LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 301, 14 September 1921, Page 5

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

GUARANTEEING PROTECTION TO MINORITIES

. \ \ INDIA AND DISARMAMENT by Telegraph—Preoi Association—Copyright (Rec. September 13, 11.30 p.m.) Geneva, September 12. At tho League of Nations meeting Professor Gilbert Murray moved two proposals. Tho first, which was significantly seconded by Herr Mensdorff, of Austria, was that in order to effectively carry out the duties of the League in guaranteeing protection to minorities in certain States, the Council bo invited to form a permanent commission to consider and report upon. complaints addressed to the League, and where necessary to make an inquiry on the spot. The second motion provided that the subject of a national home for Armenians, as promised by the Supreme Council id March, be referred to a commission of six for consideration. Mr. Sastri said that much as India would welcome disarmament, it was very doubtful how far it could come in on, a general scheme. India’s troubles emanated from Russia, Afghanistan, and Turkey, who were all outside tho League. He complained that India, though she had ratified the Washington Labour Convention, was denied representation on tho Bureau of International Labour Office on the ground that she’ was not among tho great industrial Powers of the world. He also said that while India' under the new scheme was required to pay over six per cent, of the cost of tho secretariat, she had only one solitary- representative among 351 members.—" The Times." ■'