Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-12
rur rr.,GrE OF NATIONS AT WORK

n LEAGUE OF NATIONS AT WORK
The report of the death of the League OF
Nations. which has been so widely circulated
nv its enemies in this country, seems to be
somewhat premature.
Tho various international commissions or
ganized under the league, among the members
Of which are many Of the worlds leading states
men and scientists, are functioning.
Their activities represent the first serious, CO.
ordinated world effort to study and if possible
problems.
An interesting idea of the present and forth
coming activities OF the league is given in the
calendar OF meetings, just published by the
league secretariat at Geneva.
During April a transit conference was held
at Barcelona for the purpose of devising ways
and means for arriving at a better understand
ing among the nations in respect Of the i'm
portant matters Of communication and trans
portation.
The advisory board of the leagues epidemic
commission at its Warsaw meeting continued
its efforts to stamp out typhus. epidemic in that
part of Europe, and threatening to spread II
not controlled.
The Polish Lithuanian delegates at Brussels,
under a league mediator, made progress to-
ward final adjustment of the many differences
between these nations.
An Office was established at Paris to handle
matters. having to do with international public
hygiene. Connected with this Office are the
worlds greatest experts on this important sub
ject.
League activities for May include a meeting
20 tto +a,nnororu N mission n N the reduction
of ornaments at Geneva; a meeting of the in
ternational blockade commissions; the second
session of the commission on amendments to
the league covenant; a meeting of the opium
advisory committee, which is undertaking to
put an end to this vile traffic; the first meet
ing of the temporary health committee, which
will undertake to formulate a code of health
for the world.
Early in June the council of the league will
meet at Geneva and later in the month, at the
sa me place, will be held a meeting of the In
ternational Conference on White Slave Traffic.
The international commission on emigration
meets at Geneva In August.
Finally, on September S, the opening session
of the second assembly of the league will be
held at Geneva.
AT this meeting reports of the many league
commissions will be received, discussed and
acted upon, and further plans for international
cooperation formulated.
1t has yet to be shown by those who scott at
the league as a useless thing that it is not
meeting it's great obligation to the peoples of
the world in an intelligent and courageous way.
Charles f. Brush bristles up and tells the
American Philosophical Society that he doubts
the Einstein Theory. Brush brushes Einsteir
aside with arguments almost as easily under
stood as Einstein's.
New York has a new law, making it a mis-
demeanor for landlords to bar children. This
will get a chuckIe out of every parent who pre-
ters children to dogs and pet monkeys.
A Fable: Once upon a time there was a ny
that lived to a ripe old age and was not. survived
bv a single descendant.
ssllman sails for Europe in his yacht Mod
esty. Suggestion to Charlie Chaplin: Buy a
yacht and christen it Tragedy.
speaking of old times, do you remember
MAY IS, 1917, when congress passed the selec'
tive service act?
William Colfax Bryant Barlow Bee Beure'
gard Johnson Robert E. Lee HUMPHREYS IL
n,aintif, in q court action at Greenville, s. c
And probably everybody calls him Bill.
The more direct the tax, the more the payer
directs his attention to the matter OF govern
mental expenditures.