The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-13

obligations (under the nine power treaty. is by helping to check Ja- panese aggression and uphold the treaty in question" .
 China, Wellington Koo said, will stand firm upon the treaty guar antees.
 We ask that Japanese aggression be stopped and the nine power trea- ty be respected" he said. "So long as Japanese aggression persists so long will China continue to resist.
 After Wellington Koo and Davis. Won Delbos, foreign minister of France spoke.
 He made a yelled attack on the German Japanese Italian anti . Communist pact and decalred that the Chinese-Japanese dispute could not be settled by force. He urged all peace loving peoples to unite against violence.
 Statement of DelbOs
 Delegates took as an attack on the anti-communist agreement, Del- bos' statement:
 Each nation has a right to choose freely its institutions. Theological blocs like coalitions of interests to which they can, moreover, serve as pretexts can not assure people the safeguard of their legitimate rights nor furnish durable basis for their well being and security.
 Any attempt to impose or pro. hibit an theology outside its own territories can only envenom dis puteS, introduce new elements of de- f1ance and increase discord and con- fusion throughout the world"
 Anthony Eden, British foreign secretary, in his speech after Delbos' backed up Davis.
 Respect for Law
 Respect for international law, he said, was the only basis for inter- national policy acceptable to the British government. Apparently, like Delbos, referring to the anti-com- munist pact, Eden said that abe horrence of another country's in- ternal form of government in no way justified interference in another country's internal affairs.
 (Ostensibly, the German-J -Japa- nese-Italian alliance is aimed against international communism, specific. ally the communist internationale which with headquarters at Mos- COW links all communists parties throughout the world-Ed.)
 Eden said that his country regret ted that in recent years there had been 8 growing tendency to seek set- clement of international problems by force.
 We can not accept that dislike, however deep seated, that abhor- renee however sincerely felt, for the form of government or political institutions of one nation," said Eden, "justifies another nation in interfering by force in its internal affairs. To admit such principle would be to deny the right of each nation to live Its own life in peace and freedom which is the preroga- tive of all peoples"
 Russia Speaks Up
 Vladimir Potemkin, for Russia, said that his government would sup port any peaceful action for solution of the Chinese-Japanese conflict.
 Luigi Aldrovandi-M -Marescotti for Italy, said that Italy also believed in respect for treaties. He added that some statements of previous speakers had gone outside the scope of the Nine Power treaty confer- ence and he asked what the confer- ence would do next.
 Paul Spaak, Belgian foreign min- ister, then submitted to the confer ence the draft of Q declaration which delegates of the United States, Great Britain, France and Belgium prepared for adoption by the whole conference. The confer ence then adjourned for lunch. II was expected that at the afternoon meeting, Italy would resist adoption of the four power declaration, for 1t was reported that i' spoke strongly against Japan's course in boycotting the conference effect Q sort Of foundation document for any meas- ures the powers might take later to end the war.