LEAGUE OF NATIONS' UNION.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18422, 1 July 1925, Page 14

LEAGUE OF NATIONS' UNION.

PEACE PROBLEM. At la3t night's general, meeting of the League of Nations'.Union,."The Problem of . Security in Europe" was discussed', and .addresses on the subject given by Messrs W. T.G. Airey and, W. Whitlock. ■ ' Mr Airey said that all ;the'discussions on the problem of security 'in'.Europe should be begun . from the , League Covenant, -which everyone had hoped would bring about security. ■ ■ In the Covenant there' were three main items. The first was the machinery for-the amicable settlement of disputes between .'nations; the second was the' provision of some fdfee to back up!the arbitration clauses; and thirdly, sanctions for' th,»t purpose ;in order to any State which had broken its word under the Covenant back, to .the League of Nations'. This security, it ..was felt,, would brins; about disarmament, i as there would no longer.be the need for-ar-maments. Referring to the Geneva. Protocol, the speaker said he hoped that something further along those-lines would be accomplished: With reference to the: proposed European Security. Pact, which is. now .being discussed, Mr Airey stated that if it was "to.be a success it must make arbitration a. test; it should involve Germany's entry into the League, and, finally,. if it was. to bring about a feeling of trust, nvust involve disarmament by France p.nd France's Allies, Poland and Czecho-Slovakia: