LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 17792, 14 October 1921, Page 3

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

[From Our Parliamentary Reporter.]

WELLINGTON, October 13. " I am going to suggest to Parliament that our contribution lo (he League o£ Nations bs ve.rv inueli smaller,” said the Right ITon. W.' F. Massey when mentioning to-night that brief reference had been made to the League at the Imperial Conference. The Prime Minister added that while he was somewhat doubtful about the success of the League, he wae_ mute agreeable lo continue in membership for another year, and ere how it developer , but our contributions could not go at the rate first apportioned. Mr Malcolm; It was £20,000. Mr AViSford: How much are we going to pay? Mr Maesev : I do not know. but the first sum was too big altogether. Asked by Mr Wilford (Leader nf the Op position) if he thought there could he an\ alliance between the nations within the League, Mr Massey said that ho did not know why there should not be, but he asked lion, members to consider the different signatories and. ask himself how much come of them eniild he trusted.^ PLACE OF THE WORLD. “ I believe tho peace of the world is more likely to he maintained if tho Japanese Treaty is continued,” declared Mr Massey. He knew Japan’s faults and failings, mid also their good point*. 1 bey had been proved faithful allies of Britain toi twenty years. He hoped tho alliance would continue to exist for the cake of the Empire. Dissolution of this treaty would undoubtedly l>e the weakening ot the Empire. He could not agree "it.i those, wno declared Britain should stand alone, and he hoped to see friendship with Belgium and France continue. It it were possible to have an alliance wii.n America—if only for the sake of promoting the peace nf tho world—he would support it. to-morrow. (Hear, hear.) c.oiitimious peace was only possible by an arrangement between the three great Powers —Britain, America, and oapau.