Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
LEAGUE OF NATIONS AT WORK
by Frederic J. Haskin.

viding for their naturalization and
non-fortifcation. It Will be remem-
bered that the Island cf Heltgoland.
the great German naval base which
was not even scratched during the
war. was regarded by the Allies as 40
grim a threat that the Treaty Of YER
salIles provided for its demolition The
Aaland Islands occupied a similar
strategic position. Sweden had the
control OF them and the League under
took 20 remove the menace. Il sue
ceedcd IN arranging a convention
which has been finally ratified by the
principal European powers and which
Is in effect an agreement for the nom
fortihcat!on OF the Island.
The League has had under nego-
tiation the problem OF Armenia and +
resolving the mixed differences Of that
troubled section. The new troubles
IN the Near East have embarrassed
these transactions but = is expected
that II the League gets into the whole
Near Eastern question. the Armenia
matter can be worked out in coniunc-
ton with the Turkish question.
a new question, taken up by the
League comparatively recently. re-
lates TO Eastern Gal.cia. The League
has invited the attentions os the Pcw-
ers TO the Importance OF settling the
status of this territory and plans are
afoot to hold conferences on the ques-
tiun.
Another new question now in pro-
cess of diplomatic negotiation relates
TO the province OF Eastern Carella.
Finland feels that Soviet Russia has
been encroaching on her sovereignty
in Eastern CareIa and the matter has
been referred TO the League. The
Baltic States. Iativia. IAthuania. Es-
thonia and Poland have nauonalistic
interests in this region and are having
i voice in the settlement.
The League of Nations has been
continuously concerned with the
government OF the Saar Basin and
has been proceeding with administra-
| tive work OF a wide variety including
! the affairs of the Free City 4 Danzig,
the protection Of minorities and the
! adjudication OF minor boundary dis
! putes.
great technical organization has
been functioning steadily. gathering
and studying statistics OF the various
nations Il the world. These include
finance, transportation. navigation
hydro-electric development and Other
power, navigation of the air and {
score of other subjects.
The other great international bcdy
!. which the Treaty OF Versailles created
is the International Labor Office. This
is not an adjunct of the League o
Nations but separate body main
tanning a large staff at Geneva with
branch offices throughout the world
The United States, not having ratihe[
the treaty. IS not a member but th'
United States is so important indus
: trially that the Office maintains NJ
l American correspondent, Erues
/ Greenwood. whose headquarters ar,
= in Washington.
! The international Labor Office seek,
to improve the condition of labo
: throughout the world and, TO that end
already has obtained the ratification
, by signaiory members OF the followins
: conventions:
; Regulation Of use of white phos
! phorus. which is dangerous TO healtl
of match workers: Standardization o
hours of labor of women; night work
/ child labor; and the regulation OF EN-
ployment Of women before and afte
! childbirth
I The office is working on agreement {
affecting various other matters vita
to laboring people, chief among whicl
/ are unemployment, minimum ago O
|. employment; reciprocity OF treatmen
, Of workers of different nations; con
. troll of anthrax; lead poisoning; vita
, statistics; employment for seamen:
seamen's code; rights Of workers t,