THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3638, 26 November 1920, Page 5

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

THE GENEVA ASSEMBLY.

Received 10.10 a.m.

LONDON, Nov. 25

The Australian Press Association correspondent at Geneva reports that it is likely when the Assembly meets tomorrow that Senator Millen AVill withdraw his motion relative to the German protest. Senator Millen’s first view was openly to challenge the document in the Assembly, but other forces are working to dispose of the document in a less ostentatious manner, in which Australia ’s interest Avill be preserved, without the. risks attending an open challerige. There is no general desire to give the document importance by giving it undue prominence, and those, who understand the German mentality realise that, coupled Avith the Greek situation, Germany is losing no opportunity of entering protests against either the mandates or the Peace Trehty, in the hopq. of gaining a future advantage. The League will probably take steps to prevent Germany saying later that her protest was rccei\ r ecl without the accuracy of her arguments being challenged. The correspondent adds: '"I learn that France’s obstruction to the mandates is being regarded as a piece of diplomacy. She jAvanted an amendment of her mandates regarding the free use of coloured troops. Britain made some objection, upon which France raised objection to the Colonial mandates, thereby creating a basis for mutual negotiations with Britain.”