Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-30
JAPANESE T0KEEP
RACE EQUAL|TYPLEA
AWAY YFR0M LEAGUE
"WiII Bide Her Time Until
Right Moment" Asserts
Visc0unt IShii.
CRISIS IN ORGANIZATION
is CONSIDERED NEAR
Mandates. Economic Blockades,
Plans to Receive U. S. and
Languages Are Discussed.

GENEVA. November 3O.-The jap
anese delegation will not make any
proposal for racial equality at this
session of the assembly of the league
of nations, it was announced by Wis.,
count Ishii at this mornings session
of the assembly.
Japan will patiently bide her
time" said Viscount Ishii. until an
opportune moment shall present it
self"
The japanese delegation. he added
also had decided to withdraw its pro-
test against annual meetings of the
assembly. although it requires five
months time for a delegation from
Japan to make the long journey and
return. He recommended meetings once
in two years, with special meetings in
emergencies, but said he would not
press the point.
Decision Read Today.
The Japanese delegate made these
declarations in speaking on the report
of the committee on rules, which was
read to the full assembly at the OPEN
ing of the session by Delegate Fer
rari of Italy. The committee based
its report on the principle that the
assembly is the sovereign organism of
the league, but intermittent. and that
the executive council is the permanent
power, with the secretariat as the con-
the decisions of both the assembly and
the council.
Some complexed questions regarding
the relations between the assembly and
the council were reserved by the COM
mittee for further consideration.
Viscount Ishii in his address re-
ferred to the position taken by the
Japanese delegation at the peace CON
ference.
Ishii Explains Position.
: 1T was to the poignant regret of
the japanese government and people. :"
he said. that the trainers of the cove
nant were unable to accept the Japa-
nese, proposal that equality before the
law should be assured to all men. ir-
respective of their nationality, race or
religion. The Japanese delegates de-
sistence for the adoption of their just
demand by the league. In view, how
ever, of present circumstances, Japan
Is strongly persuaded that the league
Is yet in a stage when the ccnsoiida-
ton of its organization should be ac-
corded greater attention than questions
that mtaht involve revision of the
covenant.
Viscount Ishii referred to the great
size Of the Japanese delegation, and
said this should be takeD as evidence
of the real interest of his country in
the league. The Japanese. he said.
desired not only to have all the need
ed expert advice at hand but wanted
to educate their young men for par
ticipation in the worlds great. task.
Balfour Lands Spanish Envoys.
A. J.. Balfour of the British delega-
tion pointed out the material difficult
ties involved in an increase in the
number of official languages. and he
praised the course of the Spanish
been announced, its demands that
Spanish be put on the same footing
as English and French in the leagues
proce edfngs.
Narcisco Garay of Panama followed
with an expression of regret that it
was impossible to satisfy the just de-
mand of the Spanish-speakin coun-
tries for the recognition of their lam
guage. which the Latin American re-
publics, he said, regarded as granted
them as an Inheritance from the
mother country.
Delegate Ferrar Of Italy proposed
an amendment to the rules making it
obligatory for the assembly to meet
in Geneva. This was adopted with
the modification that the regular ses-
at Geneva at regular intervals, but
that extraordinary sessions might be
held elsewhere if the. assembly, a ma
jority of the council. or. majority
of the members of the league so de-
cided.
After the adoption of the rules the
assembly adjourned to Thursday
Many delegates to the meeting of
the assembly Of the league of nations
regard the coming week as the most
critical period in the history of the
nj nr,a 1x,hS 81, 1uy
been settled in committees by a ma
jority vote. after stubborn contests in
some cases, must be decided in the
assembly by a unanimous vote. The
only exception is in the case of the
election of new members and amend
mentS.
League Discusses Mandates.
III the assembly proves capable of
agreeing without a dissenting vote on
the difficult problems to be placed be-
fore it during the next few days. it
will, in the estimation of some Of the
leading members. have passed most
dangerous point.
The council of the league was en-
gagged during its entire session yes
terday with the question of mandates,
and could not proceed to the election
of a successor to Sir Reginald Tower
as high commissioner at DanZig
1t seems probable that definite solu-
ton of the question relative to the
economic blockade will not be reached
at this session of the assembly. A
resolution passed by the subcommit-
tee on blockade yesterday proposed
that an international commission on
blockade be appointed by the council.
and this body shall report to the as
sembly the measur<s it would put into
effect against an aggressor nation.
The expected debate on the failure
of the council to intervene for pre-
and soviet Russia has been put over
to Fridays session.
The report of the committee on
amendments to the covenant was ex-
Dected to contain a recommendation
that u commission be appointed to
which all amendments proposed
should be referred for study and re-
ported upon to the next assembly.
which it now is considered will GER
tainly be held during the summer or
early fall.
such a committee would have suffi-
Client latitude to consider any propo-
sitions emanating from the United
States Some OF the delegates have
considered the advisabiiity Of giving
the committee the express authority
to enter into negotiations with Wash
ihgton at u favorable moment.
Delegates de Leon of Spain. and
AKuero Of Cuba have agreed to with
draw for the time being their propo-
sition for the inclusion of Spanish
among the official languages of the
assembly. They have indicated they
would not press their suggestion for
discussion of the subject at the
present session Of tho assembly