LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12082, 19 June 1920, Page 5

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

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In the Honse of Commons Mr Harmswortb stated that members of the Leagne of Nations hitherto have contributed £170,000 sterling to its funds On the vote for the British Embassies and Consular Services, under which the expenses for the Leagne will fall, Mr claimed that the Leagne had already performed considerable services to the world. The permanent secretariat of the League would remain in London. There would be a 'general meeting of the League in November when its future would be decided. Mr Balfour mentioned that an office had been established for registration oS treaties and henceforth no treaty would be valid unless registered and open for inspection, and he stated that the question of division of expenses among the members of the Leagne would be submitted to experts of the international financial conference at Brnssels. Dealing with the four permanent committees established under the Leagne on armaments, health, transit and internatonal justice respectively. Mr Balfour emphasised Jthe importance of work of armament committees, and pointed out that everything depended on the nations supporting a policy of disarmament. If each nation declined to adopt disarmament on the ground that armaments were necessary for its security, then the tragedy for the League of Nations and the world would be great indeed. Dealing with the work of the League in connection with the Peace Treaty, Mr Balfour mentioned the appointment of a commission to delimit the Saar Valley, also an international body to administer the Saar Valley. The League hsd appointed a High Commissionsr for Danzic who had framed a constitution for Danzic to general satisfaction and was drawing up a treaty between Danzic and Poland. The League ;wa3 also dealing with the question of the threatened spread of zymotic disease from the East west, especially in Poland. The League acted through the Red Cross Societies and appealed to the nations for funds. The League was also supervising the return of prisoners from Rußt>ia, Europe, and vice versa. Tne League was also considering the question of international finance and the dislocation of credit, in regard to which a meeting of experts of the world would be held. The League its best to rind a European power to undertake a ranaHate over Armenia Mr Balfour rubeeedad to protest against the activities of enthusiasts, who were urging the creation of a super-State to direct force, levied and paid by sovereign States of the world, and lie declared that the problem of bringing order out of chaos must be deajt with by the Supreme Council or otherwise those who were throwing that burden upon the League would be doing it the greatest possible disaervice. The League, if overloaded, would assuredly break down and the moat promising effort hitherto made in the direction of a new civilisation be destroyed. 6