Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1924, Page 9

. FRANCELIES .S ARERESSIN RULE ’Definition in Anti-War Pact May Be Advocated at Geneva Conference. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWR B Cable to The Star and Chicago Iuily News EVA, September serious reason to be Prench delegation in its great diplo- matic fight for security through the Teague of Nati intends to adopt onc of the prin features of the so-called Americ hotwell draft of the treaty rmament and security, namely, the definition of ression therein contained. Everybody her sion should be considered an interna- tional crime, but there has been some disagreement as to how to define ag- sression. The American draft defines it as measures or force by one state against another, not for purposes of defense or protection of human life. It provides that the party which con- aiders itself the victim shall refer the immediately to the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague, and that any state concerned which within four days refuses to ac- that <ept the court’s jurisdiction =hall au- | tomaticalily gressor be adjudged the Other Features Disliked. Certain other features of the Amer- lean plan are considered regression from work already accomplished and even from the league covenant, and hence ptable. Lut this defini- sression will, it is hoped er at least one of the difi- confront premier: tireat Rritain, France and Belgium when they arrive tonight. Tt is too often forgotten that the real purpose of the so-calied security negotiations is disarmament, which ndeed, according to the covenant, is one of the principal r s for the s xistence of the league. nant, however, recogn dependence of disarm. a curity and a formal voie of the sembly has further sanctioned view. The British view seems have hcen that disarmament would give security and the French that sceurity would enable disarmament. as- this to Britain May Come Around. views found embodi- v the ue’s mutual aid which has been accepted and 18 other membe which another smaller group, by Great Britain, 1t provides ment have but headed ssor and by defensive believed now, however, Eritain would accept if compulsory arbitration features were ntroduced, making it clear that only case the aggressor refuses arb tration would the signatory states be pledged to take tion for th (Copyright of the viet Domestic Manganese Unprofitable. Although the Canada have dr which ma ~o little profit_in practically this country Italy and i Much now from tha the lean ore in the United S worked only when war or similar disturbance ‘cuts off the foreign sup- piy. The manganese of commierce is known technically as prrolusite. judge vour future possibili- vour past failur tes and s of ores from taken. there is Nz thein tha all e used < from Rus: more comes formerly, and Never tes b, agrees that aggres- | of | common military ac- | fes s | | 1 | | | | | | | by | | | the MOVE TO BAR U. S. ARMS PARLEY IS REPORTED IN LEAGUE CIRCLES (Continued from t Page.) financial questions, social and general questions and political questions. Foreign Minister Duca of Rumania was chosen president of the most im- portant commission—that which will discuss all pioblems relating to the reduction of armaments, including the pact for mutual assistance. The presidents of the other commis- sions are: Littleton Groom. attorney gen- cral of Australia, legal and constitu- tional stions. Narcisco Garay. Panama foreign secretary, technical organizations. Minechiro Adachl, Japanese Minis- ter to Belgium, budgetary and finan- cial questions Hurluif Zahle of Denmark, and general questions. *. J. A Enckell, Finnish minister to France. political questions. social Vice Presidents Picked. The election of the six vice presi- dents of the mbly resulted in the choice of the following: Leon Bourgeols, France moor, Englan x-Premier Salandra of Italy; Count Skrynsky, foreign minister of Poland; Francisco J. Ur- utia, Colombian minister to Switzer- land: Tang Tsai-Fou, Chinese mini to Switzerland. The election of M. Duca. one of the leaders of the Little Entente, was in- terpreted in the assembly as strength- ening the forces behind France in port of the pact of mutual assist- Polund, Czechoslovakia and Ru mania had ail jnsisted that the present pact should be made stronger, o as to ord more effective and prompter »rd Par- | military assistance to the small coun- tries, upen ance Ruman fortifying feature particularly the military insists assist- L. S. Reply Disappointing. e refusal of the United States Government to follow the of the committee on & trol before the commission of league assembly was one of chief subjects of comment in Geneva last night. The comment became general when the league, after the reception of Washington's refusal, made public the text of the official invitation sent to Washington, which declared that the members of the council of the league were in agre. ment that the presence of a repre sentative of the United States Gov- ernment would Le of great value. League officials said last night that the disappointment over the Ameri- can refusal was all the greater be- cause evervhody connected with the league had expected an affirmative answer. Tone of Reply Friendly. Having bLegun collaborating with league on the arms traffic ques- tion. it seems only natural, in the view of the officials, to expect the United States to continue collabora- tion until the work was concluded. They added that, although the tone of the American reply was friendly, it seemed peculiar, because of the announced American policy that the Unite ates would co-operate with the league whenever possible, on spe- cial matters interesting America. The invitation to the Washington Government set forth that the posi- on of the United States on the question of arms traffic had been con- sidered as an important factor by the assembl ¢ the council and its ex- pert commissioners and that the members of the council felt that the fullest opportunity should be afforded | the United States to follow e in the development of the question. “Therefore, it would be of the greatest importance for the success of the work,” continued the invita- tion, “that a representative of the Government of the United States should be the meet- s of the third commission of the embly and the presence of an very step American highly appreciated sion. United States Ponition Stated. Hugh S. Gibson, the American Min- ister to Switzerland, announced in a letter that the United States Govern- ment had declined the invitation. Mr. Gibson's letter, which wag ad- dressed to Sir Eric Drummond, secre- tary-general of the league, said that the American Secretary of State de- sired him to express the Government's cordial appreclation of the courtesy shown by the council in extending the invitation. Continuing, the letter stated: he Government of the United States has been happy to be repre- sented at the meetings of the tem- porary mixed commission and its sur- committee. Its views have been fully explained on these occasions, and it is felt that they could not usefully be amplified by having a representative present at meetings of the third com- mittee. representative would be by the commis- . In Sympathy With Afms. 1“It observes from the invitation that the third committee will discuss this matter with the view of considering whether a draft convention affords sufficlent basis to convoke an inter- national conference for the purpose of adopting such convention as has been contemplated, he Government of the United States, as is well knownp, is in cor- dial sympathy with the efforts suit- ably to restrict traffic in arms and munitions of war, and it will be glad to co-operate in the formulation of a plan which would warrant the belfef that the necessary legislation could Le obtained to give it effe “To this end the United States would be disposed to give favorable con- sideration to an invitation to partici- pate in an appropriate internattonal conference of the powers for the pur- pose of negotiating and concluding such a convention.” A committee representing the Syria- Palestine congress today circulated a manifesto protesting against what was termed “imperialist regime” im- posed upon Syria under the cloak of a mandate. and the “slicing up” of the country by the powers, thus destroy- ing the nationa) unity. The manifesto demanded that the league assembly send an impartial commission to Syrla to conduct an investigation. insisted upon the recognition of the jndependence of Syria. Americans Are Tmpreased. first day's session of the a:- sembly of the League of Nations yes- terday. which elected Dr. Giuseppe Motta of Switzerland president. and started in motion the machinery of the great congress which is expected to last a month, appeared to convey to Americans who attended it an im- pression of sincerity and determina- tion to reach substantial decisions. Premiers MacDonald and Herriot present tomorrow, and the delegates will inaugurate the her- alded debate on the report of the council, which includes the supreme questions of security and reduction of armaments, The Hall of the Reformation, which will be symbolizes the work of John Calvin. | never held a bigger crowd than to- day. Visitors from many lands, ia- cluding the United States, early be- sieged the doors and many were turned away. Two notable addresses constituted a feature of the opening session and served to create a back- ground for the assembly’'s work. Hits Undue Nationalsm. Paul Hymans of Belgium. the tem- porary chairman, hailed the estab- lishment of a World court of justice, which is the supreme authority on international law and is dedicated to serving justice and settling disputes between states, as perhaps the great- est single achievement of the icague. Other notable victories, he said, were in organization of the Brussels finan- M BRIKS &© G STREET BETWEEN “THE‘IZTH Featuring Modes of Charm and Smartness in NeWAFI’OCkS fOI‘ Fall Wear THE SMART NEW LINES AND UN- USUALLY LOW PRICE MAKE THESE DRESSES MOST ATTRACTIVE TO THE MADAM AND MISS. You Will Find Among These Modes Such New Features as lhe Slender Silhouette and Tunic Effect COLORS Black Navy Green Cocoa penny Brown FABRICS Satin Canton Crepe-Back Satin Reppeline Twilleen Canton Crepe Poiret Twill It also | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, cial conference and the reconstruc- tion of Austria and Hungary. ‘Then, amid ringing applause, M. Hymans turned his attention to those oppo- nents of the league “who degrade love of country into an egotistical and ferocious nationalism.” He scourged those who deem human solidarity to be irreconcilable with the idea of country and declared that countries were enlarged and im- proved by adherence to the leaguc. The other notable address was de- livered by Dr. Motta, who was elect- ed to the presidency with the sup- port of 45 out of the 47 states repre- sented in the assembly. Fidelity to the idea of and faith in the future of the League of Nations was the keynote of Dr. Motta's speech. This was amply justified. he sald, when the uncertainties en- veloping the first assembly were compared with the wonderful hopes surrounding the fifth assembly, which opened yesterday. But the first as- sembly ‘would be engraved in the history of humanity because it had achieved progress in the rights ot man in creating a world court of Justice. Seen Chunge in U. N, Emphasing the importance which recognition of obligatory arbitration In the London agreement has for civilization, tne newly elected presi- dent insisted that this principle, Wwhich is closely linked with the problem of disarmament, holds the destiny of peace. Making what was interpreted by many as an allusion to the United States, Dr. Motta said: “T hall here the evolution taking place among the great masses of peo- ple. even in countries which seem most stubborn on responding to the great idea’s appeal. This evolution is an inspiration from afar. It would not be bold to apply to it the grund biblical image—the spirit of God hovers above the waters Two Incidents outside the assembly furnished great interest generally, well as to Americans, and were re- garded as showing the increasing in- terest of Americans in the leagus One was a visit which Prof. Shot well is making to M. Herriot at Lyon to go over with him the main lines of the draft pact on disarmament and security, which was framed by a group of Americans. The other was a public meeting held last night un- der the ausplces of the International University Federation, when James G. McDonald, chairman of the Foreign Policy Assoclation of New York, de- livered an address on “The United States and the League of Nations.” Mrn., McAdoo Attes Mr. McDonald cxpressed the opinion that during the last four years hitter hostility toward the league had al- most completely disappeared and that mouth & 00. 99 Fulten D. C, TUESDAY, there had grown up among all sec- tions of thé population a feeling of friendly interest in the k of thg league and a general desire that it may grow in_influence and powers. | This change, he said, had come be- cause the true character of the league was now better understood. It is looked upon in the United States, ac- cording to the speaker, not as & su- perstate or league to enforce peace, | but as an institution for mutual coun- sel and a means of manufacturing consent. 3 ] He informed his audience that. irre- | spective of the results of the Novem- ber election, he believed the relation: of the United States to the leagu would continue to develop until per- haps, after a period of years, the American_people may suddenly find that in all essential respects, except that of form, their government is a member of the league, The presence of the daughter of the late President Wilson. Mrs. McAdoo. at the meeting of the assembly this afternoon was also commented upon widely last night during & series of dinners, which were either given by or attended by Americans. Mrs. Mc- | Adoo was eagerly surrounded in the auditorium by those who knew her, and many foreigners who learned of her presence sought presentation Benes Makes Addres, of the League of Na- artisan Association of the o gave a dinner in honor | of Dr. Edouard Benes, Czechoslovakian foreign minister, and Jan Mazaryk son of the President of Czechoslo- vakia Dr. Benes talked rescry problems or disarmament nd secur ity, but emphasized the struggle of | the states of Central LBurope to form an economic federation which would | have the same economic advant enjoyed by the former Austro-Hu garian empire He declared nomic unity was an accomplish fact ropesan reconstruction whole would be vastly imiproved. Mazaryk was applauded when he clared that America must learn facts Edward A. Filene of Boston gave a dinner in honor of H. G. Wells, who is here to study the league. About 40 Americans attended and the speeches turned on the lcague of na- tions . The tions ¥ on the | that when this a M de- | the | MACDONALD TO ATTEND. British Premier Leaves for Geneva Session of League. LONDON, September MacDonald left tod. for where e is to head the British delega- tion in the fifth assembly of the League | of Nations. Commenting on reports | Your Teeth Get NoVacation So guafd them by the “Wash —Don’t Scour” method It’s the same old grind, grind, grind, every day in the year, so far as your teeth are concerned. You may rest or play at the lakes, the woods or the but your teeth must keep right on doing their daily work—and doing it well. Modern dental science proves that good teeth mean good health—that care of your teeth is an investment that pays lifelong dividends both in beauty and in health. 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By the Asso BERLI eptember 2. — Finunce Minister Luther. in statement to the press yesterday on the prospects of the Joan to Germany, said that An need not fear German in trade as it was im- possible for this country ta achieve ed Press ric | what she did before the war hecause her sourees of raw material had Leen diminished by the loss of Lor- vaine, her colonies, valuable parts r st Prussi« and her Upper Silesian conl mines Dr. Luther added that Germany had paid her first installment for the service of the loan, namely 20,000,000 marks, into the account at the Reichsbank of the agent general of tions. ident Schacht of the bank is touring Swis ndinavian banking centers in the interest of the loan of $200,600,000 es plan. ion of the bourse, « since the ratifi cation of the London agreement, was marked by heavy trading in indus- trial, bank and transportation stocks. 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