WORLD PROBLEMS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20168, 21 February 1931, Page 17

WORLD PROBLEMS.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS? «i ■/ ' work. ADDRESS BY MR J- ?. WILSON. 7, r " The World Court, the prohibition' <*f, war raider, any with disarmament, the world econonud depression, and M. Briand's advocacy,of',. , 1 European 'were subjects dealt--frith in very interesting fashion ' | last evening by Mr J. V. Wilson, ia an. address to a large audience' at ~ Canter*' bury College. Mr Wilson, who is New Zealand on furlough, is a meritlie* v of the Secretariat of the League.of Na* tions. His address was ■ entitled- ."Im* pressions of the. last Assembly.' * s The Assembly of the League, held -September, had accomplished much ns6» ful work, Baid Mr .The flc®"; nomic depression,and the gains of par- . ties apparently hostile to ,the aims : the League in the _ German electioiw ■ • affected the atmosphere to some extent}* so that to some observers it appeaie®A a pessimistic Assembly. On the. otwM}?- ■ hand that Assembly came closer- to g**P*iv with the real problems of collaboration/than iny of its predecejn - sors. / ' ■ - 1 - t The World Court, ; • t As at each session, 1 the last Assembly! elected three membera of the Council, the Irish Free State being one Of successful candidates. Moreover, the ond election of the Judges of the Court—an election which was Aine years.—took place . -last' j ber. The .Court now fientatives of systems dence. Since its foundation, t'sn year®' ago, it. had' n\any important tional cases -'to decide, ■ and '• had been suggested of its and impartiality. Th& successftrf ifrin£ij4 tioning of the world Court b® acknowledged' as one of _ the principal achievements due to the institution 1 the League. _ _ \- "?tj Prohibition of War/ *>■. 5 A question which raised mucli--inteiiJ|j