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S SUPPORTS PEACE EFFORT Hull Asks Ask Kellogg Pact Adherence WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept 13 UP- UP The speech of Premier La al before before before be be- fore the league assembly today drew from Secretary of State Hull tho the comment that it was Mas In impressive im irn- harmony with a worldwIde worldwide worldwide world world- wide peace pence movement WASHINGTON Sept 13 UP- UP The United States threw its full ful moral support into the scales against war today in a stirring minute last-minute appeal by Secretary Hull for a peaceful settlement of the threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened Italo Ethiopian conflict t. t Proclaiming the peaceful ideals of the n people p ople and citing ClUng this governments government's contributions toward the worlds world's collective efforts to avert vert hostilities esl Hull c called on n all signatories signatories signa-I signa signa signa- tories of th the Kellogg peace pact to lo observe their s solemn obligations and maintain world pea peace e. e At Hyde Park President Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt announced thorough indorsement indorsement indorse indorse- ment of the appeal by SeC Secretary Hull Responding to questions at his regular press conference the president president president dent made it clear that if it war does break out abroad this governments government is s definitely neutral by the recent act of at congress declaring six months' months neutrality and embargo on all arms Ho He remarked that the situation overseas Is being watched closely He said he thought the statement by Secretary Hull summed d up the proposition He emphasized the concern of the government and the tho people cople Although the strong pica made plea made maden in n the form torm of a public statement Continued on Pale Page Two Two- U. 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S SUPPORTS PEACE STAND i Ii I Continued edir t from nt pue Pate one One last night was night was not a formal hiv irivo cation of the peace pact it w was s' s Interpreted Interpreted in interpreted In- In by international observers here as tacking lacking only the mechanical details and the added weight of other other other oth oth- er signatories to tomake make it so World reaction was eagerly awaited today Emphasizing that Italy and along pia-along ia along with 61 other nations nations- have lave pledged themselves to settle their heir dispute by pacific means Hull declared that since war would have serious and adverse effects on every every ev ev- ev- ev ery cry other nation they had a right to o demand that natios threatening w world rId peace live up to their obliga obliga- All Have Right All have nations he said sald the right to ask that any and all issues between whatsoever nations be resolved resolved resolved re re- re- re solved by pacific means Every nation has a right to ask that no no nations subject it and other nations to the hazards and that must inevitably accrue to o all from front resort t to arms by any two The American governments government's cardinal cardinal car car car- dinal policy policy in in regard to the Italo- Italo Ethiopian controversy Hull Hulls said sald id is the preservation of f peace r Every other nation including Italy and Ethiopia he asserted is committed by treaties to th that t same high ideal and w we earnestly hope that no nations will in any circumstances circumstances circum I stances stance be diverted from this su su supreme supreme 1 preme objective At Critical Time pronouncement of American policy at a critical time in world was affairs made jn VIew of f the deep concern of this government government government govern govern- govern govern- ment and widespread the the American people over recent developments developments de de- which appear to co constitute constitute st st. tute a grave gra threat to the peace of the world Although made as a public statement state state- ment and riot not t officially communicated fed ed d to toRome Rome or Adds Ababa it was immediately lI flashed sh d to those and nd other world capitals by news correspondents correspondents' cor cor- respondents respondents' a major development in the the situation Hull read the statement to correspondents at a surprise press conference He told them he had not had not discussed the question question question ques ques- tion with other ther governments and would give no no hint as to whether his statement was made to lay the groundwork rk for possible formal Invocation Invocation in invocation In- In vocation of the Paris peace pact The government and people of the United States desire peace Hull said We Ve Ve believe that International international inter inter- national controversies can and should be be settled by peaceful means With will good towa toward d al alj al alna nations nations na na- the American government asks of those thos countries which appear appear ap- ap pear pear pea to armed bog armed hos hostilities that they weigh most po- po so solicitously the declaration and pledge given in the pact of Paris which pledge was entered into by byall all aU signatories for tor the purpose of safeguarding peace and sparing the world the incalculable losses and am human suffering that inevitably attend attend attend at at- tend and follow in the wake wilke of f war war Hull reviewed previous previous' Ame American ican moves moves to support to-support the league of nations na nations nations na na- Great Britain and other nations nations na na- na- na in their strenuous efforts efforts' to avert war war and called attention n to President Roosevelt's plea for tor an amicable solution of the dispute and the state departments department's role role-in bringing bringing bring bring- ing ing- about cancellation of the trou trou- breeding ble g stand and Va Vacuum um Oil concession in Ethiopia |