LEAGUE’S WORK

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18203, 26 September 1933, Page 5

LEAGUE’S WORK

PROMOTION OF PEACE OPENING OF ASSEMBLY THE NL\Y PRESIDENT MR. TE WATER ELECTED (British Official Wireless.) Her. 11l n.iu. RUGBY, Sept.. 2f>. Mr. Charles Theodore, te Water was elected President of the. League of Nations Assembly by 53 voles to 00. The fourteenth meeting of the Assembly opened under the presidency ot the Norwegian Premier, M. Ludwig Mowinckcl.

In a brief speech, the new president. Mr. te. Water, said South Africa bad known war and experienced all its bitterness. but in latter days peace bad obliterated the past, and lie offered her example to some greater nations. *'L shall bring to my task the valuable experience of the young nations that comprise the British commonwealth ot nations. There are no nations more determined to keep the peace than that group.” ■ • M. Mowmekel reviewed the world outlook and expressed keen regret that since the Great, War little progress had been made towards securing a better understanding between peoples. On the contrary, the. fear ol a possibility ot war was banging as a constant menace over the future of nations. It was natural, but wholly unfair, to blame the League, and it was the primary duty of the League members to strengthen the credit of the League in the eyes of the world

Referring to the World Economic Con ference. and the Disarmament Conference, he said that if great nations came to such conferences with views that were difficult to reconcile, it might be said in advance, that a favorable result could not lie reached, even if all the other Powers were agreed He expressed hope in the four-Power pact as an instrument appeasing Franco-German differences and possibly bringing understanding, and even friendship, in torn and divided Europe. Britain lias invited the Dominions delegates to a meeting to discuss the League costs, with a view to raising in Budget commission the question of the added costs of subscriptions from countries off gold. The chief event at Geneva yesterday was Dr. 00l 1 fuss' visit to Sir John Rimori, to discuss Germany’s claim to equality of armanfents. Afterwards Dr. Dollfuss said that Austria would' take a purely defensive, attitude towards any German questions raised in the Assembly. He added, “We don't intend to raise the question of the treatment of Jews.”

Mr. te Water is the South African High Commissioner m London. Born in 1887, he completed bis education at Cambridtre. graduating B.A. and LL.B. He practised in Pretoria, and represented that constituency in the Union Parliament from 1924 to 1929, when he was appointed to London.

AMERICAN POLICY WILLING TO DISARM (Elec. Tel. Copyright —United Press Assn.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. The Secretary of State, Air. Cordell Hull, has re-enunciated the United States arms policy as providing freedom from sanctions, but williugncs to co-operate against arms treaty violators. He stated that the* United States was standing fast upon her declared willingness to go a.s far as other States towards* real disarmament, even to bringing armies down to the basis of domestic police forces. It is learned that the United Slates would not be averse to an extension of the supervisory powers of the permanent disarmament commission, to keep a constant check upon new reductions when, and if, made.