WORLD'S PEACE.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17103, 26 March 1921, Page 9

WORLD'S PEACE.

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. DELEGATES' VIEWS. vsbmrm&B fiaron Megata, Japan's delegate at the Geneva assembly of the T ' a p i( : of Nations, in a .pecc-li, said: I believe everybody left Geneva with the leeling that appreciable progress had been mado toward the establishment ot an international association whoso principal aim was to prevent or lessen the chances of war.

"Xobodv felt America's absence morektvnlv than the Japanese delegates. Japan feels herself ilir.wn closeiy toward unity with the hnglish-speaMiig peoples in EasLorn affairs. 1 1 SYDNEI, 3l.irca 24. The Hon. E. D. Milieu. who represented Australia at the Leagw- ot -Nations Congress at Geneva, entertained, bv the National Club on his return from Loudon, said the British Empire was the best Lea-tie of Nations m the 1 world. H ' left Geneva witn a feeing of disappointment. He f?i» sic ! e 1 s in readiness to make sacrifices, provided the other fellow made sacniices. Tlioro was an entire absence or the spirit that each should make sacrifices fcr 11io common good, without which the League of Nations was a myth.. Mr Hushes said he did everything 111 his power to make tl.- League effective. but other countries did not appreciate Australia's ideals. Although he hoped, in the future, that the would convert swords 3ft to ploughshares, at present it was impotent as was instanced by the recent plight of Poland, when not ouo sword was "sheathed. What chance had Australia, twelve thousand mites away P He urged that a sure £)d certain protection was tlio League of the British Empire. A JAPANESE MOVEMENT. (Pi«ut«r'i T«lepr*ms.) TOKIO, March 23. A meeting, attended by 600 of the most prominent leaders of Japanstatesmen, commercial men, journalists, teachers, and priests—instituted an Intcrnational Peace Association. Remarkable fervour was displayed in favour of world p. ace and disarmament. Viscount Hachisuka was eleewd eliairman. • , . ... It was proposed that delegations should visit Americfa and Chuta, m the interest of creating a better tinderstanding and tlio elimination of_ the prevalent id: s ;i that Japan is imperialistic and militaristic. Sir Idulrai, a prominent member of Parliament, said that there was not a single member of the Diet who did not favour disarmament. They differed only as to ways and means of bringing it about. „ _ Viscount TJcliida, Minister of Fotvi.an Affairs, said:—"The people of the world are aspiring to peace on a permanent basis, which tendency coincides with our traditional national policy. Our duty is to help that tendency to grow, in order that wo may contribute our share to world peace." AMERICA AND JAPAN. NEED FOB UNDERSTANDING. . (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received March 25th, 6.16 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March 23. Mr W. S. Taft ; in a speech, pointed out that if Americans knew more concerning Japanese affairs and the Japanese more concerning tte Californian situation, there would be less friction. He added:—"lf we lobk far into the future it is more likely .that the_ institutions of Western civilisation will extend to Asia than that the star of Empire will take a reverse course, and if we wish to be real friends to China, * we should cultivate Japanese friendship and through her, and by her tion, and, if necessary, friendly restraint, accomplish America's benign purposes in the Far East." NEW YORK, March 23. The Californian Lower House passed a bill permitting school trustees to establish separate schools for Japanese children. NICARAGUA AND THE LEAGUE. NEW YORK, March 23. Despatches from Managua state that Nicaragua' has begun negotiations to secure permission to resign her membership of the< League of Nations, owing to the excessive expense. At the rate of 4000 dollars a < month, Nicaragua owes the League of Nations 48,000 dollars for dues.