LEAGUE’S WORK

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 101, 23 January 1935, Page 9

LEAGUE’S WORK

Co-operative Action at Recent Session VIEW OF “THE TIMES” Position Considered to be Strengthened ABSENCE OF GERMANY (British Official Wireless.) (Received January 22, 5.5 p.m.) > Rugby, January 21. Commenting on the League’s session, which concluded to-day, •"fhe Times” expresses tiie view that it has maintained the high standard of co-operative action recently set by the nations represented there and that the position of the League has thus been strengthend. At all League meetings there has been much informal discussion of the current diplomatic business, and, of course, the recent conference at Rome and the coming conference in London were particular topics of interest. "The common objective of all diplomatic negotiations at the present time is, in the eyes of the British Government, the pacification of Europe. Everything that contributes to it will be welcomed. Everything that challenges or delays it will be deplored. “The discussions at Geneva inevitably take bias from the absence of Germany and Germany obstinately refuses to take part in them until her status of equality has been measured in terms of armaments,” it adds. “So long as Germany remains outside no collective system can be completed, and whatever is set up in its place is bound to have the appearance of being pointed against her.” SESSION CONCLUDES Iraq Question Postponed Geneva, January 21. The session of the League Council lias come to a close, the Iraq frontier question being postponed till the May session after Mr. Anthony Eden had appealed to the parties not to aggravate the situation during negotiations between now and May. The question of relief for the Saar refugees was also postponed till May. M. Avenol, the Secretary-General, points out that the League’s budget made no provision for such expenses, and even if the Assembly voted a credit the money would not be available before January, 1936.