LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Southland Times, Issue 19654, 3 October 1922, Page 5

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

ASSEMBLY’S ACHIEVEMENTS LORD ROBERT CEQIL INTERVIEWED (By Telegraph.-—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). LONDON, October 1. The Observer’s Geneva cprrespondent interviewed Lord Robert Cecil, now the recognised leader of the Assembly of the league of Nations. He said the third Assembly marked an enormous on its predecessors. None could retain the smallest misgiving regarding the League's permanent and 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. The Australian Press Association’s Geneva correspondent states that the Council has decided that the eight most important industrial councils entitled to seats on the Council of the Industrial Labour Bureau are those of Germany, England, France, Belgium, India, Canada. Italy and Japan. India has thus won her fight, ousting from the Council Switzerland, an actual holder of a seat, and Poland. The measure was supported by France. The decision gives the Empire three seats out of eight. rIPPORTIONMENT OF EXPENSES (Reuser's Telegrams.) GENEVA, October 1. The Council of the League of Nations has abolished the system of apportioning the League expenses on the Postal Union system, and has substituted units based on the amount of each country’s wealth. The total of the unite is 944, Britain’s share being 95, India 65, Canada 35, South Africa 15, and Australia 26.