Evening star., 1924-09-02
MOVE TO BAR u. S. ARMS PARLEY
IS REPORTED IN LEAGUE CIRCLES

| American representative would be
| highly appreciated by the commits
sion"
United States Position stated.
Hugh S. Gibson, the American Min
lister to Switzerland. announced in q
| letter that the United States Govern
ment had declined the invitation.
Mr.. Gibson's letter. which was ad-
| dressed to Sir Eric Drummond. secre-
| tary-general of the league, said that
the American Secretary of State de-
sired him to express the Government 8
cordial appreciation of the courtesy
| shown by the council in extending the
invitation. Continuing, the letter
| stated:
THE Government of the United
| States has been happy to be repre-
| sented at the meetings of the tenn
porary mixed commission and its sub
committee. It's views have been fully
explained on these occasions. and 1t Is
| felt that they could not usefully be
amplified by having a representative
| present at meetings of the third COM
| mittee.
| In Sympathy With Aims.
| rIt observes from the invitation that
| the third committee will discuss this
| matter with the view of considering
| whether a draft convention AFFORDS
sufficient basis to convoke an inter-
| national conference for the purpose
! of adopting such convention as has
been contemplated.
THE Government of the United
States, as is we'll known. is in cor
dial sympathy with the efforts suit
| ably to restrict traffic in arms and
munitions of war. and 1t will be glad
to cooperate in the formulation of \
| plan which would warrant the belief
| that the necessary legislation could
! be obtained to give it effect.
"To this end the United States would
| be disposed to give favorable con-
sideratio to an invitation to partici-
pate in an appropriate international
| conference of the powers for the pur-
pose of negotiating and conciuolnS
| such a convention
| A committee representing the Syria
| Palestine congress today circulated
manifesto protesting against what
| was termed ''imperialist regime" i'm
posed upon Syria under the cloak Of a
| mandate. and the "slicing up OF the
country by the powers, thus Destroy
ing the national unity. The manifesto
demanded that the league assembly
send an impartial commission to Syria
to conduct an investigation. 1t also
| lnSlSleQ upon the TScoeHilfoil u 1hS
| Independence Of Syria.
Americans Are Impressed.
| The first days session OF the a =
| sembly of the League of Nations yes
| terday, which elected DR.. Giuseppe
Motta of Switzerland president. and
| started in motion the machinery OF
| the great congress which Is expected
to last month. appeared to convey
! to Americans who attended it an i'm
| preston of sincerity and determina-
| ton to reach substantial decisions.
| Premiers Macdonald and Herriot
will be present tomorrow, and the
delegates will inaugurate the her
| aided debate on the report of the
! council, which includes the supreme
! questions of security and reduction
| of ornaments.
| The Hall OF the Reformation, which
symbolizes the work OF John Calvin.
never held bigger crowd than to-
| day Visitors from many lands, in
| cluding the United States, early be-
sieged the doors and many were
| turned away. Two notable addresses
constituted feature of the opening
session and served to create a back
ground for the assembly's work.
Hits Undue NationaHsm.
Paul Hymans OF Belgium. the tenn
porary chairman. hailed the estab-
lishment of a world court of justice,
which is the supreme authority on
international law and is dedicated to
serving justice and settling disputes
between states. as perhaps the great
est single achievement of the league.
other notable victories. he said, were
| in organization Of the Brussels imam