LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 25 October 1919, Page 5

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

UNITED STATES' ATTITUDE. CHANGE W2NTED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—CopyrightI London, October 22, It is improbable that the League of Nations will meet in Washington before January, and it is more likely to be February. After the first meeting it will probably be suggested that the annual meetings be subsequently lield in the -European capitals in rotation. In view of the delay in the ratification of the treaty by America, an interesting point arises whether Germany could refuse to abide by the League's decision if any signatories to the Peace Treaty declined to participate in the League. An eminent Dutch jurist has furnished an opinion that Germany, by signing and ratifying the treaty, waived the right to object to the League, even if any other nation doe s ! not ratify it. The legal opinion is that it is impossible to maintain that the League will only come into force by the adhesion of all the signatories. There are many reasons why incomplete council meetings may be held, but Germany would have to recognise the decisions even of an incomplete Council. She might have had grounds for objection if the League's Covenant had been an agreement apart from the Peace Treaty.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Washington, October 22. Mr. Strauss, former Ambassador to Turkey, in a speech, said that if they send the treaty back with amendments or drastic reservations it would compel Britain, in order to agree with them, to exclude from the League Assembly Dominions such as Australia and Canada. whose valiant armies contributed materially to winning the war and whose ideals of liberty were akin to those of the United States. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee further adopted reservations dealing with Congressional approval of the mandatories accepted by the Unit-, ed States, the Shantung agreement. Congressional approval of the Reparations Commission's decision concerning German-American trade, Congressional approval of the United States' contributions to the expenses of the League. The United States reserves the right to increase armaments when threatened with invasion or engaged in war, and reserves the right not to boycott as provided in article 10. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FIVE RESERVATIONS. Received Get. 24, 9.20 p.m. New York, October 22. A message from Washington state? that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved of five reservations' dealing with Article 10, affecting the Monroe doctrine, right oF withdrawal from the League of Nations, and domestic questions. —Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn.