Three great European powers joined today in voicing condemnation of the Polish position on protection of minority treaty rights when spokesmen for Great Britain, France and Italy emphatically condemned the sensational announcement made here yesterday by Colonel Jozef Beck. The Polish diplomat declared that Poland would no longer permit the League of Nations to supervise the carrying out of Poland’s obligations to her minorities.
Sir John Simon, British Foreign Secretary; M. Louis Barthou, French Foreign Minister, and Baron Pompeo Aloisi, Italian delegate to the League, joined in warning Poland that her action had created a grave international situation. They reminded Poland that she has definite treaty obligations and is responsible for the carrying out of those treaties to the League.
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Sentiment among the delegations, here for the League meetings, against Poland’s attempt to repudiate international obligations mounted, and Colonel Beck cabled his government for further instructions to meet the new situation
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