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Show Russia ' Defies Fascist Po wers . r SOVIET HURLS 'PIRACY' CHARGES AT GERMANY, ! ITALY; HINTS REPRISAL Litvinoff Throws Bombshell in Parley to Safeguard Neutral Shipping; Convoy Con-voy Plan Abandoned NYON, Switzerland, Sept. 10 (INS) Inferential charging both Germany and Italy with responsibility for submarine piracy pi-racy in the Mediterranean, Soviet Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff told the Nyon "antipiracy" conference today that Rus-lia Rus-lia will take immediate measures to protect her shipping without with-out awaiting international agreement. Obviously refe rring ta Oermaay and Italy, which declined Invitations Invita-tions ta the eaafercBea, Litvinoff daelared: "Only states unprepared ta attend thia cwnference would mart to piracy." All the world knows, Litvinoff added, that the "pirate" submarines are camouflaged, their crews disguised dis-guised and the flags tbey fly false. Convay Plaa Junked The first concrete action by the, conference was to abandon the original idea of establishing convoys con-voys for neutral shipping in the Mediterranean. Considering this proposition loo warlike," the delegates discussed formation of various patrol sones such as those constituted by ths International In-ternational nonintervention committee com-mittee for Spanish waters. Proposal of British Foreign Secretary Sec-retary Anthony Eden that the conference con-ference constitute Itself a technical committee was adopted and the meeting then continued behind closed doors, apparently to prevent further utterances such as Lit-vtnoffs Lit-vtnoffs from being heard by the press or public. Control Zones Proposed It was understood that the question ques-tion of virtual wartime convoys for neutral ships had been at least temporarily set asida. Instead, Eden proposed establishment of two sones In the Medtteiranean. One, west of Malta, would bs under un-der Franco-British control, while the other, east of the Island, would be placed under jurisdiction of nations na-tions later to bs chosen. Prior ta Lltvinoffs declaration, (OeatlauaS a Peso Twal , (Column Five! RUSSIA HURLS PIRACY CHARGE Conlnt4 from Ptge On Yvon Dbofl, French fortifn minuter, min-uter, who wu elected preildcnt of the conference, declared It wu the purpose of the power to relieve the fusion In the Mediterranean by wiping out piracy. "Grav consequence" conse-quence" threatened, he said, onlea Lbu wej .done . Ten Nation Attt-nd . The nation represented at the conference were Great Britain. France, Rumi. Turkey, Greece, Jusoelavla, Rumania, Bulgaria, Kgypt and Albania. GENEVA. Sept. 10 L'P Loyalist Loy-alist Spain and China moved today to fore two undeclared war the Mediterranean eubmanne campaign and tha J Apart invasion of China before the nations of the world. At a aeuion of the League of Nations Na-tions council, meeting her today to arrange for Monday's opening session of the league assembly, the loyalist Spanish government filed a blunt prost against alleged Italian aggression. Italians Denounced Ths protest openly denounced Italy for "flagrant aggression" in attacking loyalist and other shipping ship-ping in the Mediterranean. Coincidentally. China prepared to appeal to the league aasembly Monday Mon-day against Japan's invasion. The appeal will be phrased so as to seek the cooperation of the United States in consideration of China's plea. To solicit United States aid, China will not maks a nsw appsal to the league, but will ask rejuvenation rejuvena-tion of an appeal of 1931, when, Japan Invaded Manchuria. Under this appeal an. International advisory ad-visory committee was appointad In mx, and the United States accepted accept-ed membership. Faaelata Affronted The day's events startsd with an implied affront to the totalitarian powera of Italy and Germany and to the nationalist Junta of Spain. Juan Negrin, premier of loyalist Spain, was In the presiding chair when the council meeting opened. He took his place automatically as council members aasums ths chair- manshlp In alphabetical order. : But Nggrin's chavrmanshlp em-' phssixed to Italy, to Germany and to ths nationalists represented hers by a strong undercover delegationthat dele-gationthat to the league the loyalist loy-alist government Is the properly constituted, legal government of the republic. The league council, after agreeing to consider the Spanish appeal against Italian warship attacks, ad- t Journed until Tuesday. The adjournment ad-journment was voted so that dele- 1 gates could attend the opening meeting of the Mediterranean con- : ference later today. Yvon Delboa, French foreign minister, min-ister, was elected eheurman of the 1 Mediterranean conference. |