AMENDED SPEECH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 127, 31 May 1937, Page 7

AMENDED SPEECH

Strange Scene at Geneva NEW ZEALAND DELEGATE Dangerous Invocation Intended? MR. EDEN’S INTERVENTION .By Telegraph—Pres* Association—Copyright) Received May 30, 7.35 p.m. GENEVA, May 29. All Geneva is discussing a strange scene involving the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden and the New Zealand High Commissioner, Mr. Jordan. The latter is reported to have intended to invoke Article ten of the Covenant regarding Spain. While Mr. Eden’s speech was being translated into French, Mr. Eden walked to Mr. Jordan and began pointing a pencil to certain passages in Mr. Jordan’s speech. Finally several members of the British delegation surrounded them and Mr. Jordan was seen making alterations. Mr. Jordan then rose to speak and made an innocuous plea in favour of moves to secure the cessation of hostilities in Spain. Mr. Jordan and the New Zealanders decline to discuss the incident. Article ten of the League Covenant runs as follows: “The members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all members to the League. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression, the Council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled.” COUNCIL’S RESOLUTION Received May 30, 9.5 p.m. GENEVA, May 29. The League Council adopted a resotion regretting that certain States had not heeded the resolution of December 12 urging respect of territorial integrity and independence of Spam, but expressing satisfaction at the progress of non-intervention urging the withdrawal of non-Spanish combatants, and condemning the bombardment of open towns.