The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-21
Lord Cecil Tells What
Nations League Means
British Statesman Answers The Stars Cues
tionnaire on World Organization

Try by any form Of armed or othsr
forccf.l Intervention. ~ rs by tie
power OF public opinion and per-
snasion that the league has So
cured and VIII secure the agreement
and cooperation Of It's members. The
covenant contains provisions for
counterlng aggressive attack. that
rs TO say. FOR noutrailzinR the wrong
gal use OF force by an individual
state. This seems 20 me u necessary
provision n war II 90 be effectively
outlnwed No member Of the league
10 OBLIGED 20 participate In this
cooperation for preventing agrees
sion. except by Joining In the eco
nomic pressure cxerted by blockade;
and then only n IN It's opinion the
hlocknded state has resorted 10 war
In breach OF its covenants.
T. q. what is me dnsocr 10 an
American objection that The Briiish
empire has more rofcs Than GHy
other ono nation. the United States
for cTdmpicf
A. The British dominlona and the
British empire do not utilize their
six votes In the assembly as a uni
fled group. ON The contrary. the
dominlons frequently vote against
tho mother country. on one ocea.
sion ! heard an eloquent speech in
the assembly by an Indian delegate.
dsnounclng the policy OF the govern.
ment OF South Africa. / think this
] fact shows that Il u necessary 10
give such highly diverse self.Roy-
ernlnR groups as tho British
domlnlons n separate voice IN the
affairs OF the league. Since una.
nimity Is necessary for all impor.
tan, international decisions. no coun.
try in tho league can belong without
I It's consent.
s. O. what guaranty does Tho
league otter against secret treaties.
pretoHt ard future. Interfering icifh
The efficiency Of The ledgue1
4. Under the covenant. no treaty
Is binding between the states which
makes II until 4, has been registered
BY tho secrctariat OF the league and
published. think II quite probable
that II country endeavored TO
mako secret treaties OF military nj.
lance without informing iu people.
the people might claim that these
treaties were invalid when tho gov.
ernmcnt endeayored 20 force them
into war.
.. q. Would American member
ship 10 The league affect our iD,mi-
grafton iains. particularly the eTcla-
sion policy against certain races and
The dental 70 them Of eitiscHshipt
4. Certainly not.
10. q. what arc the great icorid
problcms TIC league can solve. be-
SIDES ending tnGTfarc--such as inter
communication. disease epidemics.
social conditions. cfo.r
a. One OF The purposs OF tho
league II to promote International
cooperation IN every sphere In
which there arc genuine common In.
tercsts 10 he served. For this pur.
pose. the league has held confer.
enccs and organized committees for
preparing draft conventions con.
corning freedom OF transit on inter.
national rivers. railways etc: for
tho Improvement OF all labor condi.
tons In ieas advanced countries
thru tho International labor organI.
zaiion: for the prevention OF all cpl.
demIe disease by special campaign
and by organized cooperation OF the
different national health services.
for tho suppression OF the traffic In
women and children: for tho sup.
pression OF the Illicit traffic in dan.
gcrous drugs; for tho promotion OF
business interests by common pol.
icles concerning arbitration clauses
In commercial contracts. Tot unifica.
ton OF legislation on hills Of ex.
change: for removal OF ineauitabls
customs. formaiities. etc Out. o.
course. leaving customs and tariffs
entirely at tho discretion OF each
nation 10 decide for itself.
Copyright. 1873. by Seattle STAR