The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
ITALIAN EVYOYS -RETARD ACCORD ON BENES PACT
June 15, 1925, Set For Date Of Disarmament
 Conference

.s GENEVA, Sept 20.-EIeventh hour Italian opposition. to the detailed pro gram set up for the Leagues control commissions, which under the sMenes pact are for, the purpose of inpestisat- ing the conditions of both disputing Tstates. during arbitration proceedings , in order to assure that they are not preparing for war. considerably slowed up the wok of the%two subcommittees today engaged in prefecting the draft pact of arbitration and security. i {. .s. French Urge Action.
 The French desired to thresh out the moot point before nightfall and were even willing to let the details 0f the formation of these control commissions go over until later date, in view of the fact that the Italians were not opposed to the commissions in principle. However, Dr. Benes, taking into ac- count that the judicial commissions s subcommittee still had several minor points to iron out-such as the defini- ton of an aggressor, what constitutes a menace of aggression and what would constitute passave resistaffee to an arr bitral award--decided to await the completion of it's work before ending that of his own committee.
 Consequently, Mr. Le,,cheur of France is working later tonight on the aggression text, which he hopes. to, have ready for the subcommittee decision tomorrow. In any case it is not con- ,sidered that the Italian opposition will materially retard a definite accord on the Benes pact. ~
 Substance Agreed On.
 The general substance of the pact is already agree on. There is a general accord for military, naval, economic and financial sanctions to be employed E the discussion may continue as to ways and means of applying them.
 The thorny question of the militar- ized zones admitted universally in prin- ciple and on article. SC of the World Court statutes there now is an agree ment all around 10 accept the courts obligatory arbitration for all juridicial questions, savs for Great Britain's ex- ception regarding prize court rulings.
 It is felt that if the arbitration and security projects now being elaborated are adopted by the assembly, there can be no more legal aggression arising from political conflicts.
 Everybody, furthermore, is agreed on the date, June 15, 1925, for the convo- cation of the disarmament conference, if enough notifications are received by May 1. The number of notifications needed is still undecided but it is thought that probably 15 will suffice, with the, inclusion of three or four of the great powers s i-
 On the whole spokesmen consider the weeks. grist extremely favorable to their thesis; particularly as they are assured that the arbitration and se- curity protocol is a certainty before the disarmament conference is called. The British, they say, first proposed that the protocol should not be binding until disarmament was effeceNl, follow ing. upon the conference But the French insisted that the probacols sshoud l enter into force immediately after suf- ficient ratifications by the powefs were registered with the LeaguekAk secreta- riat. Thus, France can enter the dis armament conference with her security assured beforehand, and the protocol will be suspended only in case the dis armament conference should fail or the league council should be forced to rec 0gnize that the disarmament confer ,ence's final convention was not being lived up to, The French tonight were ready to praise ''the great reciprocity the British delegates had shown in meeting their viewpoint. Await Reich Decision
 According to information from Ger man sources, in Geneva, the. German cabinet is likely to, decide next week in favor of applying for admission to the league, though it may not apply at the present session of the. assembly. The idea is to convoke an extraordinary session of the assembly some time be- { fore January 1, if Germany makes a move in the leagues direction. k It is understood that Germany has 4 sounded out Great Britain as to wheth- CT France would oppose giving Ger many's seat in the council and Great Britain has replied that so far as she Is concerned there Yould be no oppOsi- tion As for France, the British sug- gested that Berlin get into direct com munication with the French govern ment.