Evening star., 1923-10-21

haps IN equal ,.r greater number u
the labor organization. These me-!
are experts on all matters relating
TO their own country and there i
scarcely = subject which cannot be
more or less thrcshed out on the
ground. The meetings of the council
and the assembly are largely confer
ences where the active representa-
tives of the nations come together t0
discuss not only their own differ
ences, hut similar matters relating 10
their fellow nations of other part
uf the world. ] understand the
creates; courtesy prevails al thes"
meetings and that they are rcaIlr
bringing the governments and p"o-
pies Of the world closer together.
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4 Ii This is being done At 4 yer!
"A small cost. I see no signs uf
extravaganza anywhere and the work
partakes Of great industry and prac-
teal common sense administration
So far the annual expenses are only
about $4,000 200. y small sum - run
the whole universe. when the JniteG
States government alone costs NOR,
than $4,000. 900. .00o. These $J.oGG.G0c
are contributed by the several na
tions belonging TO the league ac-
cording t" their theoretical capacity
70 pay. With some. / may say IL
passing. the payment is Theoretical,
only.
And now few words as 10 what
the league has done. have before
me a report from one OF the officials
1t consists Of seyenty-two pages q
legal cap typewritten n manuscript, the
whole weighing one pound and ninr
ounces; 1t contains, ! estimate. a
least 25,0U0 words. My report must
be confined to q very few lines.
IN the first place the league has
war and peacg. II has settled. with
out warfare. the dispute between
Finland and Sweden as to the Aaland
Islands. which it gave TO the Firms
with the consent OF the Swedes. II
settled the Albanian-Serbian bound
AIRY dispute where the Jugo- Slavs
had actually begun fighting, coming
in over night and destroying 3a0 81
banian villages. 1t has fixed the
frontiers of Lithuania and Poland.
giving Wilma to Poland, although the
LithuaHians feel sore, and. in add
tion, has settled minor international
disputes which might have caused In
ternational wars. Among tho latter
are the troubles ri Hungary and
Roumania which at one time badt
fair to burst out into lighting
As an example OF the creative worA
nf ha Ia Er-.a h.ax 4 E1a
and recreation of Austria This j.
only at its beginning, but it, is
one OF the wonders OF international
finance that have occurred since The
war. Every one knows how Austria.
whose life members Were practically
chopped off by the peace conference.
had reached the verge of economic
despair. 1t had been advanced in one
way or another $125,000,o00, and not
withStanding this, grew worse and
worse. II was about to throw up Its
hands and go into bankruptcy when
the league came in and was giVeira -
free hand TO work. Since then order
has been brought out Of chaos and by
an expenditure of only $4,000 has
so lifted that nation that it promises
to stand on its feet. The story is too
long to tell here. 1 shall tell it in
full later on from Vienna go
In addition to these things~rthe
league is doing much in International
welfare work of one kind and an
other, and. more than all, 1t is
enabling the nations to see that while
each differs from the other in i'm
portant characteristics and special
interests, none has hoofs and horns.
1t shows also that perhaps Lord Rob
ert Cecil was right when, during his
trip to our country. he said: The
belief held by many that all the
naughty people live on one side OF
the Atlantic and all the goody-
goodies live on the other, is perhaps.
to say the least, subject to discus
sion"
Copyright. 1928. Carpenters World Travesss