Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
tBy The Associated Press.)

Geneva, April 16.-An outline Of the
work to be undertaken by the various
commissions Of the League Of Nations
this summer has been prepared by
Arthur Sweetzer ofsthe secretartat OF
'the League. Preparations for this
work were made at the last meeting
of the. Council of tho League; which
ended in Paris March 4.
Mr.. Sweetser. pointed put in his
League that the situation affecting the
Tandates over about 100000
Of backward peoples would again be
brought up for discussion at the next
meeting of the Council which, 1t is
now announced, will be- held. In June
next. -
nc expressed the hope that the
at@ti1iS meeting of the Council so as
! to present through Its representatives
Tits objections toN4the ALLEGATION to
Japan Of the mandate over zap and
the other Pacific islands north Of the
equator. and to Great Britain over
NE Mesopotamian oil region.
lThis suggestion by Mr.. Sweetser.
however. was made before Secretary
of State Hughes sent to the Allied
powers carly in April his note assert
ing that the Allied mandates were in
valid unless American assent to them
We're given. In view of these notes,
the Council Of the League at its next
meeting may postpone action on the
mandates.)
The disarmament commission. head :
ed by the former. Premier Viviani of
France. Fisher Of Great Britain and
the former Premier Orlando Of Italy,
will begin its labors shortly. Com
nenting thereon, Mr.. Sweetser says:
In view of the foundations al
Sool,, 1oiI t1, ~ Iiffororf nlcno onf q
of the League. it would seem diff
cult to initiate any productive dis
Armament plans outside the League
except upon, the single question OF
naval reduction which depends very
largely, of course on the United
States. 49, ~ .%
Commission Il Strong Body.
mir. Sweetser points out that the
disarmament commission is one o.
the strongest bodies vet brought to
gether by the League in that it /:
representative notsonly of the more
important nations. members Nof thu
League. but also includes experts IL
economies. finance. labor, politics ant
military subjects from the various or
CARNATIONS already under the aeEis O
the League. such as the Internationa
Labor Office, the Economic and Fl
nancial Commission and the Pernla
: nent Military, Naval and Air Com
mission.
In this connection; Mr.. Sweetser. say
that the League of Nations has issue
a'strong appeal to all governments t.
ratify the Treaty of St. Germair
which was drawn up to prevent tn
dumping in more backward parts o
the world of the large stocks Of wa
material now held in the belligeren
countries.
Under this agreement all sue,
traffic was to be regulated by tn
League of NATIONS. but up. to tn
present. owing largely to the. tailur
of the United States to take action j
the matter. the other interested GOV
ernnents have been unwilling to rat
f. the convention for tear of handi
Gaping their own nationals in
trade which remained open to Amer
can firms
The commission on amendments
the covenant of the League Is requi,
cd 10 mako q report to that body be
fore June / next. Mr.. Sweetser assert
.t1at it is recognized in many qua,
ter tina, this commission served E
~ leo pillar to any bridge whic