THE LEAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1920, Page 5

THE LEAGUE.

AMERICA'S FOREIGN 1 RELATIONS. TREATY TO BE RECONSIDERED, By Assn.—Copyricfif, Received Dec. 9, 9.25 p.ffl. Washington, Dec. 8. 1 Administration headquarters intimates ' that President Wilson is considering re--1 submitting the Peace Treaty Ho Con--1 gresa, with a special message regarding 1 America's foreign relations. It is said that the President believes ' that recent developments at Geneva may 1 make tho League more acceptable to the Senate, ajid he thinks that mild ' reservationists will be influenced by the 1 interpretation that Article 10 does not ' bind the League's members to guaran- ' tee other members' territorial integrity; ' also by' Denmark's decision not to lend 1 troops to the League till the Danish Parliament has approved—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BLOCKADE OVER ORGANISATION. ALARM AS TO EXPENSIVE STAFFS. NO REMEDY IN SIGHT. Received Dec. 9, 5.5 p.m. t , Geneva, Dec. 8. ) The blockade of the adoption of the . technical organisation report was in some respects a victory for the over- > seas delegates and smaller nations, who L view with increasing alarm the tendency . to establish all sorts of bureaux with s expensive staffs. The overseas delegates tried hard to get the various commissions to secure a reduction in the expenditure. Both Sir James Allen and Mr. Milien endeavored to secure some reduction <vf the high salaries of the secretariat, but were always met with the contention that in some way or other the assembly had been committed to them. The technical report did not contain any reference to the cost, which was due to the commission onjy discussing the financial obligations this afternoon, when the Indian delegates' motion on the j subject will be considered.—AusvN.Z. s Cable Assn. QUESTION OF REPRESENTATION. I CASE AGAINST EXTRAVAGANCE. Received Dec. 9, 8.10 p.m. Geneva, Dec. 8. It is inconceivable that the report on technical .organisations of the League should have been presented in view of the Indian motion, thus creating the inference that if the Assembly adopted the report financial critics would, this afternoon, have been faced with an accomplished fact. There is a consensus of opinion that Mr. Rowell's taunt against European statesmen was ungenerous, but it is excused on the ground that it was evolved during a moment of heat. His case against extravagance met with a warm acceptance. The Canadians, felt it would be impossible for the overseas to send their best representative njen to these multifarious organisations; therefore it meant confiding their interests largely to European hands. The debate will have the effect of rousing the Assembly to a closer investigation of the League's expenditure. On a motion by China, the first cor}minion recommends the allocation of three non-permanent seats on the Council to European and American countries, and the remaining scat to Asia and the other countries of the world. Following upon to-day's debate the second commisi sion adopted a scheme relative to the : budgets of the different technical or- • ganisations.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. i CANADA AND ARTICLE 10. Ottawa, Dec. 8. Sir Robert Borden, in a published memorandum, declares that Canada's principal objection to Article 10 of the League Covenant is that she does not wish to involve herself in the preservation of the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all members of the Loague. The undertaking included in the article seems to involve initially a careful survey, consideration and determination of all territorial questions between various States and, even if such a survey were practicable, it would be impossible to forecast the future. . TECHNICAL ORGANISATIONS. , Geneva, Dec. S. . The Assembly received the report on technical organisations. The report recommended the creation of three technical organisations, the first dealing with economic and financial matters, which will carry on the work of the Brussels Conference; the second deals with communications and transit; the third with international health. Each body is to have a standing committee at Geneva. The report recommends the immediate summoning of a conference at Barcelona to which the United States shall be invited. The draft scheme provides for the freedom of international transit. Tlje report points out that it will be the duty of the health organisation to devise means for more rapid interchange of information regarding the treatment of epidemics and to deal with the sickness and injury to workers arising from their employment, The Labor organisation and the health committee arc to meet in Paris annually. DIFFERENCES OF OPINION. Mr. Rowell took exception to the principles underlying these organisations, which sought to commit States to matters whereon they had never been consulted. The people of Canada were not prepared to take over the conditions which the European committee sought to impose, because Europeans did not understand their view-point. Canada, much Gs she loved and respected Britain, did not allow her to settle Canadian affairs, therefore how much less should they " hand over the questions Contained in i this report- to European States. Who was it but European statesmen who had drenched the world with blood? Fifty lives was the cost Canada paid for European statesmanship, Mr. Rowell said: "Let Europe deal -.with her own transit and health pr.ob- , lems and let us see within a year what they can do with them." '< Ifi Jjjajjotaux hotly combatted Mr. iilowellWfimarks that Europe fought fo; the rest of the ivorld and h'jjtotiity, Qljjeotipb# like Mr. Rowell's should Have been &ade at the time of signing the covenant. J frtfitiMmm ttrftogly grmpatliliad with