THE LEAGUE
4.30 O’CLOCK EDITION
NEW ZEALAND OPINION PROTECTION OF SMALL STATES MR JORDAN’S OUTSPOKEN VIEWS United Pre** /.*sn —Elec. Tel. CopyrtfS* 'Received May 13 3.15 p.m.) GENEVA. May 12 Mr \V. Jordan, at the meeting of the Council of the League of Nations, said: " It is a sicn of some propress that a •nonarch of an aggrieved country can state a case and be heard by representatives of more fortunate countries, we trust that this spirit will grow until international relations will be discussed at a table without recourse to killing each other by men bearing no 111-wtll asrafnst each other. ** The New Zealand Government fs of opinion that there is no material fault with the Covenant as it stands. The fault lies in the failure to apply
“ New Zealand believes that the League of Nations should not divest Itself of responsibility or condone aggression. If recognition is accorded It should be by general resolution of the Leagufe.**
** Surely th*» Lcasnie was formed for the purpose of safeguarding the independence of States. “ The tragedy of the retreat from collective security Is to-day's compromise between leaving the League and remaining loyal to the Covenant.
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20497, 13 May 1938, Page 8
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194THE LEAGUE Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20497, 13 May 1938, Page 8
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