JAPAN AND THE LEAGUE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17346, 29 September 1924, Page 3

JAPAN AND THE LEAGUE.

PROPOSAL WITHDRAWN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable AssociaTon. GENKA*A, September 2(3. At a meeting of the First Committee Baron Adatchi, Japanese delegate, proposed that the Council should continue its conciliatory efforts, even in the event of a dispute being declared by the International Court of Justice to he solely within the domestic jurisdiction of a nation. Sir 1,. E. Groom (Australia), Sir C. J. B. Hurst (Britain) and others opposed the proposal, and Baron Adatchi announced that if his request .were refused Japan would vote against the whole ProtocolThe incident caused considerable excitement, but before the adjournment Baron Adatchi withdrew his proposal, at the same time declaring that he would make a reservation regarding the two Articles upon which it was based. The Japanese representative undertook to consider an amendment, sug-

gested by the rapporteur of the committee. The correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph,” commenting on the incident. says: “The point is vitally important, resulting in the virtual suspension for the present of the whole work of the conference. It is obvious the Japanese hav© in mind principally the immigration laws of America and Australia, upon which they are not prepared merely to accept the decision of the International Court of Justice, which would inevitably favour America and Australia. Japanese interest also possiblv extend* to disputes with and concerning

JAPANESE INTENTIONS.

Heuter’i Telerrams. GENEVA, September 26. Baron Adatchi, moving his amendment to enlarge the scope of the Council in its dealings w-ith questions stipulated in the Covenant as of a purely domestic character, pointed out that under the project Japan would he entitled to appeal to the Council regarding questions like emigration, whilst it was conceivable that a matter such as the white Australia policy would be dragged in. Other Articles of the draft Protocol were adopted and the committee thus completed its labours, though it will meet again to-morrow for the purpose of passing the fipal, draft f