THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18211, 3 October 1922, Page 7

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

PERMANENT DEVELOPMENT.

NO CAUSE FOR MISGIVING. A. smd N.Z. LONDON, Oct. 1. The Observer's Geneva correspondent interviewed Lord Robert Cecil, who is now recognised as the leader of the Assembly of the League of Nations'. He said that the third Assembly marked an enormous advance on its predecessors. None could retain the smallest misgiving regarding the League's permanent progressive development; nothing had been more striking in this Assembly than the demonstration of its resolve to decline any domination by the Allied Powers.' The Assembly now realised its strength.

EMPIRE AND THE COUNCIL.

INDIA GAINS A SEAT. A. and N.Z. LONDON. Oct. 1. The Council of the League of Nations decided that the eight most important industrial countries entitled to seats on tjio Council of the Industrial Labour Bureau were Germany, England, France, Belgium, India, Canada, Italy, and Japan. India thus won the fight ousting from the Council Switzerland, an actual holder of the seat, and Poland, which was supported by France. The Empire now has three seats out of eight.

APPORTIONMENT OF EXPENSE.

BASIS ON NATIONAL WEALTH Beuter. . GENEVA, Oct. 1. The Council of the League of Nations has abolished the system of apportioning League expenses on the Postal Union system, arid has substituted units based on the amount of each country's wealth, The total of the units is 944, Britain's share being 95. Other figures are : India, 65; Canada, 35; South Africa, 15; and Australia, 26.