THE LEAGUE

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 19 September 1924, Page 9

THE LEAGUE

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE. JURISDICTION OF COURT. BI GABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT Received Sept. 19, 11.30 a.m. GENEVA, Sept. 18. It transpires that the basis of the proposed pact which the sub-committee is discussing will lie that all the signatories shall undertake to recognise the jurisdiction of the Court of International Justice, and will submit all disputes, the settlement of which are not provided for under Articles 12 13 a " d 15 of the covenant, to the Council of the League, which shall give decisions by a majority vote, but the procedure m regard to arbitration is still to be settled, and possibly, in view of te objections raised by one delegation a separate body instead of the Council of the League may be established as a court of arbitration. The question of partial agreements, or so-called regional agreements, between various States . apparently led f>o considerable discussion. Finally the French proposal was agreed to, namely, that so long as the covenant is not universal partial agreements should continue to exist, though coming within the, scope of a general pact for mutual assistail<pe, .provided they are registered and published by the League. The Budget Committee of the League, by 16 votes to 15, rejected an Italian proposal to ineiease the vote for health "organisation by 200,000 francs. Britain, South Africa, New Zealand and India voted against, and Australia and Ireland for the motion. The Canadian delegate was absent. The proposal of Brazil and J ortugal, however, to make an increase of 130,000 francs, was adopted hv votes to 11. The present arrangements for the international exchange of health officers will he maintained. The committee voted 200.000 fiancs for the settlement of refugees with a rider added by Sir Henry Stiakosch (South Africa) that the appropriation must disappear in ]99fi __ Reuter.