Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
LAUNCHES PLAN To
BAR FUTURE WARS

GENEVA, Sept. 7.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-Settling by pacific
means all disputes which may arise
between the nations Of the world is
the basic idea of a resolution adopt
ed unanimously by the assembly of
the League of Nations Saturday
amid scenes Of wild enthusiasm and
after dramatic addresses by Prime
Minister Macdonald, Of Great Brit
tin, and Premier Herriot, of France.
The resolution declares that, with
view to convocation at the ear
lest possible moment by the League
Of Nations of an international con-
ference on ornaments, the disarma-
ment commission of the league shall
study all matters affecting the dis
armament question, including the
security pact If guarantees and the
articles Of the leagues covenant
touching upon arbitration and the
reduction of ornaments. The COM
mittee shall also examine the posi-
bility Of making more precise the
obligatory clause Of the world court
of justice protocol in order to ia
cilitate its general-acceptance by all
countries.
Thus was launched in concrete
form with the appreciation of the
forty-six countries represented at
Saturdays session, an historic and
united effort to make future wars
impossible.
Text of Resolution
The text of the resolution:
''The assembly, noting the decla-
rations Of the governments repre-
scented, remarks with satisfaction
that they contain a basis of under
standing tending to establish ana
secure peace and decides as fol
lows:
With a view to reconciling in
new proposals the Emergencies be-
tween certain points of view which
have been expressed, and, when an
agreement has been reached, to en-
able an international conference on
ornaments, to he Summoned by the
League Of Nations at the earliest
possible moment:
% The third committee is re
quested to consider the material
dealing with security and reduction
OF ornaments, particularly the OBJ
serVatlons of the governments on
the draft treaty of mutual as
slstance prepared in pursuance with
resolution IA of the third assembly,
and other plans prepared and pre-
sented to the secretariat since pub
Hcat1on of the draft treaty and to
examine the Obligations contained
IN the covenant of the league in re-
latlon to guarantees of security that
resort to arbitration and reduction
OF ornaments may require:
SO F(ol Tho fiycr -
ed to consider, in view of possible
amendments, the articles in the
covenant relating to settlement of
dlsputes, to examine within what
limits the terms of article SO, para.
graph of the statutes establish
ing the international court might be
rendered more precise and thereby
facllltate more general acceptance
OF the clause; and thus strengthen
the solidarity and security of the
nations of the world by settling by
pacific means all disputes which
may arise between the "states e
Delicate Task Confronted
NOW that Great Britain and France
and all the other states have shown
their will to arbitrate all disputes,
the real work of the assembly be-
gins, for projects of arbitration and
security must be drawn I'D which
VIII receive the appreciation of the
great world powers. Premiers Mae
Donald and Herriot left Geneva an
parenuy without any agreement on
the vital question of how much mill
tary help Great Britain will accord
France in case arbitration decisions
are not obeyed, and the general opin-
ion in Geneva is that the fate of
the new movement to insure perma-
nent peace depends on the answer
to the question: How much secur-
lty will Great Briatin give. and how
little military aid will France be
contented WITH"
The attitude of the delegates to-
day demonstrated clearly that. al
though all the countries are ready 20
accept obligatory arbitration, this
form of settlement of conflicts must
nave as a c0rOLary security guar
antees based on the employment Of
force.
This became evident when NJ Pc
litls, eminent Greek international
Jurist, delivered an Illuminating dis
sertatlon on just what league cove
nant stands for. He argued that the
history OF arbitration proved indis
putably that compulsory arbitration
to succeed must be backed by force.
because human society has never
been able TO rely solely on suasiou
for the protection of the lives and
liberty Of its citizens.
The countries of Latin-America
which took a prominent part in the
discussion, all concurred on the ne
cesSity of guarantees as a noncom-
liant of arbitration.