Evening star., 1924-12-15
LEAGUE WILL PUSH
! ARMS CUT PARLEY
Council Adiourns Until March.
Peace Protocol to Be
Brought Up.
Ev the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ROME, December 1o.-Laylng
new emphasis on the power of the
Geneva peace protocol TO allay the
anxioties of mankind. the 32nd ses-
sion of the council of the League OF
Nations adjourned Saturday with its
members expressing determination to
pursue the study of the protocol at
the March meeting and inaugurate
arrangements for an international
conference on the reduction of arm
sinents.
France has given notice through
former Premier BRAND that sh" is
ready to base her world policies on
the protocol, and henceforth submit
All her disputes for arbitration. She
was ready it was stated, even to eX-
amino amendments to the protocol in
4, friendly spirit.
The French government also has
made it clear that ii the other great
powers do not want the protocol, 1t
will not be the fault of France if the
peace system provided by il falls. and
rhe Republic is driven to continue its
series of defensive alliances, and in
crease its military strength 80 that
the future security Of the country
MA Y be Safeguarded.
Dispute Not Touched.
The members of the council sepa :
rated this evening without taking
any action on the Anglo Egyptian
dispute. and it was learned that cne
considerat ton entering into this de-
cision. although indirectly, was the
sentiment that the time had arrived
in Europe when violence must be
checked in the interests of all, and
hoishevism not permitted TO increase
it's inroads on the continental ma
tionS.
Recent activities Of the communis is is
IN France have caused some uueasi-
ness and have been privately disc uss-
ed bv several members OF the council.
Premier Mussolini's determined stand
against communism in Italy has re-
suited in considerable number Of
The followers of the red flag taking
refuge in France.
Count Quinones de Leon. spanish
representative in the council. an
uornced tonight that he expected the
council to assemble in Madrid next
December. King Alfonso's invitation
20 meet at the Spanish capital d year
hence was accepted in principle by
the council. but has raised an inter
esting controversy.
Some countries. under the leader
ship of Sweden. maintain that the
council can best achieve useful re
suits in the neutral atmosphere Of
Geneva. and that sessions outside Of
Geneva should only be permitted
when extraordinary circumstances
compel them.
Want Meetings Distributed.
Other nations advocate the holding
OF at least one OF the four annual
sessions III the capital of some power
represented on the council believing
that the meetings III various cities
would be useful for Propaganda pur-
poses, as they would make the league
known directly to the people. AS
proof of this the Italians pointed out
shat almost unlimited space was given
the proceedings of the present coun-
ril session in the columns of the Ro-
man newspapers.
Announce ment was made that Grea
Britain had sent note to the league
asking that the Irish treaty not be
recognized All instrument capable of
being registered under the Provisions
or the covenant. because Eng land does
not regard that document as an in
ternational treaty. One effect of this
move. it is said, is that England
will refuse to recognize any Irish
anpeal TO the league based on a
convention which the British declare
they reagrd as a charter of liberty
and not as treaty between two
sovereign states.
By the same token. it is believed
that England would oppose any Irish
sttempt to obtain an advisory
opinion from the World Court of Jus
tice in the way of all interpretatio ton
of the convention. Only registered
treaties have any standing before the
world court and. although the Irish
document has been duly registered at
Geneva, Great Britain apparently
holds that this gives Ireland neither
the right to appeal to the council nor
rhe court. A copy Of the British
communication to the league has
been officially forwarded TO the Free
state government at Dublin.