THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 202, 21 May 1919, Page 7

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

VISCOUNT GREY'S VIEWS. London, May 12 (delayed). Viscount Grey, in an interview, solid lie was delighted to find thnt the league or Nations Covenant covered so much ground. Armaments would diminish as the sense of security increased. The acceptance of the mandatory principlo regarding backward nations represented a great gain. The key of the whole 'organisation of the League was the annual meetings of Premiers and Foreign Secretaries. Peace would be secure aa long as these meetings were held regularly and were wisely inspired.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. A PETITION FROM KOREA Paris, May 12 (delayed). The Korean delegation has petitioned the Peace Conference, claiming; liberaJapan and the reconstruction of Korea as an independent. State. The delegation declares that the Treaty ot Seoul of 1910 wa3 dictated under circumstances of force, which vitiated its valid-ity—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Bee. May 20, 5.5 p.m.) New York, May 12 (delayed). The "Now York Times'' Washington correspondent states that the Korean Provisional Government has announced that Korea will soon present pleas for independence to the Paris Peace Confer-ence—Aus.-N.Z. fiabjo Assn. ANGLO-AMERICAN WAR CLAIMS <, (Roc. May 21, .0.30 a.m.) Washington, May 12 (delayed). The Angjo-American war claims arising out of the military operations have reached the American Liquidation Commission, which finds that a balance of seven millions sterling is payable to the 'United Stntes.-Ans.-N.Z.. Cable Assn.