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THE COLOUR BAR

JAPAN AND THE LEAGUE

OF NATIONS

RACE QUESTION TO BE RESERVED ,ORD CECIL INTERVIEWED ■y Telegraph-Press Association-Coflyrtelit Paris, March 18. An American corrospoiment asked fxird Robert Cecil whether the Japanese plea for racial equality had been conddered. ' Lord Cecil replied: "However much one may sympathise.with tho principle of racial equality, one cannot insert .iny such principle in the League covenant without interfering with the internal affairs of the countries affected. Tho principle of non-interference has been carefully guarded throughout tho League discussions, and that will be tho British delegation's answer to the Japanese." A Idler message stales that tho Japanese! delegation has informed President Wilson and Sir. Lloyti George that it will withdraw the demand that the League shall guarantee the abolition of racial discrimination. Japan agrees to joint the League, but reserves the right to bring up the racial question at any time.—ius.-N.Z. Cable Assn. New York, March' 19. The Chicago "Tribune's" Paris correspondent states that President Wilson, at a conference with Viscount Matsuii, told Viscount Matsui that it was impossible to insert an article in tho Lenguo of Nations covenant firing the Japanese equal rights of immigration with white races. It is understood that President Wilson received a promise from Viscount Matsui that Japan would not dejay tho adoption of the League by insisting, on tho Japanese wishes being grantetf; but Viscount Matsui reserved the right of Japan to take up the question in the future.—Aus.-N.Z. Gamble Assn. THE LEAGUeInD THE PEACE TREATY STATEMENT BY LORD ROBERT CECIL Paris, March 18. Lord Robert Cecil, addressing i the Press Delegation, said that scarcely a day passed in the peace negotiations without tho League of Nations cropping up. If the League was an essential element in the pacification of the world, the sooner it was got together the better. Ho looked with great fear _on any attempt to postpone its operation. Tie did not think that the inclusion of the covenant would involve any delay of the peace preliminaries. A definite concrete covenant had already been produced. There were some ambiguities which they could remedy; but he did not believe that any prolonged consideration would remove all the ambiguities from «. document of joint peoples. Tho view that the covenant should form part of tho peace prclimnary was the view of the British Government. Hβ believed that the Monroe doctrine would be strengthened by tho League. The war left tho United States in a position of enormous power, compar. able with that of England after the Napoleonic wars. A great responsibility lay with America. She could not afford to sny she would not interest herself in what'went on in tho world without being fnlso to her responsibilities. There had been some criticism over Britain's representation on the League, but tho Dominions desired representation in order to bring forward properly matters of importance to them rather than have them voiced by the British Government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICAN OPPOSITION THE MISSION TO PARIS. New York, March 19. Tho New York "Times" correspondent at Washington states that tho first of the couriers eeut by the opponents of the League of Nations will leave for Europe in ft few days.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable- A6sn. A SENATOR'S THREAT. New York, March' 19. The Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" states that Senator I. L. Lenroot, in a speech, said that if President Wilson did not negotiate a peace treaty satisfactory to the American people, Congress would undoubtedly act independently and declare the war with Germany terminated.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ALLIED COMMISSIONS TO SUPERVISE COMPLIANCE WITH PEACE TERMS. ■* Paris, March 19. The War Council has agreed to the establishment of a number of Allied Commissions, with their headquarters in Berlin, to supervise Germany s compliance with the peace terms. It is understood that the Waterways Commission will recommend a new international Rhine Commission, over which France will preside, llie German Riparian States will have four delegates Switzerland four, and Holland, Belgium, antf Britain two each. Belgium will have the right to construct a deep canal from the Mense to the Rhine. Tho International Air Council will become a permanent organisation of tho. League of Nations. Pilots will be divided into civil, military, and naval groups licensed on an international basis, Uvii pilots will, be permitted shorter training than the naval and military pilot?.—Aiis.N.Z. Cable Assn.

PRELIMINARY DOCUMENT IN SIGHT

(Rec. March 24, 11-10 p.m.)

Paris, March IS, The amendments to the League of Nations are mainly textual, including a clause safeguarding the Monroe doctrine^ Switzerland asks that her neutrality should be safeguarded regardless of any future war, owing to her geographical position. The request will probably be conceded. ' . Tho amended covenant may come before Ihe Plenary Conference on Saturday. President Wilson being unwilling to risk a charge of delaying the preliminary peaco to ensure the inclusion of the covenant. President Wilson favours the Kiel Canal being placed on tho same footing as the Suez Canal, and it, is believed that Mr Lloyd Georee and Mr. Balfour will support him in this view.-Aus.-N./. Cable Assn.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 154, 25 March 1919, Page 7

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838

THE COLOUR BAR Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 154, 25 March 1919, Page 7

THE COLOUR BAR Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 154, 25 March 1919, Page 7

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