LEAGUE OF NATIONS
STATEMENT BY LORD ROBERT CECIL. Received May 2, 9 pjn. Paris, April 30. Addressing British correspondents tonight, Lord Robert Cecil said he did not think either tbe Monroe doctrine clause or the stipulation regarding the right of withdrawal as weakening the covenant. "You could not, anyhow, force a nation to remain in the League against its wilL As regards the Monroe doctrine it has never been applied except to prevent European nations introducing European politics into America. It is absurd to maintain that the covenant ever contemplated such a purpose." Referring to the Japanese amendment, Lord Robert Cecil opined that there had been no lack of recognition of Japan in the covenant. Indeed, Japan had been given a prominent position in the League, namely, on the council, a fact which certainly admitted the national equality of Japan -with other nations in the clearest and strongest possible way.—Reuter.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1919, Page 5
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