MINORITY PROTECTION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16530, 14 September 1921, Page 5

MINORITY PROTECTION.

♦ THE LEAGUE’S PROPOSALS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright *' The Timas " Service. GENEVA, September 12. At the meeting of the League of Nations, Professor Gilbert Murray •'moved two proposals. The first, which was significantly seconded by Mensdorff, Austria, was ‘ ‘ That in order jto effectively carry out the duties of ,tlie League in guaranteeing protection minorities in certain States, the Council be invited to form a permanent commission to consider and report mpon complaints addressed to the Tveague, and where it is necessary to make inquiry on the spot. 55 The second motion provided that the of a national home for the Aronenians, as promised by the Supreme Council in March, should be referred •to a commission of six for consideration. INDIA AND DISARMAMENT. GENEVA, September 12. Mr Sastri said that much as India would welcome disarmament it was very doubtful how far it could com© in on a general scheme. India’s troubles emanated from Russia, Afghanistan and Turkey, who were all outside the League. He complainecL that India, though she had ratified the Washington Labour Convention, was denied representation on the bureau of, the International Labour Office, on the* ground that eh© was not among the great industrial Powers of the world, also while India under the new scheme was requested to pay over 6 per cent of the cost of the secretariat she had only on© solitary representative among 351 members.