Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-09
Rr thu Associated Press.

BY the Associated IreSS.
NEW YORK. February e.-Twelve
Important cogs in the machinery of
the league OF nations. many of which
are to be set In motion when the
council Of the league convenes in
Geneva, Switzerland, February FL. and
the problems which await their &C
ton are declined in forecast Of the
work Of the league which has just
been received here.
Arthur Sweetser. an officer of the
American commission to the peace
conference at Versailles and now at
tached to the league of nations sec
retariat staff. Is the author of the
forecast. He says the twelve cogs arc
really special commissions. the per-
sonnet of which Will in some cases
be designated by the council at its
forthcoming meeting.
Subjects to be Handled.
The subjects that will be handled
by tho commissions are enumerated
by Mr.. Swoetscr as follows:
Reduction OF Armaments.-Tech
examination into the present condi-
ton OF world ornaments. now under
naval and air commission Of the
league, will be completed. In addition
. temporary commission OF experts
In the political. social and economic
world will be asked to submit plans
for q reduction Of ornaments, The
members Of tho league to agree not
to exceed their present scale of ar
maments, to agree to a proportionate
and simultaneous reduction in mill
tary budgets and to accept the prin-
cinle OF scientfic and comprehensive
reduction OF ornaments to the least
hgure compatible with national So
curity. Investigation OF tho private
manufacture OF munitions and war
material, denounced as a source Of
danger to the world through an ex-
tended sale throughout the less civil
tzed areas in Asia and Africa" will
DO undertaken.
Permanent Court,
Permanent Court OF International
Observation-Disclosures Of eleven Judges
chosen for a period of nine years,
are to be made next summer and the
selections announced at the second
assembly to be held in September
next, Tho list of candidates will be
prepared mainly by The Hague court
or are1tral justice, and all nominees
Win be voted upon separately by
tho assembly and the council, So far
twenty-five nations, including Great
Britain. France, Italy and Japan,
have signed the protocol providing
Tor the court, whose adoption by q
unanimous vote Of the assembly is
neld to be the greatest single advance
inc league OF nations has yet regis
tered In International relations.
Two important problems which had to
be decided before the court begins to
convene Werei First, should the court
nave tho power Of compulsory adjudica-
tienI Second, should it be organized by
resolution of the assembly or submitted
to ratification by individual nations?
Tnese questions were decided by the as
sembly providing that those nations Sc
desiring may accept the principle Of
compulsory adjudication, and that the
organization of the court Should be sub
Ject to ratification of individual nations.
Action fer or against the court Will be
taken in a number of parliaments which
meet this year,
Mandates,
Mandates.-An interna tienai commits
sien OF nine members from nen-manda-
tory powers is to be appointed by the
council in accordance with an agree
ment reached On November 20. The
question of mandates for the $4,000, 900
or. more people of the Pacific islands,
South Africa, Turkey and Kaechew,
freed from Germany and Turkey during
the war. opens one of the least adj
vanced of all the leagues problems.
Tentative drafts have been proposed by
the allied powers, SO that the league is
now in possession of the terms Of all
prospective mandates. These will be
analysed and, where necessary. possible
changes recommended,
Economics and Finance.
International Economics and Finance.
"A permanent, centraiizing, economic
and financial organisation is to be ferm-
ed within the league by the appointment
Of an advisory, economic and financial
committee, the membership Of which
will be composed of leading world finan-
ciers and economists. This committee,
in a sense, will be the successor of the
supreme economic council, 1t grew out
Of the Brussels international conference
and will be charged with the duty of
considering the immediate application of
that body's recommendations.
Other Subjects for boards.
Other subjects to be dealt with by
commissions are proposed amendments
to the covenant of the league, registra-
ton and publication Of treaties between
member nations, methods OF applying
the international economic blockade and
means eft providing funds for the secre-
tariat and auditing its accounts.
other commissions or organizations
will take up methods of improving
means Of communication and trans
pertatien in Europe and ce-erdina-
ton Of international health organiza.
lions in combating epidemics.
Humanitarian Work.
Under tho head Of humanitarian
work come such subjects as the Ar.
menian massacres and the white
! slave and opium trafdcs. which arr