LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1924, Page 2

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

[UKUTtita i ti.s.tatiaia.J Ff'HTil I.K Dim iSIGN'.*. OE.M-.tA, .V.-i l. -iI lie Geneva Louu-il agii.-L.l to die I hill I,f lilt eatlgalani .'I ;o mail fills ol me tanquisiieii states by the League replacing the system oi Jliter-allied military control, whereby the Commission. ol I uvesi igiiliou w ill be ouni-

j.osc.l oi repre-e illative inemliers ol toe Council, lo include at least one iieutral member and representative ol .lie I.ordering state signatory to peaei treaties. |-m iller, tvlieu examining

any question relating to investigations (lit- permanent Advisory Commission s. all invite a—csxir.* representing any noi-dei nig (.outlines.

Ine 'inii-d l oieuiitlee completed it’ labours l.mt night, with the adoptior ol the report ol .tl. Belies, and a resolution uuiied by Lange (Norway) regaining certain desitlerata to be .submitted lo the Council when preparin'" a general programme tor the Conference on disarmament. Several articles in the Hones' report were modi lied but not substantially. Tims the part of the protocol dealing with security for disarmament was completed and i here now remains only the section dealing with arbitration, which il i* hoped will be completed to-morrow.

Adatchi’s amendment to Article o of the arl.it rat ii.a protocol follows without prejudice to the Council’s dutv in endeavouring to conciliate the parties so as to assure to maintenance of peace and good understanding between Nationals. Adatehi said it was in a (oveiiant and it was their duty lo lill il up. IK- hoped therefore the Committee would agree to his amendment which was the result of long careful ri-lleel ion. Finally Adatehi withdrew the amendment under express reservations on the whole pro-to,-id. The point is noL vet completely cleared up. Adatehi has -not yet made up his mind. Inn probably will give way.

COST OF I.KAGI'K. (IK.NFYA. Sent. 2' The draft budget for 1 D2.'i to he submitted to the Assembly of the League, totals 22.!>."><.U00 gold francs, a ilimi-nitti<-ii of (>7(1.0D0 coinnared with 1921. The Fourth Committee, of which Adataelii is Chainnan, passed a ei'edit for 111,' labours of experts entrusted witb (be drawing up of amendments to coveuaiil. foreshadowed in the dislirotodil.