San Francisco. Jan. 2.
Pinkerton detectives and Customs guards were doubled on the pier here to-day as the Japanese ship Taiyo Maru prepared to dock despite a rumour that the ship would be bombed.
All approaches to the pier were heavily guarded as the passenger liner steamed in. Both the ship and the dock had been carefully searched for explosives, police officials stated.
Five Coast Guard cutters patrolled the bay near other ships loading Mr. Anthony Eden Makes Moving Plea for Faith:
Dr. Wellington Koo Urges Greater Courage Geneva, Jan. 27. TNSHAKEN faith of the British Government in the aims and ideals of the League of Nations was expressed by Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, in a stirring speech to-day before the 100th, session of the League Council. M. Yvon Delbos the French Foreign Minister, spoke in the same vein, dedo ing that the French Government maintained complete confidence in the League.
Dr. Wellington Koo, chief Chinese delegate, in his address, sounced a jarring note in his strong condemnation of the lack of courage of the League in standing by its pi ciples. M. Maxim Litvinoff, the Soviet Commissar, however, said that, despite the withdrawal of some members of the League, the Soviet Union continued to think that, given the loyalty and goodwill of the great number of states remaining members, the League might serve as a great obstacle to the further unleashing of the forces of aggression.
The League, of Nations, declared the British Foreign Secretary, could legitimately be proud of its achievements but there could be no advantage in shutting their eyes to certain events, however regrettable and however much they might deplore them.
"By the defection of some of its important members," Mr. Eden red, "the League is now faced with the fact that its area of cooperation is restricted and that its ability to fulfil all functions originally contemplated for it is thereby reduced, "We are compelled regretfully to recognize that fact," the British Foreign Secretary said, "but His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom do not think it inappropriate, at a moment when they have to acknowledge repudiation in some quarters of the League, to declare that their faith in the aims and ideals that inspire it remains unshaken."
"The principles on which the League was founded are laid down in the preamble to the Covenant. They are the promotion of international ce-operation and the achievement of international peace and security on the basis of respect for international treaties. To those principles His—Majestys Government hold fast and they believe that true peace and orderly progress and prosperity cannot Be looked for in the world unless all nations ce-operate in some s: based upon these principles.
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