judgment with impartiality and courage that will not be shak- en by intimation whether 1t be by abuses, by attacks in the press or by any other methods. No Question of Siding
 "For the Soviet government there is no question of siding with one | or other party to the conflict, or of defending any ones interests. The Soviet government is op- posed to the system of colonies, to spheres of influence and to imper- ialism.
 For the Soviet government there is only one question of defending the covenant as an instrument of peace.
 "We may need the covenant more than once, and probably on still more serious occasions. If we leave this assembly with the certainty that states whose representatives have addressed us here have form ally pledged their governments to permit no new attacks on the cov- enant, and to use the covenant in all cases of aggression irrespective of origin or object this assembly will be landmark in the leagues history"
 | Second to None
 "The Soviet government will be second to none in Loyalty discharg- ing it's obligations" | He revived three Russian pro- posals which he said, are lying cov- cred with dust in the leagues ar- hives: l. Definition of what constitutes an aggressor nation. l 2. Transformation of the world disarmament conference into per- manent peace conference. 3. Total disarmament of all na- tions.
 'If we had before us from Italy" said Litvinov, instead of a declar- ation on liberty of action, a for mal. we'll founded complaint against acts of aggression commit ted by neighboring Ethiopia--one which fell under the definition of aggression adopted by the league venture to assure the representa- tive of Italy here that not only would he have obtained from the league all justice, but he would have convinced himself, also, of the amount of sympathy which the mo- ble Italian nation enjoys among us."
 Years to Avert Conflicts
 The league, Litvinov said, had spent the last four years in settl- ing or averting armed conflicts.
 "A permanent peace conference" he continued, "apart from facilita- ting procedure to prevent conflict, and apart from other advantages. would be of great propaganda im- portance in the cause of peace in warning an aggressor that there is an organ permanently keeping watch over the maintenance of peace, and not only watching on extraordinary occasions and with delays"
 Litvince said his disarmament proposal, which staggered 8 dis armament conference in 1927. was not Utopian.
 I maintain," he said. Ion the contrary, that the utmost difficulty Is presented by partial. and the least difficulty by total. disarma- ment.
 ''If and when it seems that the feasible has proved utopian let us try whether what seems to be uto- plan will not prove feasible"