Dr, W. W. Yen, the Chinese Ambassador to Soviet Russia, also addressed Sept. 12, "Belgium is determined 19 go. extreme lengths in fulfilling her obligations under the Covenant of the League of Nations and will take her full share of the common responsibil lities." declared M. van Zeeland, the Belgian Premier, in defining the attude of his country towards the Covenant, at this morning's session of the League Assembly.
M. R. J, Sandler, the Swedish Foreign Minister, declared that the statement made by Italy on January. 1 that the frontier incident at Wal Ws was not of a nature that would endanger peaceful relations between Italy and Abyssinia, contrasted with the present situation. The Swedish Government wished that the League would full its responsibilities and Urged that it investigate the charges brought against Ethiopls war is apt to arise. Something other than recourse to arms must be found adjust the natural play of inter Detional forces, but the justice of a Claim for a change is not necessarily proportionate "to national -passions Which have been aroused. In support thereto, and, too often, the desired mnge would create more injustices than it had removed, Such changes will have tobe made when the time is ripe and not before: not by unilateral action nor a threat of war.
"Members of the League of Nations must address themselves to this as" well "as. other aspects security "if the rule of law in inter. ational affairs ie to be. established ud. confirmed."
Sir Samuel confessed that British sincerity "and ideals emanated from foughtened "self-interest, concerning which he cited, as an example, Possibility of moking a belter use of the world's economic resources.
"Concerning colonial raw materi-went on, "it is. not unnatural for "the" existing state of affairs to arouse fears that exclusive monopolies will be established at the expense Of countries not possessing colonial empires.
"Haaybe this problem has been exaggerated and explolied for other purposes, but we would be foolish to Tgnore it." Great Britain. should be ready to participate in the investiga-Won of there matters.
"We believe that all nations have a valuable contribution to make to the common slock of humanity. We believe that backward nations, with out prejudicing their Independence Sua integrity, are entitled ty expect more advanced people to assist in the development of their resources "and bulla up their national life"
do_ not suppose," the British Foreign Secretary added, that, in the history of the League Assembly, there was ever a more dificult moment for s"speech and discussion.
"When the world is. stirred to excitement over the Tale-Abyssinian controversy and. feeling is running high, itis easy to say something which would make the situation more critical 4nd the League Council's task more "The League, from the outset, has lacked the membership of certain Powerful nations and has since lost the membership of others. This lack of universality inevitably introduces element of uncertainty as to how far we can rely on world-wide sup-ort in the work of organizing end maintaining peace. There are too M. de Graffe, the Netherlands Foreign Minister, who was the next [speaker, said that, when the small Powers who had remained neutral for over a century had joined the League, they had jeopardized that neutrality for the sake of the application of League principles.
Holland was loyal to the League and wished to fulfil all her obligations, hho concluded—Reuter,
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