WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 48, 20 November 1926, Page 9

WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

CALLED BY LEAGUE OF NATIONS AGENDA PREPARED (Rcc. November 19, 5.5 p.m.) Geneva, November 19. The League of Nations’ World Economic Conference has been tentatively fixed for May 4. The Preparatory Commission to-day completed the agenda paper, from which it excluded as inopportune Italy’s demand that gration will lie considered as one of the world’s most vital economic factors, but admitted Japan’s claim to equality of tieatmenf for foreign nationals already admitted to another countrv, where thev -are engaged in commerce and industry The Commission expressed the opinion that many of the difficulties included in the agenda are wholly of European, not of world interest. The Conference will consist entirely of official Government delegates, five from each country. The final resolutions will be signed only by the countries voting for them. •- • (Rec. November 19, 11.55 p.m.) Geneva, November 19. The League’s Economic Conference will open on May 1 next.

LATEST WORK OF LEAGUE

MR. BRUCE CONFERS WITH SIR

ERIC DRUMMOND. (Rec. November 19, 7.50 p.m.) London. November 19

Mr. Bruce had a half-hour informative chat with Sir Eric Drummond, Secretary-General of the League of Nations,’ who described the League’s latest work. The interview is believed to be connected with Mr Bruce’s investigation of the question of Australia’s permanent representation at Geneva.