The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-08
NEWS Review OF
CURRENT Events
Japan Wins Victory in the
League of Nations
Baseball Scandal.
By E0WARD W. PicKARO

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Japan has, for the time being. put
- one over on the member nations
of the League Of Nations, ANA all the
world IS waiting, rather ~anNiou>ly. to
see what the result will be. It al!
turns on the matter OF regulation of
Immigration, which the Japanese will
not admit Is a purely Internal qups-
tiGn that each nation is entitled to
determine without outside intprfpr-
ence. They refused to accept the
leagues proposed treaty Of arbitra-
ton, security and disarmament until
II had been amended to accord with
fhcir view on that point, and after a
strenuous debate the committee in
charge yielded to them and framed a
sO-called compromise which satisfied
them. The "%protOcOl for pacific set
Element Of International disputes" as
- 70 officially known, was then sub
N'tted to the league assembly and ac-
cepted. In the opinion of most Amer
leans and of Australia, Canada and
other British dOminiOnS, the league
has O-verreaChed itself by attempting
to become not only an international
arbitrator but an international law
maker, and the result IS more likely
20 be war than peace.
Briefly stated, the amendments in
sisted upon AM obtained by Count
AGachi and his Japanese colleagues
nI1f.ro tho onUrYa r. n~l,fArak, Nl, -,
migration question or any other ques-
tiOn Of internal policy eve after the
world court has refused to have any
thing to do with 1t. This, as one cor
respondent puts It, that Japan
Is entitled to drag the United States
snto a long, dangerous dispute on the
race question before the worlds ma.
lions, even though the highest court
Of justice in existence has declared
the question at Issue Is Americas owr
business. No time limit IS set fOl
this operation, and If at any time dur
ing this process the United State,
kicks over the traces and decides t
handle It's own problems In it's owr
way the league Is obliged to punish il
by the military power Of a nations
If the United States should refuse
20 obey the l@paruc's orders. japan
could declare war on us and could
count on the support Of as many OF
The signatory nations as would homo
thelr signatures to the document. Il
the same case you'd be any other ma
It, AI,A h~- ,I,vA.I VoD;~1,As.
measures to check japanese inmigra
lion.
in the debates in Geneva the Jap
aneSe had the support of Greece ant
Italy-Quite Observation-Disclosures o
Belgium, whose reason for such
stand is not clear. The French AM
English representatives were so Sc
on adoption Of the protocol that the
gladly accepted the compromise, whirl
IN fact was practically complete sur
render to Count Adachi's demands
However, adoption of the protocol a
Geneva Is not binding until the doci'
ment has been ratified by the govern
ments Of signatory powers, and IN
prospect now is that 1t will be reject
ed by at least the British, Australia
New Zealand. South African ~
Canadian ~parIiaments. Australj.
which is determined to remain white,
is especially concerned owe the ma
ter and its press is OutspOken an
bitter in comment. In the Unite
States the consistent opponents G
American membership in the leagu
e further justification for their pC
sitiOn. Those who have advocate
American membership are in the mai
noticeably silent.
In one respect the discussions in III
league worked out to the disadvaI
fage Of the japanese, for they wer
compelled to admit openly that the
e considering the possibility {
making war on the United States ovC
the immigration question. This migf
well result In the making Of an agre'
ment by America. England and tn
British dOminions for parallel actor
cooperation and support.