The Press Junior THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1936. The League of Nations

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21812, 18 June 1936, Page 4 (Supplement)

The Press Junior THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1936. The League of Nations

Just now men and women in many parts of the world are suixiously discussing or considering the use of the League of Nations. The failure of the League to stop Italy's advances in Abyssinia and to bring the two countries to a warless agreement has made supporters in many countries doubtful about the strength and the working power of the League. There has been so much talk and writing about sanctions, the measures which were supposed to be able to bring the war to an end very quickly, that people can even now scarcely believe that it is too late to do anything really useful about the plight of Abyssinia. Still reports appear suggesting that sanctions might yet be applied to make Italy repent her victory. Still other reports appear saying that soon there will be no more talk of sanctions. A small book—it has 166 pages—has just been published by the Hogarth Press. In this book the questions of many people are answered. To those who ask: the League has failed in the Italian-Abyssinian quarrel; what

good has the League done ever? this book gives interesting answers. To those who ask: how does the League work? it gives several interesting chapters full of answers. The author, Mrs Kathleen Innes, knows her subject well. She has already written four small books, ‘The Story of the League of Nations,” and three others on similar subjects. These little books she has now gathered into one: “The League of Nations: The complete story told for Young People.” It costs only 3s 6d; by saving 6d a week for seven weeks anyone may have it And it will be found well worth having for so little money or for a good deal more. In it are stories of the attempts to form leagues of nations or states or cities in the past; accounts of the everyday actions of the League, of its machinery and its various interests; there are interesting chapters on the sister organisations to the League—the International Labour Organisation and the Court of International Justice. The work of these bodies is explained with interesting examples from recent events. Then there are summing-up chapters which put the case for the League. The book is a brave Mid interesting defence of an ambiSous organisation which has lost the faith of many supporter* becatue of it» TTnffor League of Nations ruie “Disputes and differences,” says Mrs Innes in the end, will cerbut Jhey wm no hrvaK down into the failure of Ss-WsJs™ -SSLtoat as far as human wfcit, justice will be tint * j“* Uc *