The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-10-02
PROTOCOL BANS
ALL WARFARE
Protocol Presented to the
League Outlaws All
Kinds of War.
LEAVES NO LOOPHOLE
Committee Declares They Hope
to Have Left No LoOphOle
to Permit Wars.

Geneva = The amended draft pro-
tocol and arbitration and security was
presented to the assembly OF the
League of Nations for its approval
today, accompanied by general re-
port, historical and analytical, in ma
ture, by M. Politis of Greece and DR..
Benes of Czecho-Slovakia, official re-
porters for the two commissions
which Jointly framed the document.
Special chapters are devoted to con-
demnation of aggressive war, compul-
sorry of pacific methods of procedure
of ornaments, all of which form Tea
lures of the protocol. The conclusion
of the report which fills 20 printed
pages, contains observations of gen
eral nature.
ITO Leave No Loophole."
sour purpose" says the report, was
to make war impossible-to kill it, to
annihilate it. The plan drawn up
leaves no loopholes; it prohibits wars
of every description and lays down the
rule that all disputes shall be settled
by pacific means"
If the smallest opening were left
for any measure of force the whole
system would collapse, it adds, and
to this end arbitration is provided for
every kind Of dispute, and aggression
/ is defined in such way as tos~iVe no
cause for hesitation when the council
of the League Of Nations has taken a
decision.
The reports declare that these rea-
sons led the trainers of the protocol
to fill in the gaps in the league cove
nant and definite sanctions in such a
way that no possible means could be
found for evading them and that there
would be sound definite basis for
feeling of security.
Peace of World at Stake.
"The peace of the world is at
stake" continued the report. "The
fifth assembly has undertaken work
of worldwide Importance, which If
it succeeds, is destined profoundly to
modify present political conditions.
If we succeed the League of Nations
will have rendered inestimable serv-
ice to the whole modern world"
The report ends by begging the as
sembly to examine the proposals with
various governments for acceptance.
The problem of the domestic juris-
diction of states raised by the Jap
anese delegation is treated at great
length, Insistence is made that the
protocol in no way derogates the rule
of article XIV of the covenant, which
protects national sovereignty but that
Gin order that no doubt may exist it
appears advisable to say so express
ly."
Cite Article XII.
Nevertheless while the principle of
Article XIV of the covenant is main
tanned, M. Politis and DR.. Benes ex-
plain that it has been found neces-
sary, in order to make its application
more flexible, to call in aid the rule
of article XII of the covenant which
makes it the leagues duty in event
of war to take any action deemed
wise and effective to safeguard peace
and obligates the secretary general
to summon a meeting of the council
at the request of any member of the
league.
Thus, the reporters say, when it has
been recognized that dispute arises
out of a matter solely within the do
nestle jurisdiction of one of the par
ties, that party or its opponent will
be fully entitled to call upon the
council or assembly to act.
French Leader Applauded.
Former Premier BRAND of France
was received with applause when he
announced that France adhered fully
to the protocol and was ready to sign
it.
"When the man in the street hears
tonight NJ BRAND continued, shat
the nations have solemnly promised
to make war on war, there will be a
great movement of relief and salts
faction"
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Jonkheer J. Loudon of Holland
accepted the protocol on behalf of his
country.