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...reaction to the League of Nations' failure so far to help her against Japan was to make a motion toward her trump. Only the merest motion, for the Chinese gentlemen who compose the present government are astuteness itself. They let big, round-face Soviet Foreign Commissar Maxim Maximovitch Litvinov announce with unction at Geneva last week that Russia, the world's largest nation, and China, the world's most populous nation, have resumed the diplomatic relations which China broke...
...Hearstpapers editorialed: "But why necessarily an American? Ramsay MacDonald, Mussolini, Premier Yenizelos, the almost-Emperor Henry Pu Yi, Mr. Litvinov of the Soviets, King Zog, the King of Siam and the Maharaja of Mysore wear 'em. Horn-rimmed glasses have become international. They are still the best first-aid to those desirous of that intellectual look. The real ultra-highbrows, of course, cling severely to a pince-nez with black ribbons...
During Mr. Gibson's speech Comrade Litvinov, his moon face red with anger, tore into smaller & smaller bits a printed copy of the resolution...
...Litvinov v. Gibson. Next day the Russian Foreign Minister, speaking in English, attacked what other delegations were calling the British-U. S.-French resolution of adjournment. "It is meaningless and without figures," snorted the Russian...
...final vote of the 51 nations still represented last week, adjourning the Conference to "Jan. 21, 1933 at the latest" passed with the U. S., Great Britain, France, Japan and a total of 37 other nations voting "For Adjournment." Herr Nadolny voted "Against." Comrade Litvinov voted "For Disarmament: Against Adjournment!" Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, China, Hungary, Italy and Turkey abstained from voting...