LEAGUES WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 November 1922, Page 5

LEAGUES WORK.

VALUABLE RESULTS. RESTORATION OF AUSTRIA. REDUCING ARMAMENTS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 24, 8.15 p.m. London, Nov. 23. The High Commissioner for Australia (Sir Joseph Cook), lecturing to the BritishAustralian Universities’ Association at Oxford on the League of Nations, said more people are yearly becoming aware that the League stands for mighty possibilities in the world, and increasing numbers of people believe an annual assembly of the League is of vital importance. Personally, he was impressed by the sincerity of purpose of the representatives of 45 nations assembled at Geneva and also their evident desire to achieve a compromise in the differences of national outlook, which was the only possible way towards international agreement. The existence of the League for two years had ensured its sound foundation. The last assembly achieved important results, notably the restoration of Austria and the extension of a reduction in the world’s armaments to the nations not represented at Washington. Austria affected the stability of Central Europe, with which the future of all Europe was inseparably bound. The League’s efforts ensured the salvation of Austria, with all it implied. Referring to mandates, Sir Joseph Cook reiterated that there was not the slightest justification for the concern expressed by the chairman of the Mandates Commission lest the interests of the natives would be subordinated to the exploitation of Nauru’s wealth.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.