Assembly of League of Nations

Chronicle (Levin), 20 April 1946, Page 5

Assembly of League of Nations

Press Assn.-Gbpyright

plans envisaged of wider powers

By Telegraph

Receivfed Fritlay, 8 p.m» &ENRVA, April 18. The President • of the League of Nations Assembly; Df; Garl Hambrd, tonight rapped the tahle with his gavei and said: "I deciare this meeting, the1 twenty-tirst and last assemhly of the League of Nations, ciosed." Delegates ' filed out rapidly from the great hall to catch night trains home, teaving empty buildings where a skeleton stalf of the League Secretari-at will work to complete the handing ovbr to Ghited Nations. ilr. Hamhro, in a final sgeeeh, recalled the League 's great figures and express'ed the hojpe that the Ralabe bf Nations would hbt bease tb he a ce'ntre bf interhatibnal actlvity. " It is the inohibnt of parting hitt not a day of sorrow. We part as iiiet-^-delegates of Gbvernmeiits and servafitb of a great idea — but as we break up we know the League *s soui goeb mhrching on.L' After a resolution windihg Up the League, was passecl unanimbusly, Mf. .Noel-Baker declared he was speaking then tb Shbw that the British Govefnment had supported the League to the very ehd and indeed beyond. THfe British Goveriiinent paitl full cdntributioiiS to the Lfeague throughout the years. "We know' secret diplomacy does not bring understanding which comes frorh tiisduSsion in the opeh. We know the world war began in Mknchufia 15 yearS ago. We Could' easily have stbppbd Mtissoliiii if w-e had taken sahetibns which were obviously requir'ed — if we had ciosed the Bties Canal to the aggressor aixd stopped his oil. Oiir work isii't

ended. It had ohly jiifet hegUh. "We start agaih as fr'bhi thiS' evS'nihg afid thi§ time fibt .ohly pebpiCS hiit aiSo Go/ernmentfe uiidefstahd the prdhiefiih. " .