LEAGUE TOO COSTLY
LORD LYTTON'S PROTEST GKNEVA, Sept. 27. Lord Lytton, one of the representatives for India, introduced a discordant note into the paean of praise sung by n churns of delegates at the end of the ninth Assembly o-f the League of Nations this morning by his criticisms of the constantly increasing budget of tlie League and the International Labor Office. Notwithstanding the fact, said Lord Lytton, that two years ago the Assembly agreed that the contributions of the S'tatses who wore members of the League had reached their limit, there was an increase, this year in the budget of £68.0C0. If therefore the cost continued at the present rate the budget would be doubled in 1.1 or 12 years. "India,"' he said, "is not sufficiently enamoured of the League to go on indefinitely sanctioning expenditure, for such schemes as that which has just •.<(Mcd 17 new functionaries <o the Labor (<'>ieo. M
While Lord Lyfton's cold douche was bitterly resented by certain delegates whi'f Oovcrnmonts make almost dailv demands on the League, the hearty recentum it was. given by others showed their satisfaction that someone had at l"sl hid/ ,tb" courage to say in open w S "mblv what most people have long Lain saying in private,
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16806, 20 November 1928, Page 12
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