GENEVA DEADLOCK

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 5, 29 September 1937, Page 5

GENEVA DEADLOCK

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Spain Appeals Against Further Delays INTERVENTION ISSUE

(By TeJegraph-

(Received 29, 12.10 p.m.) GENEVA, Sept. 28. The Draftittg Cbhiihittee of the Leagiie hhs reached a deadlock on the Spattish questibtt after a tWo-hbttrs' debate, Senor del" Vayo refiising to accept a formuia which merely ehtr iisted tho Council with watching tlie t^pauisn situatiott. The committee adjourned. . M. Litvinoff (Russia) told the Sixth Committee that non-intervention might have prevOnted war bttf had Sacrificed the Spanigh people. Another method based on League principles should have been tried. Settor del Vayo, amid applaiise; sdid that thousands of Spaniards had died while awaiting intervention. Spain could Ubt brobk further delays. The Cbjttimittee then decided to draft a resolution later M; Delbos (France) elalmed that non-intervention had warded o.ff a European war despite foreign Iargescale intervention in Spain. Nevertheless, it Was essetttial to withdfaw volunteets. Ettglj&ttd and Frhttc'e had ettebiiraged tiiis by the SUCcfess bf the Nyon agreement, and Were feti'deavoUrlbg tb ensure that if negotiatidns failed the sitliatibn niUst^ be re-exattlihe'd;