COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 805, 7 September 1923, Page 6

COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE.

MOMENTOUS GATHERING

Received September 6, 12.30 p.m. GENEVA, Sept. 5. The greatest interest wa9 taken in the Council'of the League of Nations' meeting to-day. The hall was crowded. Signor Salandm opened the proceedings by reading a letter drawing attention to the bombardment of Corfu and throwing aspersions on the conduct of the Corfu authorities, following with a lengthy statement, contending that as the murdered members of-the mission were appointed by the Ambassadors' Conference it was for the conference, not the League of Nations, to decide the issue. He assorted that Greece had appealed to 'the league in order to escape responsibility for the barbarous act, and affirmed that the Italian Government had no intention of recognising the authority of the league to intervene. It was the Italian Government's irrevocable ■ opinion that the Council of the League should not proceed with the affair.

' Viscount Ishii proposed ihe adjournment until to-morrow.

Lord Robert Cecil agreed, but asked that articles 10, 12 and 15 of the covenant be read in French and English. When this was dono, Lord Cecil remarked that these articles not merely contained the Treaty of Versailles but "the ireaties of Neuilly, St. Germain and Trianon. If th»y were not taken into consideration, then the bases of these treaties would be shattered.— Reuter.,