, 1935-09-12
NATIONS TELL
LEAGUE FINAL
TEST IS HERE
P owerful Smaller
Groups B a UP
Britain In Her
Peace Stand

GENEVA, Sept. 1924 Group
OF Europe's most powerful small
nations came out u~nequivorally In
the League OF Nations assembly
Thursday against the employment
OF force as q means Of acquiring
the territory OF others.
Statesmen OF the Netherlands.
Belgium and Sweden-the last un-
derstood to represent all the Scan
dinavian countries-pledged their
nations loyal support to the League
OF Nations covenant. thereby back
ing the British policy pronounced
Wednesday by Sir Samuel Hoare.
Great Bdtain's foreign secretary.
League Final Test
Support Of the league. In the face
of the threatened invasion Of Eth
opia by italy. was pledged by
Jonkheer A. c. de Graeff. foreign
minister Of the Netherlands. by
Premier Paul Van iceland Of Bel
GUM. and by Richard Sander. for
eign minister OF Sweden.
Force was added to Sanders
declaration by the fact that he came
here almost directly from q con-
ference with the foreign ministers
OF Norway and Denmark. II was
reported without confirmation that
the Scandinavian statesmen would
recommend their governments resign
from the League OF Nations :. the
League fails to make good in this
Italo- Ethiopian crisis.
Premier Van iceland told the
assembly Belgium had decided 70
60 the limit" in taking part in the
common responsibility Of League
members.
Many delegate attached deep
significance to this statement since
BELGIUM Is an ally OF France.
Shortly after Van Zeeland's
speech. Premier Laval OF France
authorized the issuance of a denial
by the press that he had said he
would never approve the application
of sanctions against an aggreSsor
in the dispute between Italy ana
Ethiopia.
Russia having publiclv committed
herself as opposed to the employ
ment OF force. League observers had
the impression that 1t would be diff
ficult for France to resist a develop
ment movement for the employment
OF measures OF restraint In case war
breaks out between Italy and Eth
opia.
De Graeff, coming out clearly
against anv Italian expansion by
force, asserted the world should
give a categorical mo" to any such
methods.
Atmosphere Is Tense
The assembly resumed It's session
In an atmosphere Of undiminished
tension.
The Italian representatives. stiIl
trritated by the speech Of the Brit
ish foreign secretary and It's implied
threat OF sanctions, repeated the
warning attributed to Premier Ben
ito MuSsolini several weeks ago TO
the effect that sanctions mean
war"
Premier Pierre Laval OF France.
resuming his discussions with the
British, had not yet succeeded In
getting through 10 MuSsolini by
te'e~hone a last appeal for q con-
ciliatory gesture from Rome.
He was believed in informed uuAr-
ters. however. to be still hopeful
that he could reach II Duce's ear
before Thursday night Laral must
speak for France before the assem-
blv Friday. and League circles be-
lieved Nussolini's attitude toward
Is conciliatory efforts would be
likely TO determine to a great X
tent what he would say.
Az governments were urged 20
remain faithful TO the League COW
e~"Nt in connection with the rtalo-
EthioDian conflict IN a resolution
adon-ed bv the women's inte-na-
ticrql examinations.
Miss Marv Dingman OF New York.
now traveling in the Tinted sta'~s.
was reelected president OF the
cc-rm'f4aa. Mrs. Laura Puffe- Nor
gen OF washington. y. C.. vi~a --es-
ident. will continue her activities.