LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Southland Times, Issue 19345, 10 September 1924, Page 5

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

mutual Assistance. NEW ZEALANDER’S PLAN TO BE CONSIDERED. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) GENEVA, September 8. (Received September 9, 11 p.m.) At a meeting of the Third Committee of the League of Nations, Sir James Allen asked whether besides the draft Treaty of Mutual Assistance, other plans for mutual assistance would be considered by the subcommittee, including a plan from a New Zealander. The reply was in the affirmative. BY ARBITRATION. MR MACDONALD’S PROPOSAL. GENEVA, September 8. In a less tense atmosphere, the Assembly settled down this morning to the ordinary work of the session. The discussion of the work of the Council during the past year was resumed by M. Ador (Switzerland), who made a strong appeal in favour of arbitration to settle conflicts between States. He also appealed for a home for the Armenian people. The debate was adjourned. An important statement of Italy’s attitude w r as made by Signor Schanzer. He said that Italy preferred strengthening if necessary the Covenant of the League rather than establishing new machinery which might divide the world into two camps, one standing by the Covenant and the ether supporting the proposed Treaty of Mutual Assistance. He had the same objections to the American project. Italy was, however, prepared to collaborate in amending the Covenant which itself contained guarantees. The American plan proposed to give the International Court of Justice powers which did not belong to it. The Committee referred the replies of the various Governments on the draft Treaty of Mutual Assistance to a small subcommittee.