The Soviet delegate delivered a bitter attack against the League for failing to protect its members.
The League, he declared, was [created to replace the old system of military alliances by collective as: [ance to victims of aggression, but it [had done nothing in this sphere.
Abyssinia and Austria, he added, had lost their independence, while [China was a victim of aggression and [Spain was in the midst of a sanguine [ary war owing to the intervention of armed aggressors.
Czechoslovakia, M. Litvinoff asserted; was at present suffering from [interference in her internal affairs at the hands of a neighbouring state, und was publicly and loudly menaced with attack.—Reuter.
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