LIFE OK DEATH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 December 1939, Page 8

LIFE OK DEATH

THE LEAGUE OP NATIONS APPEAL BY ARGENTINE DELEGATE RALLY OF MORAL FORCES NEEDED VITALLY. IF WORLD IS TO BE SAVED FROM ABYSS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 10.40 a.m.) GENEVA. December 13. 'l'he Argentine delegate. Senor Freyre, declared that the League faced a decision concerning i ls life or death. 'Die League had lost its coercive force, but was still capable of a gesture against those who resorted Io force—a gesture which it could not refuse to make unless it was prepared to resign its functions in a spirit of suicidal defeat. Russia’s invasion constituted an insult to every member of the League. Because of the League's recent weakness there had grown up a tacit agreement to refrain from entrusting it with important political activity. Not even Poland’s agony ruffled the League. although it was the origin of the conflagration. “If we wish to spars the world from an abyss opening before it,” said Senor Freyre; “if we desire the rebirth of international law, it behoves us to discard material considerations and rally the moral forces which have fallen into oblivion.” The Argentine proposal was referred to the Russian-Finnish Committee without debate. Finland, South Africa and Bolivia have been elected to the Council. The special committee which passed a resolution recommending Russia’s expulsion from the League and also assistance for Finland has appointed a sub-committec consisting of representatives of Bolivia, France, Portugal, England and Sweden to complete a draft report for the Assembly. This sub-committee unanimously adopted a draft resolution implying, but not' specifically demanding Russia’s expulsion.