Apart from shifting their whole attitude, so as to take Soviet Russia seriously and respectfully for the first time, the achievements of League statesmen in Geneva last week were these:
Henderson Elected, The League Council brushed aside Czechoslovakian Foreign Minister Dr. Eduard Benes ("Biggest Little Statesman") who publicly aspired last week to be elected chairman of the 1932 World Disarmament Conference. Instead of aspiring Dr. Benes, the Council elected big, beefy "Uncle Arthur" Henderson, Scottish Foreign Secretary of Great Britain.
Scot Henderson, courting European favor, made a long speech contradicting President Hoover's...
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