AMERICAN NEUTRALITY

Northern Advocate, 28 October 1935, Page 5

AMERICAN NEUTRALITY

MORAL INFLUENCE FOR PEACE NOTE TO LEAGUE. WAR IMPLEMENTS EMBARGO. {.United Press Association.-By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright.l (Received 10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, October 26. In response to a memorandum outlining the action taken at Geneva in connection with the dispute between Italy and Ethiopia, the Secretary of State, Mr Cordell Hull today despatched a Note to the League of Nations. In effect this was a strong affirmation of America’s neutrality policy, as embodied in proclamations issued by President Roosevelt based on legislation passed during the recent session of Congress. In considerable detail, Mr Hull named the steps the Government had taken before the opening of hostilities to remind the prospective belligerents of their’ obligations under the Pact of Paris. In this connection he reiterated that America had continued to assert moral pressure for peace. She had even g6ne so far as practically to approve the League’s sanctions measure by stating: “The United States views with sympathetic interest the individual or concerted efforts of other nations to preserve peace or localise and shorten the duration of the war. However, Mr Hull gave no indication that Mr Roosevelt would extend the list of implements of war on which an embargo has been placed to correspond with the League’s list. The Note stated that the Government would undertake, at all times, to contribute to world peace in every practical way, but added the significant phrase, “within the limitations of our foreign policy.” A message from Geneva states League circles welcome Mr Hull’s promise that the United States will continue to exercise moral influence for peace, the terms of which exceed America’s response in regard to the Gran Chaco dispute. Therefore, it is hoped her action will influence Germany, Japan and Brazil.