THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 16998, 21 March 1919, Page 6

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

JAPAN AND THE COLOR LINE, MORE AMERICA?! SCRUPLES PARIS, March 19. (Reserved March 21, at 9.20 a.m.) Japan has submitted! an amendment to •fee Supreme War Council asking for equal lights and just treatment of aliens within their borders who arw nationals of States ■which are member* of the League of Nations. The Commission on International (I Labor) Bureau are inviting the League of Nations to enforce their decisions. This decision is due to American opposition arising wgavding American States' Jig M*. SET DEBATE AT BOSTON. NEW YORK, March 20. j?' {Received March 21, at 12.35 p.m.) ' At 'Boston Senator Lodge and Dr Lowell, president of Harvard University, publicly debated the merits of the League of Nations. Senator Lodge- attacked the covenant as being provocative of further misunderstandings. It would be nocesaaiy to include large reservations respecting the validity of the Monroe Doctrine. America was unwilling to despatch her sous to fight other nations' battles. Dr Lowell contended that the new world order rnado a League imperative, and said that iie defects could easily be remedied. A WHITE AUSTRALIA. ONLY BRITISH IMMIGRATION. Jr* " - NEW YORK. March 20. .V (Received March 21, at 11.15 a.m.) The Australian Peace Conference delejrates said it was impossible for the British Dominions to agree to the Japanese demand for equality of treatment of all nationalities. Australia's desire wa3 to ±>uild tip ail all-British population of 15 millions at the earliest possible moment, and if she opened the dcor to Asiatic immigration it meant that they closed it to Bniopeans. ; The Canadian delegates agreed with this attitude. I- SOLDIER EMIGRANTS. fr BRITISH ENCOURAGEMENT. CHEAP LOANS TO DOMINIONS ...*' TO MAKE READY FOR THEM. !Prwa Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. •, Australian and K.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, March 20. ''*? (Received March 21, at 9.20 a.m.) '' The Secretary of State for the Colonies {Lord Milcer) is drafting a Bill providing mr-soldiera with free passages to the Dominions, and enabling loans to be advanced ai pre-war rates to the Dominion Governments, who will act as agents for the British Government, for the purpose ot opening up new tracts of land, building railwayi, ana financing the new settlers. REPATRIATION IN NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, March 21. (Received March 21, at 12.20 p.m.) Mr Holman announces that the Government contemplate art expenditure of £11,000,000 during the next two years for tattling 3,500 returned soldiers on the land. CLEMENCEAU. RUMORS OF RESIGNATION. "&■■*''••*&&>' NEW YORK, March 20. '-' (Recerred March 21, at 9.20 a.m.) A high Paris authority informed the "tKew York TLmes's' correspondent that M. Clemenceau has placed his resignation in President Poincare's hands. The report has not yet been confirmed. (Received March 21, at 11.15 a.m.) President Poincare has refused to accept 29L Qemenceau's resignation. Official circles later denied the report Sf the resignation. HINDENBURG DEFENDS KAISER. (Received March 21, at 9.50 a.m.) In defence of the ex-Kaiser's fight, Von Eindenburg is pubhshing a statement that be ran away because of the weakening of the German army and the spread of revolutionary opinions. ' LUXEMBURG. 0?&B&FMV--- PAKIS, March 20. ? fftecsived March 21, at 11.15 a.m.) The Luxemburg Parliament passed a resolution affirming the people's unshakable trill to maintain their independence.