GENEVA DISCUSSIONS

Grey River Argus, 13 October 1936, Page 3

GENEVA DISCUSSIONS

(Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) GENEVA. October 11. Senor Saavedra Lamas (President), in closing the As-'.“ml.('y of the League, deckucd that fear was driving Europe to destruction. Fear could only )>o removed by continuing the Assembly’s good work, stimulating trade production. and improving the standard of living. He urged the resumption of migration. The need for expansion of certain great States was undeniable, but migration, not wars of conquest, was the solution. The Council decided t.o convene a conference of Middi’e and Far East countries at Bandoeng on February 2. 1937. to discuss sociological questions.

If. authorised Hie Prcisideut to ar range a date in 1937 for tli'e re-assem bly .of the Disarmament Conference.

The special committee appointed by ihe Bureau of the. League Assembly to report on the. question of reforms lo secure more effective application oi the Covenant, held its first meeting al Geneva yesterday. The Austral an delegate:. Mr S. M. Bruce, was elected president. The eiomniiltee decided to recommend the AsseniKy to create a cominis.s’.on of representatives of about 23 countries to study 'the question after the adjournment of the Assemb'y. The Geneva correspondent of the Australian ‘ eiated Press says that the most s gik’hcant feature of a draft resol'll I ion presented to the conun i I ( ee by Mr Bruce was a categorical statement that nt. was prieinature for the Assembly to ascertain 'the views of non-member 'States on the question of application of the covenant. Mr AV. J. Jordan (New Zealand) asked not only that the commission should push on with its work a s quickly a H poss b’e. but that a spec'a’ meeting of the Assembly should be called to consider Hie report. It w.otibl lie an important question for another vear.

The committee finally adopted Mr Bruce’s report, subject lo minor amendments;, and ’■! was presented to the- Assembly to-dav. The committee decided to- meet on December 7 and e'ect a chairman. The date represents a compromise, Russia pressing for an immediate nii'et'ng a- th'' Powiniaim'y concern-

.•■l, England an,] France held that the I.ocarno conversations should be held licl'.rTe. the dim iis-i..n on League reform.