German circles, according to despatches from Nuremberg, are indignant at the role played at Nyon by M. Maxim Litvinoff, the Soviet Foreign Commissar. it is even suggested that Germany may never again sit at a conference table with M. Litvinoff.
The Soviet Foreign Commissar is, however, commended by the "Pravda," the official newspaper of the Communist Party, which writes that "M. Litvinoff has torn off the mask of an unknown nationality, behind which Italian pirates had attempted to hide."
"The Soviet" the newspaper declares, "will fully support the decisions of the conference for ensuring safety in the Mediterranean. Against the destroying of our ships and killing of Soviet citizens by Italian pirates, we shall take our Own measures,"—Reuter, an exhibition of antagonism—and they had their way."—Reuter.
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