Evening star., 1937-11-01
EDEN EXPECTSU. S.
TO LEAD BRUSSELS
ACTION FOR PEACE
Britain to Go Only as Far as
America in Ending War,
He Says.
WASHINGTON INITIATED
TALK, COMMONS TOLD
officials Here Suggested Brussels
as Site for Conference, Sec
retary Asserts.

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Far East and the Mediterranean
areas at the cost OF great loss of
prestige. Attitude toWard Italy has
Stifened, ho,Uever, as Rome
stoutly reSists all pressure to with
draso her "Dolunteer" troops from
Spain, ,chere they are fighting for
Gen. Francisco Franco.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden told Commons today
that Britain will go exactly as far as
the United States in seeking an end
to the Chinese-Japanese conflict at
the Brussels Nine-Power Conference
which opens Wednesday.
Making clear that the United States
Is expected to take the lead in any
definite action to control the Far East
ern threat to world peace, Eden said
that Britain is prepared:
To go as far as the United States,
In full agreement with them-not
rushing in front, but not being left
behind"
Heads Brussels Delegation.
The foreign secretary, who will head
the British delegation to Brussels, gave
the Far Eastern situation front rank
In a frank pronouncement covering
the whole international field.
He also curtly tossed back Italy's
bid for return of Britain's war-gained
colonial mandates to Germany and
upheld the governments course in
the Mediterranean and Spain.
The United States, he said, took the
initiative in convoking the nine power
conference and any action on the Far
East essentially depended on CO.
operation of the United States"
We realize, that with conditions
as they are in the world today" Eden
continued, that We must realize the
difficulties OF the Far Eastern situa-
ton. I assure the House that it is in
this spirit that go to Brussels,
anxious to contribute what little lies
in my power in situation III which
no one can envy a foreign secretary
today"
The United States suggested that
Brussels be the meeting place, he
asserted.
L say without hesitation" he added,
"that in order to get full cooperation,
on an equal basis, of the United States
Government in the International Con-
ference, I would travel not only from
Geneva to Brussels, but from Mel
bourne to Alaska-the more particu-
larly in the present situation of inter-
national affairs"
Also Deals With Colonies.
Eden, speaking in foreign affairs de-
bate, dealt with the Far Eastern crisis,
Germany's desire for return of war
lost colonies and with piracy at sea
growing from the Spanish civil war.
The foreign secretary advised Italy
fatty, amid Commons cheers, that she
need not expect the return of colonies
to Germany while Premier Mussolini
keeps territory which Italy won in the
war
Thus, with what he described as
his own appalling frankness." Eden
answered Premier Mussolinis urging
in his address last week that Ger
many get back place in the African
Sun"
Italy gained the German-speaking
Southern Tyrol as a consequence of
the World War.
OF Spain, Eden bluntly told opposi-
1f NJ IL;
the Nyon accord to combat piracy
had resulted in facilitating '.the ar
rival of very large quantities of ma
terial at Spanish government ports"
1.-THE House no doubt will have OBJ
served, during recent days." Eden as
serted, discussing colonies, that the
country that had itself, as an outcome
Of the Great War, gained very con-
siderable accessiors of territory in
Europe, and also received certain ter
ritorial concessions in Africa from
countries which were its allies in the
Great War, had now championed the
claim OF Germany to African possess
sions. I must declare plainly
that we do not admit the right of
any government to call upon us for
contribution, when there is no evil
dence to show that that government
is prepared to make any contribution
Of their own account"
Protest Ship Sinking.
Eden earlier told the House the
government had lodged a strong pro-
test with Spanish insurgent author
tiles over the sinking of the British
merchantmen Jean Weems.
AS the mighty battle cruiser Hood
sped to Barcelona to investigate the
defiance of the Nyon anti-piracy ac-
cord, Eden indicated Anglo French
Mediterranean reinforcements might
be made as result of the Jean Weems
bombing.
The insurgents, he said. 'have un-
dertaken at once to make a most
searching inquiry to fix the RESPONSE
bility for the incident.
+ The Hood, armed with eight Is
inch guns. steamed toward the Catalan
coast from Mallorca, where she was
ordered last week.
Grew to Be Interviewed.
Her of1cers were instructed to In
terview the crew Of the Jean Weems,
all saved before the bomb-wrecked
vessel went down Saturday morning.
The officers also were told to get the
stories of the two non-intervention
observers on board the Jean Weems.
The dispatch of the Hood to the
scene of the Bombing appeared to be
evidence that Britain is determined
on . sterner Mediterranean policy to
enforce the Nyon anti-piracy ac-
cord