LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18583, 9 December 1920, Page 7

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

f CAMPAIGN AGAINST TYPHUS. POLAND’S GREAT TASK. APPEAL TO WORLD FOR FUNDS. By Tstegraph—Proas Aatociation—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cabla Association. GENEVA, December 7. Sir George Foster (Canada) submitted the Typhus Commission’s report to the Assembly, recommending that an urgent worldwido appeal be made for ample ftindß to fight epidemic diseases in Eastern Europe, beginning With Poland.

Sir George Foster, in an eloquent speech, said that' the matter was of the deepest interest to tho whole wofld,' as infection knew no national boundaries. He appealed for sympathy for Poland, and asked the world to give abundantly of its nursing ability in addition to moneys Prince Ranjitsinhji, in his maiden speech, strongly supported Sir George Foster s appeal. He would appeal to the ruling princes of India for help, and he believed the Assembly would not be disappointed with the result. M. Manotaux announced that the French Government proposed to vote 1,000,000 francs to the French Red Cross for the work in Poland.

Air A. J. Balfour announced that Britain would give £50,000 without the previous stipulation that three other nations would contribute similarly.

Belgium withdrew her conditions on her promised subscription, China offered £2000." ’ Applause marked every offer of a donation,

M. Paderewski outlined the work that Poland was doing to help herself, but the task was so huge that it was beyond her capacity to deal with unaided. The report was adopted, arid a committee was appointed to devise means for raising funds. It is understood there is a likelihood of China referring the question of Shantung to the Assembly. The Assembly has received a cable from Mr W. M. Hughes, requesting to know the methods whereby tho horrors in Avmeitia will be Btoppod, and tho nature of the action desired on the part of tho Commonwealth.

THE COMMISSIONS. (Received December 8, 8.15 p.m.) GENEVA, December 7. Tho First Commission of tho League of Nations recommends that four nonpormaiient. members of the Council, should bo elected for two years, to be eligible for election for a further two years, but failing re-election such members to be ineligible for election for four years thereafter. At a sitting of the Sixth Commission Lord Robert Cecil said there were some who considered blockade an exceptionally cruel method, of warfare. Ho did not shave that view, but believed it a most .effective weapon. It wan not Cruel unless pressure was long continued. In any case it was less cruel than war.