LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 23496, 9 February 1940, Page 8

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

CONFERENCE AT THE HAGUE SEPARATING TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, February 8. (Received February 9, at 10.30 a.m.) The non-political conference of the League of Nations, which held its first meeting, yesterday at The Hague, elected Dr Colijn as president. The 10 States represented are meeting for the purpose of exploring the possibilities and merits of ultimately separating the technical from the political activities of the League and are only the nucleus of the organisation which it is hoped to create. ‘ The Times ’ says: “ It has been repeatedly shown that political prejialice rather than technical disagreement has been the obstacle to acceptance of the Secretariat’s plans. The more clearly, therefore, it may now possibly separate its technical from its political work the more likely is it that effective results will be obtained and that nonmember States will collaborate.”

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 'THE HAGUE. February 8. (Received February 9, at 2 p.m.) The League Organising Committee has agreed to form a Central Social ami Economic .Committee. SOVIET LEAGUE EXPERT MUST LEAVE SWITZERLAND ' GENEVA, February 8. (Received February 9, at 1 p.m.) The Government has ordered the Soviet’s League expert, M. Sokholin, to leave Switzerland within* a fortnight. Sokholin, since his dismissal from the post of Under Secretary-General on January 1, described himself as liaison officer to the International Red Cross Committee, which, in view of its work for Finland, finds his presence embarrassing.