The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-28
ALL NATIONS
 ARE EMBRACED BY BENES PACT
Continued From Pape One.)


 protocol. Exception was made to the arbitration clauses, which are in the hands of another commission. Dr. Benes read 28 pages of typewriter report outlining broadly the main fea- lures of the protocol and explaining just how it varied from the league covenant. He said that certain elasticity is al- lowed with reference to the fulfillment of sanction obligations by the various states, because it is realized that states are not in possession of equal facili- ties for acting when the time comes to apply sanctions. Article " of the protocol, however, arranged that the council should be informed in advance of what each state should contribute. A great omission in the covenant had been made good, because henceforth there could be no evasion of responsibil- ity to apply sanctions against an az gressor, who now could always be de- termined.
 Assures Troop Transport
 Dr. Benes emphasized also that the obligation of states to afford passage through their territory of forces which were cooperating against an aggres- sor still exists.
 This admonition was received with interest, in view of the declaration of Count Kessler, today that Germany will ask to be relieved from the neces- sity of authorizing. the passage of for eign trops through Georgian territory designed for instance, to make an at- tack on Russia as an aggressor. The, general opinion expressed tonight was that Germany would have great diff culty in having the suggestion complied with.
 Furthermore, Dr. Benes pointed out that the protocol does not affect the special position of Switzerland fixed by the declaration of the council of London, February 1920. Concluding, he pleaded for acceptance of the protocol, declaring that the peace of the world was at stake.
 With the negotiations over the Jap anese reservations to the protocol still unsettled, considerable excitement was caused in the League of Nations palace tonight by the posting of an official communication from the Japanese dele gation. This communication reproduced statement by the Japanese foreign office that Japan would adopt policy of non-interference in the internal af- fairs of China. It then proceeded to cite an editorial opinion from the Osaka Asahi of September B, which coun- selled Japan to go slow in fixing its attitude towards the proposed proto- col of arbitration and security.
 For Home Consumption
 The posting of this Japanese opinion in an official communication immed lately gave rise to the belief that the Japanese diet had circulated the Asahi's opinion purposely to explain it's diff culties with home opinion in connec- tion with the question of it's adher- ance to the protocol. On learning of this interpretation of the communica tion members of the Japanese delega- tion hastened to the League of Nations palace and tore down the document ex plaining that this interpretation was erroneous. The delegates said they had merely transmitted the Asahi view along with others to the information section of the secretariat of the league. Officials of the information section. said they were authorized to post the com munication. ,1 ss s.,
 Coming on top of today's difficulties growing out of the Japanese reserva- tions/ to the protocol, the communica tion caused a sensational. Later an- other communication was posted as- serting that the Japanese delegation took no responsibility whatsovere for the opinion expressed by the Asahi the posting of this communication as an offocial document was requested and that no significance should be attached to it's contents as expressing the views of the Japanese government.
 According to information available from prominent European delegations, the Japanese delegation has already ac- cepted the principle the incorporation of general compromise clause in the protocol which will meet Japanese de- sires. The clause is that all possible disputes shall receive the attention of the council as a mediatory body, with out, however, specifically mentioning conflicts which are based on matters interpreted by the world court as lying entirely within the domestic jurisdic- tion of countries.
 The membership commission of the assembly today unanimously recom- mended the election of Santo Domingo as the fifty fifth member of the League of Nations.