LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 235, 3 September 1937, Page 2

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

NEW ZEALAND UNION. AIANY REAIITS PASSED. WELLINGTON, Sept. 3. A busy day discussing remits was spent by delegates to the annual conference of the League of Nations Union of New Zealand, which concluded at Wellington yesterday. In addition the conference received a deputation from the Youth Peace Council and,,promised consideration*-‘of; quest for support. Mr. H. AleCormick presided. . ‘ . ; Among the remits carried were the following:— - * “That the New Zealand League of Nations Union affirms its'' conviction that the war in Spain, the Sino-Jap-anese war, the rearmament race, and the general deterioration in .international relations are all a direct result of weakened confidence in the League as a system of collective security and, believing that these recent events have demonstrated more clearly than ever the need for a strong League that can prevent aggression and ensure collective security, the conference urges the people of the Dominion to take a more active part in mobilising public opinion in support of the League.” “That the Government be asked to communicate to the League its willingness ,to increase its monetary contribution.” “That the Government be asked to seek mandatory status over the Ross Sea Dependency in place of its present sovereign rights.” “This conference supports a policy of planned, supervised and financed migration as outlined by the leading Empire migration societies of Great Britain.”

“This conference reaffirms the establishment of an' equity tribunal and international police force as a means of enforcing the decisions of the League of Nations.” “That this conference expresses its pleasure that headquarters of the international Boy Scout movement have declared that frieudlv international relations should be fostered and that militarism would not be encouraged.” “That it is our opinion that where the New Zealand Government is faced bv a cleavage of interests between its obligations under the League Covenant and its obligations to the British Government, it should choose the former.” “That the Dominion Conned he commended for the work done toward the provision of a texßmok or reader on the League’s activities for use in public schools, and !>e asked to continue its efforts to this end.” “That Ihe Government l>e asked to urge at Geneva as a normal principle of mandate government, that the civil service of such territories should not be confined as now to citizens of mandatory powers, hut should he staffed in nart by citizens of other League States; and that the Government lie asked to give effect to this principle in mandated Samoa so far as is practicable.”

“Whereas Articles 1 and 8 of the Covenant requr're- the collective regulation of armaments and whereas Article 9 provides for a permanent commission to advise the council on military, naval and air questions, the New Zealand League cf Nations Union urges the New Zealand Govo-ument to take the lead toward fulfilling the never-yet-fulfilled p'edges of these articles by asking the Council of the League to .advise and direct it in regard to the stale, type ami use of armaments necessary to fulfil its international obligations.” “That this conference, in agreement with the conclusions of the Intellectual Co-operat''on Organisation of the League, records its belief tha.t international travel bv young people, and the meeting together of, the voutlv of all nations; is the most effective way of educating nations for peace and friendship and requests the New Zealand Government toV a c s : st whenever possible the' international travel of representatives of von Hi nmayiisations.”