LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1921, Page 3

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

US I ICAI.IAN ANI) N.Z. I'AIII.K ASSOCIATION. THE I.I'.AGFE. LONDON, Sept. e. The “Daily News" special correspondent at Geneva says: The real miltrust between tliis and last year's l.itt.■lie meetings consists of the nunta 1 atmosphere. Then everything was eu certain and experimental, and withall then- were apprehensions and the excitement of novelty, 10-dav the uiachleery is in full working order. Deputes being settlod. an Intern ilionj: 1 Court is being fought, and treaties -il-f being registered and puhlisfcd. Itrietlv all the Covenant's intentions ;uv bciiiis carried out. |)r Wellington Koa (China), in his address, emphasises the fact that the League has passed the experimental stage, and has become an imlispensible factor in the machinery by winch human affairs are conducted. As the League authority iueivased. heavier task? wore being Ist id u])<>n- it On Mr -Balfour’s motion. Dr Van Karnebeik. the Dutch Foreign Minister. was elected President.

SOT’TH AM ERICA NK ATTITFDE. PARTS. Sept. «. The credentials Committee of the league of Nations has re|mrU'd that tin- States of Argentine. Guatainala. Honduras. Nicaragua. Panama. I*< >'U. and San Salvador are not'’Vet "T rl '- sented on the League. Speeulaion is rife as to whether they ore coming, and if they are not coming. what i s the reason. C’HTNA WANTS OPEN DOOR PEKIN, Sept. -V Chief Secretary Tyan. of the Chinese delegation to the Armament Conference" stated China would welcome the utmost publicity regarding the discussions since there was nothing she desired to conceal. China will adv ate thd open door in the true sense -A the term, that is. open from within bv the China sphere of influence. Kp'chd privileges would always he stumbling blocks to peace in the Ear East. China, hoped the Conference would remove such stumbling blocks. There will never lie peace in the- Far East so- long as China, holds the position inferior to any other nation. China will '.trice for the adoption of broad principles at the eonj'eiranec conducive to a Pacific peace, and will he prepared to lay her ease before that body, should the existing conditions prevent the application of such principles.