The Washington times., 1935-09-11
H0ARE PLEADS
FOR GENEVA
COVENANT
Collective D e f e n S e
Of Security Essential,
He Tells Council
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ing of a commission of inquiry,
which would give us the first
hope Of justice.
I'm the name Of His Majesty
the Emperor. 1 declare he Is
ready to make all legitimate
concessions and that he ad-
dresses to all men and women
of goodwill his prayer that
peace reign in his country for
the progress Of the Kingdom Of
God"
Thunderous applause inter
rupted the address at this point
A typical reaction of league
delegates was that of Stephan
Osusky, of Czechoslovakia, who
told International News Service
"The speech makes us believe
the league and the system Of col
lective security will emerge
heightened from this affair, no
matter who may be hurt"
The foreign secretary concluded
by remarking:
"The attitude Of the British
nation during the past few
weeks has clearly demonstrated
the fact that this is no variable,
unreliable sentiment, but .
principle Of internal conduct to
which they and their govern
mentS hold with firm, endur.
ing and universal persistence.
81 cannot believe it will be
changed as long as the league
remains our effective body and
the main bridge between the
United Kingdom and the CONT
nent remains intact"
"COLLECTIVE SECURITY"
Sir Samuel said the British
government believed that "collect
i've security founded on interna.
tional agreement is the most
effective safeguard of peace" and
added:
collective security, by which
is meant organization of peace
and prevention of war by collec-
tive means is, in its perfect form,
not a simple but a complex con.
ceptiOn.
at means much more than
what are commonly called sane.
tiOns.
"It means not merely article
Is (of the covenant), but the
whole covenant, and it assumes
scrupuIOuS respect for all treaty
obligations"
He said that despite the Gin.
spring conception" of the cove.
nant, "the spirit of war-the spirit
of war, to quote the pact of Paris,
as an instrument of national
policy even perhaps of war for
wars sake-has raised it's head
in more places than one"
Obligations Cited
Referring to the fact that the
League lacked the support of a
number of powerful nations, Sir
Samuel insisted the obligations
of the covenant nevertheless re-
NAMED. He said:
"Their burden upon us has
been increased MANIFOLD, but
the burden must be borne col
lectively."
He declared Britain believed
that backward nations, without
prejudice to their independence
and integrity, were entitled to
o life of their own. anc said:
"SOme other means than re-
course to arms must be found
for adjusting the natural play
Of international force"
Sir Samuel declared the pres
ent Ethiopian problem was eco.
nomic rather than political or
territorial. and described its as
growing from fear of monopoly
and withholding of essential CO.
1onial raw materials.
League Probe Urged
He suggested an enquiry to re-
move those fears, but added:
"A calm, diSpaSSiOnate con-
sideratiOn is impossible in an
atmosphere of war;"
At another point Hoare said:
Despite the worship of force
at the present time, the Brit
iSh people have clung to an
ideal and are not prepared to
abandon it,"
This was interpreted as an in
direct thrust at Germany as well
as at Italy.
The British spokesman attacked
government propaganda, saying:
"TOO often artificial excite
ment Of national feeling is
made an excuse for reputation
Of obligations or a threat Of
force"
Following the Briton's speech,
DR.. Yen, Chinese Ambassador to
Moscow and a graduate of the
University of Virginia, made a
speech asserting that if the
League Of Nations failed again to
assert it's authority it would wit
ness its decline in disgrace.
Hawariate opened the after.
noon session thanking all men,
bers Of the League for preserv-
ing the independence and integ-