Show POWERS DECIDE S1 STAND AND IN CRISIS GENEVA Sept 24 Geneva P-eneva Geneva the the- city of peace today became a place where League of Nations powers pow- pow I J ers lined up their allies ellies before the thel l I threat or of ofa a general European war war Earl De La Warr Varr British delegate delei dele dele- y i gate returned to London with the promise of Maxim Litvinoff soviet Russian foreign commissar that Russia would fight with France if France would defend Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia akia against a German invasion De La Warr also took with him reports report of his conversations with representatives of of Rumania Rumania Ru Ru- mania and Denmark J. J foreign minister of the I I Netherlands took a train back to The Hague the Hague the only direct express I going through French instead of German territory Foreign Minister of Rumania planned to return to Bucharest to- to to tor r day Litvinoff who has been the main figure in Geneva during the present i assembly meeting remained Tevfik Aras Turkeys Turkey's foreign minister minister min mm ister who talked with Litvinoff for foran an hour yesterday also stayed in f Geneva Here is how Geneva saw the lineup line line- i up lip o of some of th the leagues league's European Euro Euro- 3 states in the event of war over the Czech German slovak German situation Poland The Poland The beli belief f in league circles circles cir cir- dr c cles des was vas that Poland although she would like to remain neutral would cast her lot with Germany I as a result of Adolf Hitler's es espousal espousal espousal es- es of her designs on Czechoslovak ak border city i. i Soviet Russia served notice on Poland yesterday that Russia would cancel her pact with Warsaw if if Polish troops invaded Czechoslovakia Hungary With Hungary With Germany NothIng NothIng Nothing Noth ing to lose and e everything to tp gain was the re reason s m league quarters placed Hungary with Germany Instead in instead instead in- in stead of with the powers which dictated dictated dictated dic dic- dic- dic postwar treaties making her herthe the small state she is today Rumania With Rumania With France i 1 was reported ip tp o have told Czechoslovak Czecho i slovak representatives that as long longas as France refused to fight she could j not let Russ Russian an troops cross her territory territory territory ter ter- ter- ter to Czechoslovakia With t France involved how however ver Rumania's Rumania's Rumania's Ru Ru- manias mania's place appeared clearly to tobe tobe tobe be with her Neutral Neutral if possible It was generally beli believed ved here hero that I would not march with r. r Italy if Italy joined Germanys Germany's side side- because of her membership in th the little entente and her knowledg knowl knowl- i edg of Premier Mussolini's ambitions ambitions am am- Wons along the Dalmatian coast Turkey A Against Germany Turkey Tur Tur- key recently obtained a a. large Brit Brit- an and in the leagues league's opinion t was given ven control of the Alexan- Alexan r dretta district dretta-district district of Syria by France Furthermore both Russian and Turkish Turkish Tur Tur- kish sources sources' sources said said Litvinoff's talk I with R st was Aras-was highly satis satis- factory Litvinoff told the league assembly political committee the soviet union would fulfill her Czechoslovak mut mu mu- t thaI l assistance obligations in the event France d decided to defend the republic against invasion f J The soviet government may come cometo cometo cometo to the aid of Czechoslovakia only t in virtue in-virtue virtue of a voluntary decision on t i its part or oz in virl virtue e of a decision r i bythe by the league he said But n no one can insist on this help as a duty |