Evening star., 1935-10-27
United Efforts
tOHalt War
Backed.
u. s. STANDS BY
KELLOGG PACT
Traditional Ban on
ENHANCEMENT Is
Re-emphasized.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.


Re-emphasizing the policy of mo
entanglements" of the United States,
and reaffirming its stand of independ-
ent neutrality in the Italo-E Ethiopian
war, Secretary Hull last night in
formed the president of the Commit
tee of Coordination of the League of
Nations. DR.. Augusta de Vasconcellos
that this country has done and will
continue to do all in its power to
contribute towards a peaceful settle
ment of the present world problems.
The Secretary of State stated in
unequivocal terms that the United
States stands by the Kellogg BRAND
pact and other peace treaties with
the whole might of its moral influence
Will Work Toward Peace.
Realizing" Hull said, that war
adversely affects every country. that
1t may seriously endanger the eco
threatens the existence of civilization,
the United States. in keeping with the
letter and the spirit OF the pact of
Paris and other peace obligations un-
dertakes at all times not only to exer-
else its moral influence in favor of
peace throughout the world, but to
contribute in every practicable way
within the limitations OF our foreign
policy to that end"
Without saying so specifically Mr..
Hull expressed the sympathies of this
country with the efforts of the other
countries to put stop to the danger
Gus adventure in East Africa-that is
to say. with the measures adopted by
the League of Nations regarding
Italy.
THE United States" Secretary Hull
said, "views with sympathetic interest
the individual or concerted efforts of
their nations to preserve peace or to
localize or shorten the duration of
war"
announcement Seen.
This last sentence in the Secreta-y's
reply to the notification of the presi-
dent of the Committee of Co-ordina-
ton of the League of Nations is bound
to be interpreted abroad as an en-
couragement to the League TO enforce
the economic and financial sanctions
Mr.. Hull made it clear that the
various steps adopted by the ad-
ministration before and after the
outbreak of the Italo-Ethiopian War
were taken independently of the
actions of the League of Nations and
were dictated solely by the desire of
the American people to see all con-
f1icts settled by peaceful means.
THE Government and people of
the United States are deeply in
terested In the prevention of war
and hence in the sanctity of treaties.
-" We are by tradition strong pro-
ponents of the principle that all diff
ferences between members of the
family of nations should be settled
by pacific means"
After setting forth chronologically
the various steps taken by this Gov
eminent to avoid the outbreak of the
armed conflict between Italy and
Ethiopia, the Secretary of State
added:
When, however, it was found that
hostilities actually existed this
Government, acting on its own
initiative, promptly announced
number Of basic measures primarily
to avoid being drawn into the war
and which also would not be without
effect in discouraging war"
Secret Sympathy Disproved.
BY this statement Mr.. Hull ex-
ploded rumors spread by interested
quarters that the action of the
United States in declaring an en-
barge as soon as President Roosevelt
(See WAR, Page 81