Evening star., 1937-08-08
40 NATIONS BACK
HULL PEACE PLAN
Policy of international Self.
Restraint Wins Wide
Acclaim.
BY the Associated Press.

oy Tue AsSOClateQ PreSS.
More than 40 nations expressed to
the State Department yesterday gen.
eral accord with Secretary HulIs re-
Gently enunciated 14-point policy for
international self-restraint"
Hull expressed his views last month
and had them circulated through Dip
lomatic channels to virtually every
world capital Comment was invited.
Formal expressions came from 81
governments, including Great Britain,
France and Soviet Russia, the Scan
dinavian countries and most of the
South American republics The de-
partment said other countries had
commented orally and we're Dispatch
ing formal statements.
Notable among nations not repre-
sented in the file Of answers were
japan, China, Italy, Germany and
Spain. Conflict or aggressive national
policies dominate the affairs of these
countries
Roasserted Policy.
Hull's statement, made July Is
about the time the Stno-Japanese hos
tilities broke out, reasserted Americas
foreign policy as opposed to use of
force in international relations and to
interference in internal affairs of
other nations.
In his statement, Hull stressed these
points:
Advocacy by the United States Of
international self-restraint, peaceful
negotiation, observance of interna-
tional agreements, upholding the
principle" of the sanctity of treaties,
respect by all nations for the rights
of others and performance by all ma
tions OF established obligations,
strengthening Of International law, re-
moval Of excessive trade barriers, lin
itation and reduction OF ornaments
and international cooperative effort
by peaceful and practicable means.
Gratifying, He Says.
Hull said at press conference that
it was particularly gratifying during
these turbulent times" for Americas
foreign policy TO attract favorable at
tention from so many governments.
Anthony Edei!. Great Britain's min
lister for foreign affairs. wrote that he
was in full agreement" with the
American policy.
Mr.. Hull's views on the ever-in-
creasing need for the preservation of
peace, the vital Importance of inter-
national cooperation in every sphere,
nd
mended for obtaining these objectives
are shared in common by his ma
jesty's government in the United
Kingdom" Eden said
From Yyon Delbos, French minister
Of foreign affairs, came an express
sion of happiness Ito be able to note
once more the likeness of the feelings
which present circumstances inspire
in the governments Of our two
countries"
French objectives, he said, are res
toration of world economic stability,
tightening of armament burdens and
peaceful collaboration of all nations.
The government of Soviet Russia,
said its foreign affairs minister, Maxim
LltVinoH, considered Hulls views in
accord with the general position of
the Soviet government"
The Soviet expression particularly
expressed interest in an international
principle of abstinence of all nations
from use of force in pursuit of policy
and from interference in the internal
affairs of other nations"
"Details Of Litvinoff's reply will
be found on page A-4)
Other countries expressing accord
were:
Albania, Argentina, Australia. Aus
tria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia,
Denmark, the Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Estonia, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Latvia, the Meth
erlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua,
Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Sweden,
Switzerland. Turkey, Uruguay, Ven
ezuela Luxembourg and the Union
of South Africa,