Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-01
JAPS WIT HDRAu DEMAND FOR
 EQUALITY
Viscount Ishn Tells League Assembly His Nation Will
 Postpone It's Request
NEW CLAIMS PLANNED
Spanish Speaking Countries Sacrifice Plea that Their
 Language Be Official

GENEVA, Nov 30 This was what might ba called self sacrifice day in the asseniily of the league of nations. Spain and other Spanish speaking countries sacrificed their request that Spanish should be made one of the official languages: NJ. Viyiani of the French delegation. withdrew an amenGment in order to enable the assembly to reach an uranimous vote on the rules of pro cedure. while Visccunt Ishti, head of the Japanese delegation, :n a speech that commanded great attention. said that Japan would fOrego at this ses- sion the renewal Of its demand that the league recognize the principle of equality of peoples regardless of race. nationality or religion.
 George Nicoll Barnes of Great 1 Britain consented to postpone until Friday his interpolation in the coun' ! cil on the failure to intervene to pre- : vent the conflict between the Poles [ and the Bolsheviki last summer.
 Principle Is Supported
 Ir the course sof his declaration before the assembly Viscount Isn't said:
 Japan had the opportunity wher l the covenant originally was fOrmu lated to declare her belief that equal itv before the law should be assured 1 all men. irrespective of nationality | race or religion.
 That principle should be estab lished so that the various merits an' geniuses Of mankind should be eman cipated and given free play in the IT terest of human civilization. Tha principle of equal opportunity shoul' be one of the bedrocks of the grea peace organizations in order that al nations owing allegiance to th' league should to man be lOvali, willing to make sacrifice in blood and treasure @hen the occasion aris es. in order that all should knC7 that the league unfailiugly is fo right and not for might and in orde . that lasting peace should be dot ' bly assured.
 It was 10 the poignant regret 0 the Japanese government and peopl that the original ffamerS of the GOV 1 onant found themselves unable tO accept the Japanese proposal in thi matter. The Japanese delegates de clared that they would continue thei insistence for the adoption Of thei just demands by the league in tn future.
 Big Jap Delegation Tn view, however, of the presen circumstances. Japan is strongly per ! suaded that the league is vet i'll ; stage when consolidation of it's or , GaniZation and it's actual workings | based on the present covenant, sEoul( be accorded greater attention ant deeper deliberation than question: i relating to fundamental principles which might make for revision of tho covenant and. deliberation of whici should be deferred for some time.
 From this point CT view Japan i' refraining from making any concrete proposal to this assembly as 10 the T question of equal opportunity ant treatment and will patiently bide he ,, time until the OpDorture momen , shall present itself"
 Viscount Ishti referred to tho great size Of the Japanese delega i ton and said this should be takeI as evidence Of the real interest O his country in the league. The Jan anesC. he said. want to educate thei young men for participation in tho worlds great task.