Evening star., 1924-06-17

allied control would pass to the
league. On his motion the resolu-
tions were adopted. One of these
called for the appointment Of a com
mittee OF jurists to interpret para
graph 5, article 4, OF the league 8
member of the league not represented
in the council shall be invited to
send representative TO sit as a
member Of any council meeting dur
ing the consideration of matters
especially affecting its interests.
Rumsnia and Czechoslovakia. have
already requested the right to be rep
resented when the council discusses
the military control of the forme r
enemy powers. viewing this auession
Volving the future peace of Europe.
The council wishes to move SLOWLY
and cautiously and have expert ad-
vice concerning the rights Of MEM
bers under the covenant.
Governs German Action.
The second resolution asks the
permanent league advisory commits
sion on armaments to draw up the
technical plan for control which the
council could adopt when the proper
time arrives. Article 213 of the
treaty OF Versailles, which is dupli-
Gated in articles in the other peace
treaties, declares Germany under
takes to submit to any investigate
which the council of the league of
nations. acting, IL need be, by ma
Jorfty vote, may consider necessary.
Lord Parmoor said his nation deem
ed the questions involved to be of
immediate urgency. He pointed out
that the interallied control set up un-
der the treaty was still operative. but
matters had advanced SO far that
Great Britain believed the time had
come to examine the situation which
would arise when such control was
finally abandoned. Great Britain, he
added, felt full confidence in the abil-
ity OF the council successfully to as
sumo its responsibility to carry out
understood that the other allies fa-
vored the Investigations suggested.
Early Settlement Seen.
The impression exists in Geneva
that the questions pending between
the allies and Germans will be set
tied rapidly, such solution being
taken to mean, without doubt, Ger
many's early entrance into the
league. Before leaving Geneva for
Berlin, DR.. Heinrich Brauns, the Ger
man labor minister, who came here
for the international labor bureau
meeting, Informally discussed the sit
The question Of approving Great
Britain's mandate for Mesopotamia
was postponed by the council until
the September session; Great BRIT
tions in the bilateral treaty which
King Feisers parliament recently ap-
proved after bitter struggle, but
the council desires time to study it's
contents.
The council authorized new inves-
tieation OF the Quantities OF opium
and cocaine necessary for the world .
medical and scientific needs. which
the United States believes i,ta should S oe
vention. The experts will apply to
hospitals and life insurance COM
paries for information.
Frontier Dispute Up.
The council asked the Permanent
Court Of International Justice to give
q decision on the Albanian -Jugo-
slavian frontier dispute, referred to
the leaEue by the council OF ambas-
sadors as q matter possibly endanger-
ing peace.
Official discussion OF control and
reduction OF armaments suddenly
took on an American angle today
when the council in private session
voted to distribute to all the govern
ments represented in the council . re-
port on limitation OF afmAments be-
ins prepared by two American ex.
perts, Prof. J. r. Shotwe1l of Columbia
ana Can. TAsker III. Bliss.
Sir Eric Drummond, secretary gem
eral OF tho league, notified the coun-
Gil that this report which ne con-
sidered a serious and probably ex-
ceedin Ely useful study Of the ArfnA-
ments problem, soon would reach
President Benes of the league Of nA-
tions couacil. He proposed its imme-
ment. and his decentralization was
unanimously approved.
The council today also approved the
establishment of an. intelligence bu-
feau at Singapore for combating cpl.