AMERICAN CONCERN OVER BOMBING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 117, 3 June 1937, Page 5

AMERICAN CONCERN OVER BOMBING

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Destruction oi Almeria By Germans APPEAL FOR PEACE

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(EeCeivCd 3, 8.45 a.m.) WASHINGTON, June 1. Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, annotmeed that he had appealed to the Grerman atid Spanish GoverflmentSj through thfeir Atnbassadofs ,for a pftafcefui adjtistment of the crisis atising ffom the borftbifig of the Deutschland 'and the shdlling of Almcuia. The New York Times says Mr Hull 's action is one infrequently taken and reflects the grave concern which is devfeloping concerning the international aspect of the Spanish eivil war and the hope of the tJnited States that the conflict be kept isoiated from the remainder of Europe. Mr Huil 's fepfesentations Were liinited tt» oonversatioflS With the Ambassadors and it is emphasised that American diplomats in Europe are not aiithorised to m,ake representations, Latdr Mr Hull conferred with Si# BoMld LiUds&y,- SritiSh Aihbassador, idsisting that it waS not coric6rned with the Saphish situation. Mr Hui! revealed that the Spaitish AmbasSador Oonteiided that the boffibardmdht of Aiffietia whS a Yidlation of international law, but did hot request the tJhiffed StatOs to act. The German AmbaSsador declaired that the Deutschiand was within hef rights in being m ibiza because she was off duty. He shid he had direct information frofli Beriin that .the battleship did not fire on the loyialist planes either before or aftet the bombiUg. Mr Hull decliiied to say whether the Dnited States would apply the Neutrality Act to Gefmauy.