The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-08
JAPAN TO BRING
RACIAL DISPUTE
BEFORE LEAGUE
Elaborate Preparations ut
Geneva Cause Fears for
Peace Pact.
PARIS EXPECTS A FIGHT
California Question Will Be
Brought Up, With y. S.
Clash Likely.
TOXIC EARLY IN FIELD
Gets 104 Of Best Rooms in the
Swiss Hotels for Large
Delegation.
TOXIC EARLY IN FIELD
by LAURENCE HILLS.

staff Correspondent Of THE iiH;ALp.
Copyright, 1880 by TIE NEw YoaK HERALD
PARIS. Oct. THE size Of the Japa-
nese delegation which will attend the
meeting OF the Assembly of the League
Of Nations IN Geneva, set for .Novern-
Der Is. is causing great surprise here.
The Japanese, II appears, have re-
sorved no less than 104 rooms. scat
tered among several Geneva hotels,
while reservations by other nations
have been on a much smaller scale.
The Japanese applied early and got
the best rooms.
Inasmuch as the Japanese took but
percunctory interest in the league dis
cussions during the Peace Conference
until the race equality issue came up,
and have shown but little interest in
he meetings OF the League Council UP
% this tirne, the conclusion Is not TO
be escaped that they are now planning
20 bring this question up again, and
that they will do 80 in Geneva. there
California question. Otherwise, It Is
asked here, why ghould Japan be send
ing the largest delegation TO Geneva.
when other Governments are showing
little interest in the meeting there?
II was recalled here that Japan at
the last Peace Conference session. in
withdrawing her objections to the
covenant as part Of the Shantung
bargain reserved the right TO bring UP
her objections again.
Japan can easily throw bo.nbsheli
.grto the league. and tirio fact Is oausing
dlsquietude here, In view OF the Arreri-
ran attitude.
1000 Persons in Attends nee.
Most elo borate p-e7e rations nre being
made by Sir Eric Drunmond. Secre-
taJy-Gene-li OF .he League OF Nations.
and the ''yoang uplifters" of the secre-
tnriat for the meeting of the Assembly.
Hotel Accommodations IN Geneva have
boon reserved on = scale almost rival
ng the Peace Conference in paris. and
Il is expected that ut east 1000 per-
sons will he In attendance on the meet
mr. II ia expected that the meeting
VIII last Until Christmas.
However, as has been the case with
nrryious lea que convocations, 40 far not
the slightest interest appears TO oe
taken by the various European For
eign Offices In the Assembly meeting
The reason OF course. is that the Eu-
rcpenn Governments have wil!ed tnat
for the present the ienEue shall func-
tlcn only as a body for academic dis
cussion, and In view OF this determine
ticn there is every Indication that the
Assembly meeting viii come no nearer
ic world supergovernment than did the
BRUSSELS financial congress. itself cree-
turt OF the ieGSue.
go far rs French oficiRl circles are
concerned. the conviction here seaIns 70
be pretty general that Republican VIC
tory In the United States IL imminent.
President Wilson'S appeal 70 the voters
20 uphold the league. ssued last Sun
asv righ, being regarded here as an
4, s,cstion OF lack OF confidence IN the
white House in the chances OF Demo-
cratic victory.
The Geneva meeting comes two weeks
after the American election. and no mat
ter what the hopcs OF the leagne secre-
tarist may be the situation IN Geneva
wiil be controlled b. the various EJro-
r,ean Foreign OAites. which ore deter
mined to prevent any real acton IN
Geneva toward rehab.litatinG the leagues .
fortunes until the new American policy
has been discussed clearly.
international Court scheme.
Doubt was expressed IN Diplomatic
circles here that even the Elihu Root M
ternatfonal court scheme would be
adopted ny the assembly, although y.
may receive academic approval. as will
the disarmament and other reports. But
70 set In real motion my OF theSe
ychemes, trcspasslns as they do upon
national sovereignty. would require the
rneoulvocal adhesion OF the United
states. according 10 opinion expressed
by dipIo;r1st.sts here. and hence thei,'
.doption at Geneva. with the United
states not represented there, Is impos-
sible.
No intelligent observer In Europe can
blind himself to the fact that Stree this
Assembly meeting was frst proposcd for
October a year ngo TO meet. as President
wilson ard Col ts. NJ. House hoped. In
washington, confidence In IN. league has
sared steadily among the Governments
md peoples OF Eurore. The Russo
polIsh war. the fuss over D1rziZ tho
i,in,orv tactics In the Alard Islands. and
lastly the failure Of the Poles and the
I.tthranlp-s % live w TO the lcnEnc ser
tarncnt have been determining innu-
orces which make thc efforts ~ the
aerreta,tat TO rehabilitnte the Leagues
FORTUNES and 10 invest Il with real au-
,bor,tv at Geneva seem already fore
doomed 20 failure.