LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1924, Page 1

LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.

.JAPAN'S DESIRES. \CaiEALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. LONDON, Sept. ’J!). The Central News Ceiievu correspondent -Say's : ,\l. Lonelier and Al. Drnilid ol 1-'ranee, lengthily toiifeiied with liaroii Adatclii (Japanese dcirgate) with a view to olitaioino modilieatioiis ol .1 a pun's altitude on the arliitratioii proposal. Imt tile Japanese delegate remained adamant, and he continued l.- threaten than Japan would not si on the I’ronsol. All the correspond.-ills emphasir.e the -.-ri-.uisiies.s- of the sitimi. which Japan ha- created, 'liny admit- that, without Japan’s .signature. the I’rotoeol will lie useless, and that M. 11«*rrinti's and Mr Mel).maid’s elfurts iu i In- direction of disarmament will lie frustrated.

The "Daily Telegraph” Oeneva cur-re.-piMidi-n says: The Japanese did not oppose the Protocol iu the eoininittee. Tlu-reiori'. it is helioveil that. Damn Adatehi’s iiniendnient is due to special hist iiu I ions from Tokio.

The "Morning Post” cnrresp. ilulenl eonsiders that the .Inpnno.-e amour propre has received hard knocks latrIv, particularly from tin- American Exclusion Act. Devastat'.'d within, and insulted ahroail. Japan is ready to seize in nil anything In restore her prestige. and In satisfy puhlie opinimi. The otln-r milieus, realising Litis, are exerting lheiiiselevs to the utmust towards a i oaipromi-i'. Imt hitherto no progress has la-en made, .lapaii, tinijiiest ioiiahly wants sooner or later, to make the iin in igrn l ton i|ue-.|iou a compiilsory siihjeet of arliitratioii. entailin'; the risk of war. This, the other noli.ms. iueltiding Australa. whose inier--11:11 policy would lie first alleeled. are

opposino strmi'dy. on the orouiid that il would lie all eneroaelimeiu oil domestie sovereignty, openim; the door t-i Lot erferem-e and all soils of internal i|tiostions w liieh soon would put- an end to the l."U!'lii\ Tim Drilish attitude i most eonei-.e. Dritain will ref use to siycn the I‘rotoeol rather than i'ive away mi (lie prineiple of iioii-iuterfereni e in doim-'lie matters.

J \ HANKS U KM 1C RATION KKAPS (iKNKVA. Sept.

The Japatii'Si' sitmilinn still overshadows the I.eaL'ilo’s net i\it ies. Thenlias hcen a louothy conversation between ,M. lirinud (Kranee) and Count Ishii (Japan), which will prohahly re -ill ill a enl Ife re lire lietweeli .M . Briillld. Af. I .oiielieiir. Mr Hurst. Lord I’arinoor. Count Ishii and Huron Adntehi. Mr (iroom. as Chairman of the Kirst Cominil li'e m which the di-pute oriejuated. eonsiders the Japanese Amend liletil to Article I'ive has been with diaw ii. and is. therefore. I.eymid further ilieiis-ion. ()l her- Imue for a -el 11.-m-'iit wil limit iih (drum the Janauc-e in a withdrawal Id their support of the protocol.

Japan desires t" < iimiliate the clause in Ariel Six. which declares that ”i nation i- an a ;;v res -1 o] i it it attacks tint i,(her nation over a matter which the International Conn ha- I'tlied to he a domestic problem.”

This p|O0::s|ll is etui dlh-red to itl'liciiii- Papon's into.-lion to avoid heiuo oamed an a'_';;rt-ssi,r iu the eve'll ol lu'i attackin'; Atneliia over tile exelnsioli of .lapam-e. or for interfering with Chines" int'.'i'iiat ional allairs. 'I la- de--1,-tinn of lli.-se i l.su-es would allow Japan. in a di'-piile nver the ”\) liite Alts--1 raiia." to proi-eed to attack Australia uil Imiit immediati-ly lieeoiuiiu; an :e ■" re--i nx rdlimnoh tin- matter had Previously liven rilled by lie- Inierualimial I as a dmiiesl io one, ami I evtilitl the League's mt. rfereiK e.

Tl,(- .lap now hint that unanimilv will not prevail among tic llri1j Mi and Dominion deh-gali : ow nm to [imlui'- aiitagoni-ni t" "While Au.-tra-

\(. \|\ST I 'I! I'll >l< "I Kl' •llliisnicTiO.N. (; i:.N I:\ A. Kepi. -'S. The i i;-t Committee. alter n proImped mill ;i mi iiiii I ••■I liiMii'iiiii. • (•■I tln* Chairman's report on tlm .in it ,|ji :,l pm lion nf tin l I’rolnenl. llm no--f.il mill.; was tlie .1:11 c\ , i |.. ion in Article !'in ( ii"t iivc> relating in til,, action ill tlm ( i*uin i! in ' !‘’ ; i I - 111 uilli an agg;cssor. |I .111 .\iliil: ill rv.nl ;i do, lara t imi "I ill,. .liijimivsv | ),-leant inn. tin- s 11 1 i*s l a net ni which i:i • Inllnu: •‘Til,, i.lv.il lII' iim 1., ';i vin * nl Nation*; is tn .-title |•: 11 ii'n ■: 111 ,v ”: 111 conflicts Im Iv. I‘i-n mil inn.-.. Tin' droit ITolornl, bowel; r. dims mil nl:i!i<• good the gap--ill I 111- Cuvclialil ill this cnhimciioll, 10:s ll ,ill'll ns Ai t irle I 'il tm li nl t in.' Cm

..limit inlllillllvs in permit II Slate I'' |* inliTli.il It, 11; 11 invest ign t inli, ItU- ■ Iff ilm 111 -1 •11 • ,'s l 1 1 in l n mill I vi‘ I' uill.i.i Us w limit,' i muin li n 1 .', ,'V. 'll il tlm mill (it in I i inge- l!m pre jml ices mid vital interests nl niinllnT Slate. A < I'lU 1 1 i li;r tn Al til In Seven 111 l In* I’l'ntntnl. tlm | .ingCc. .'.lnin ;l lisl n. i lli II” frn.'ii lending its pacific m l inn tn Ilm Slntn v. I'.in ;••,!. t 111 n:i tnlis tn i olmiiiiT llm I tin. Slntn mil aggi es-or slmiiid adopt measures |'..f tlm defence nl illegitimate inli'i'i'-.ls. I 1,1 1' : . Il"' 'linll | ‘i'llt n.'nl tv,mill Inn.l In ill.' protection nl ;l St,ill" t\ Il i*-Il I ■ejected tin' -lllil.' iikii'V nl' ml iTini I'innnl .in-tin'. m"l would i-i> 111 !i- 11111 n Stnin tvliirli simply asked "ini' till" impnrl i: 1 1 ;i|,|ilii aI ion nl iiisliiv. Tlm Japanese delegation, which Inis already experienced great ililiii’iili ii*s in in i ept inn Artii-lv I'litcnii nt' tlm Cnv,‘limit regrets it i- isniiMf In 11,111,T,. tn tin- i I ln; f i,•" I ngp ra va t inn nl tiint si inttlnl inn contained in Arti.lt'

Six nl' tlm I*|nlorn!.** Snimr iMTiimnln:'. (llrir/il) stiiil llmt tlm niimmliimiit ili.l lint Invntir tlm altlti 11 till'll I nl tin* object ttliirli tlm ( milmil tec hail in vii'tv. Tlmri'lnr.', Im ajilu'iik'il for its tvilliilraiviil. Tlm Chairman favoured tlm amend men(, pointing out that there hail been exaggerat inn nil hi* l h sit I ■ 'f*. Ilm I'l'i' - Si'l it. Wording nl' A I't irlt' Six V. -as Inn lipid. M. IS,i]liit (Ihlgiom) declared _ Ilm mimndinmit v.ns not destructive. Emit State* had :t right tn settle its nun disputes. There tv,‘re set'ernl heated interludes in tlm course nl tlm diseiissinll. mid Signor Seialoja t Italy') suggested mi exmninntinii nl tlm I’rntnenl in n eidiner ntlllnsplmfe I*v n Cninniittm nl experts. M. |..iitii lieiif (Kraine) declnred that if tlm Cmmeil did not do it- duty, any provision in tlm Erotncol tumid Im in vain, lie proposed that the .Inpanose anmndnieiit lie ret erred tn tlm Sul)-; Coinniittee. Enron Adatchi assented.

EXFORCKM EXT OF FACT. CKNT.VA. Sept. *JS. Tin, iiniii'ial clauses nt the I'rntoeol. as drafted l,y the Sub-Committee urn! presented tn the C'nniinittee. impose the same sanctions on non-member States as upon the nmnihers in the event nf their refusal tn conform to the nett* procedure tor it l'itcilie .settlement.

The League Assemhlv has derided t,> postpone till next session consideration nf t\ resolution submit led on hehalt of I'ritain defining the extent ot the ee.inomic blockade against nnv State yiolatimr thy Covenant. This restdutiait. v.hieli is in the nature of an amendment of Artiele Sixteen of tlm Covenant. enjoins all niemhers rigidly to enforce a cessation nf financial, commercial and other relations, direct or indirect. between them and the defaulting States.