New Britain herald., 1922-08-28
NEW WORLD LEAGUE
 BEING ADVOCATED
Institute of International Law
 Has Plan

Grenoble, France. Aug, 2S (By Associated Press).-A new plan for a world association of states" to link together the league of nations, the Pan-American Union and those gov ernment which are members of neither, was submitted today to the institute of international law at its meeting here by Professor Alejandro Alvarez of Chile.
 The plan was presented in the form of long report drafted by Professor Alvarez for the 27th commission of the institute which approved it at an executive session held in Paris.
 The new association would be su- perimposed upon the present league and Pan-American Union and would seek to'encourage regional and con- tinental groups rather than attempt to replace them entirely It is de- signed to meet the American objec- tions to the league of nations with the primary purpose of co-ordinating the states and the world-not estab- fishing a super-state.
 Sixteen fundamental questions were
 
 comprising many nationalities. Forty replies. many of them in elaborate detail. were received and studied.
 PreseRt League Inadequate.
 The inadequacy of the present league as a world grodping was frankly recognized and 1t was deemed wiser to let it remain as sort of European organization. The insuffi- ciency of the league was declared to be based largely upon the attitude of the United States together with the absence of Germany and Russia and further because an error had been made in attempting to set up imme- diately a complete and finished or ganization when the details must of necessity take time and experience.
 Other objections urged against the league were that 1t limits the sover- eighty of it's member states makes admission and withdrawal too diff cult and takes a too exclusively European view of things. The re- port holds that amendment of the league is too difficult.
 While the league has many merits its operations, the report finds has tended to separate than to draw Europe and America closer together
 The report directs attention to the fact that meetings of the highest im- portance like the Washington, Genoa and The Hague conferences and next years Pan-American congress, are held outside the league.
 The commission after studying all the phases of the situation formulated a series of basic principles which the proposed organization must com ply and then, in the light of these evolving the text which was submitted today.
 IS Articles.
 This convention, which consists of IS articles, creates "a world associa- ton of states, which has as its mis- sion to esta blish liaison between the league of nations, the Pan-American Union and the states belonging to none of these groups"
 The association" it says, will consider questions of world or con- llneHldl interest. IL Will nave as llS duties, notably to watch over the general interests of humanity take measures to eliminate the causes of war, initiate adequate methods for the pacific settlement of conflicts be- tween states. strengthen bonds of all sorts between countries, promote uni versal cooperation and accomplish gradual codification of international law. The association will act only ly means of recommendations
 All members of the league and the Pan American union would automati- cally become members of the asso- ,iation unless specifically refused and he others would be admissible by .wo- o-thirds vote of the assembly. The assembly which would be the body, would be composed 1f not to exceed three delegates from each country but each delegation would have only one vote. The as- ,embly would work largely through | tight permanent commissions coor-