LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17631, 22 May 1919, Page 5

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

PACIFIC ISLANDS MANDATE.

SYDNEY JOURNAL'S COMMENT.

„,, , r . SYDNEY, May 21. lac Mornmg Herald, in a leader, urges the necessity, in view of the mandate she is receiving over the Pacific Islands, of Australia widening her vision, adopting a more settled policy, and making a more systematic attempt to solve the problems existing in her widened sphere. The paper raises the question of the unsatisfactory condominium in the New Hebrides, and says that Australia can offer strong arguments in favour of the dissolution of the condominium, but the weak part of her case is that while pointing to this course, she shows too great a disposition to leave payrng the piper to someone else. Probably the condominium could be ended bv cessions to France in Equatorial Africa or by the payment of a few million pounds. l>ut, until Australia shows a disposition to incur her part of the obligation, can she wonder that her appeal lades force? GERMAN EAST AFRICA MANDATORY.

BELGIAN PROTEST

(Delayed in Transmission.) Th t> , • PAEIS ' 13 - lne Belgians strongly protest against tne suggestion for a solution of the German East Africa question, whereby Belgium -will receive a mandate over the portion occupied by Belgian arms, and point out that tlhe solution contravenes the principle of placing large and small nations on an equal footing.—A. and N.Z. Cable

EX-KAISER'S EXTRADITION.

A DUTCH DISCLAIMER.

(Delayed in Transmission.) THE HAGUE, May 13. (Received May 21, at 8.20 p.m.) It is officially stated that the report thai would agree to the ex-Kaiser's extradition was a pure invontion.. His extradition at present concerns only the German Government and the Entente Powers.—Reutcr.