Evening star., 1921-09-27
LEAGUE WITHOUT
TREATY AUTHORITY
Modification of Pacts Held
to Lie Solely With Con-
tracing Nations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 27.-Instruc-
tions were received by the Bolivian
delegation today from the La Paz
government directing that the de-
mand for the assembly of the league
to consider the revision of the treaty
of 1904 between Bolivia and Chile
should not be pressed further. The
Bolivian government. however, re-
served the right to bring the matter
before the assembly again.
Opipion Of Committee.
signor Scialcia of Italy. Manuel
reraita OF Costa Rica and Prof. A. A.
n. Struycken of Holland, who were
appointed to submit an opinion on
the competence of the league of ma
tions to revise treaties, made public
thelr conclusions this morning. They
round that in "its present form the
request or Bolivia is not in order, be-
cause the assembly cannot of itself
modify any treaty. Modification of
treaties lies solely within the COM
petence of the contracting parties"
The assembly has a right under the
covenant to invite the consideration
OF members to certain treaties, the
Jurlsts thought, but such invitation
would be In order only when treaties
necome inapplicable. The test ques-
tion in such cases would be whether
conditions had undergone such ma
terlai ana moral change since treaty
was signed that it's application ceased
10 De reasonably possible.
blockade Discussed.
Debate on the various phases of the
economic blockade as league weap-
on against nations which violate the
covenant of the league of nations was
eesumed by the assembly of thI
league this morning. 1t was hoped
mat the resolution submitted by c. j.
Doherty of Canada, that the powers
interest themselves with the problem
arising from the presence of Ukrain-
status of which has not as yet been
established. would be taken up during
the day.
1t is estimated the assembly is three
or four days behind its schedule of
work. and there is little hope 1t will
be able to adjourn before the middle
Of next week.
At the opening of this morning IS
| session President Van Karnebeek an
nounced that Cuba had ratified the
statutes of the International court of
justice.
Lord Robert Cecil. representing the
| Union of South Africa, took a promi-
nent part in the debate relatives to the
| economic blockade. He warned the
| assembly against the danger the
| league ran of earning the name of a
! super state" If it tried to make its
rules for the use of the blockade toe
| imperative to its members. For that
! reason. he opposed the amendmen,
giving the council of the league power
to fix the absolute date upon which the
blockade will be applied.
| Moral Suasion.
| Another application of moral sua.
| sion will be proposed to the assembly
lof the league of nations in the frontier
disputes between Albania and Jugo.
| slavia, on the one hand, and between
Albania and Greece. on the other. The
political committee of the assembly sc
decided last evening, after debating
on the conflict all afternoon.
Bishop Fan S. Noli, the Albanian
delegate. spoke for Albania. NJ. Fran.
| gulitch for Greece and NJ. Spalaiko.
| witch for Jugoslavia. Lord Rober'
Cecil. in summing up the debate, sale
the assembly could go no further thar
to adopt a resolution setting forth II:
sentiment, because the allied and as
sociated powers have the matter ir
hand.
| He moved, and the committee adopt.
ed, resolution expressing the hope
of the assembly that Albania, Greece
and Jugoslavia will all accept ths
decision of the council of ambassa
dors as to the Albanian frontiers, ani
another resolution calling upon the
council of the league to appoint q
commission of three impartial per.
sons to go to Albania and investigate
the situation.