POLES WALK OUT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 232, 17 September 1935, Page 7

POLES WALK OUT

SIDE-ISSUES AT GENEVA

Quarrel with Litvinoff MEMEL BECOMES A PROBLEM (By Telegraph—Pless Assn.—Copyright.) (Received 17, 11.45 a.m.) GENEVA, Sept. 16. Immediately Mr. de Valera concluded his appeal in the League of Nations Assembly M. Beck, Polish Foreign Minister, astonished the Assembly by departing from the subject to interpret as damaging to international relations the reference by M. Litvinoff on Saturday to the Polish policy of bilateral pacts. When M. Litvinoff rose to reply all the Polish delegates walked out. M. Litvinoff calmly concluded his speech, pointing out that Russia had always clarified her policy, which Poland was perfectly entitled to discuss. The Associated Press comments:

“Walking out has become too facile a method of expressing disapproval. The incident terminated with the impression that the conciliatoriness of M. Litvinoff’s speech made the Poles look sheepish, especially because of their determination to prejudge it unheard. ’ ’ Greater gravity attaches to the quarrel between Lithuania and Germany consequent on Herr Hitler’s references to Memel. The Austrian delegates protested against the system of elections to the Council and urged that all members be given an equal opportunity of serving.