Evening star., 1924-09-27
CHANGE IN LEAGUE
PACT PROPOSED TO
M0LL|FY JAPANESE
France Acts as Mediator in
Effort to Save Arbitra-
ton Treaty.
SUBSTITUTE FOR STRONG
TOXIC CLAUSE ASKED
immigration Issue Center of OBJ
jections-Fellow ENJOYS De-
sert Adachi.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 27.-France
came forward today in the role of
mediator in an endeavor to save the
draft protocol of arbitration and Sc
curity which seemed endangered be-
cause of the action of Mr.. Adachi
yesterday in announcing to the COM
mission of the League of Nations
assembly, which rs examining the
draft, that the Japanese delegation
made reservations concerning the
entire protocol
1t is understood that at meeting
of the Japanese delegation several
of the members expressed the opinion
that Mr.. Adachi had gone too far in
taking his strong position which all
the delegates regarded as an in
sistence that disputes arising from
the immigration question, which the
world court would be certain 10
throw out as not being suitable
causes for international Intervention
by the league. must nevertheless be
examined by the council
Offers New Cinuse.
Louis Loucheur of the French del
egation today met Mr.. Adachi, Sir
Cecil Hurst of Great Britain and
Signor Schanzer of Italy and in a
private conference suggested the in
sertion of a clause in the protocol
which would merely duplicate the
covenant and say that the council
OF the league should strive to mediate
in all conflicts liable to endanger
world peace.
This would remove the sting of the
proposed Japanese amendment. which
specifically wanted the council to act
when the world court decided that
the subject of dispute lay entirely
within the domestic jurisdiction of
the country against which the COM
plant was made In that event the
official arbitral measures would cease
and the country complained of could
not be proclaimed an aggressor.
NJ Loucheur proposed that this ar
tiCle. be merged with the previous
one, which lays down the general arr
bitration proceedings, and that it be
followed with another one calculated
to meet the Japanese wishes, without
exposing the league charge
that it is superstate, mixing in the
sovereign rights of the various sepa-
rate states.
NJ Locheur and Mr.. Adachi had an
other brief conference at midday,
when the French compromise solution
was discussed. The Japanese dele
gates asked for more time to con-
slider the proposal and agreed to at
tend further conferences late this
afternoon.
Mr.. Adachi declared: Just now |
am the most unhappy of men but ]
am optimistic and I believe that by
Monday / shall be the happiest ct
men"
Germany Drops Conditions.
Count Harry kessler of Berlin
known as the official observer of
the German government, declared on
his return to Geneva today after
conferences in Berlin with Chan
ceilor Marx and Foreign Minister
Stresemann that he was confident
that Germany would not insist upon
any conditions as the necessary ac-
compartment on her applicati ton for
membership in the league.
Germany. however, he added will
frankly inform the countries repre-
scented in the council that she will
not be able to fulfill the obligation.
provided in the covenant. to con-
tribute sanction because she is i'm
potent and has no armed strength.
'rermany, in Count kessler's opinion,
also Will request that she be relieved
OF the obligation to permit the dis
patch of foreign troops across Ger
man territory.