Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-09-29
NEW PROBLEMS
FOR LEAGUE IN
JAPAN DEMAND
Assembly Adiourns at Geneva
Difficulties Raised by
Toxic on Security Protocol
NEXT SESSION IN DOUBT
Due to Failure to Complete
Draft on Arbitration
And Security

GENEVA, Sept. 20 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) Two members of the
Japanese delegation declared to press
representatives today that If Japan
did not obtain satisfaction of her de-
mand for an amendment to the pro-
posed protocol of arbitration and Sc
curity, she probably. much to their
regret. would be obliged to vote
against the protocol resolution when
it was submitted to the assembly OF
the League of Nations.
II this happens. the protocol In
itiated by Foreign Minister Benes of
Czechoslovakia and elaborated by the
disarmament commission and its
subcommittee, will fail to adoption
ana consequently the international
disarmament conference provided for
tire rfoe 1cct and planned for next
summer will not De held.
After a lengthy private discussion
this morning among important dele
gates with a view toward finding a
solution among important delegates
with a view toward finding solution
of the difficult situation. the declara-
ton of the Janauesn drIe~ates when
the subcommittee on arbitratie'
assembled this ate. NOON indicated a
noticeable stiffening in their atti-
tudes.
HercuIean efforts on the part of
all of the leading delegates to save
the situation continued this after
noon.
The palace OF the league
of nations was the scene OF
dramatic incidents today as the
wearied delegates reassembled In an
attempt to discover a solution of the
difficulty created by Japan's demand
for an amendment to the proposed
protocol of arbitration and security.
and in an effort to save the protocol
which continued to be endangered
by a new turn of events.
The subcommittee to which the
matter had been entrusted held a
brief meeting but adjourned until
this afternoon before taking up the
Japanese problem because the lead
ers decided it would be more practI-
cal and less dangerous to find sat
isfactory formula IN private CONVEX
sations. Therefore Viscount 1shii
held a meeting with Aristide BRAND
and Louis Loucheur of the French
delegation. Paul Hymans of Belgium
and other members of the council.
Another meeting was held at the
same time and this one was attended
by Mr. Adachi of Japan; J. Limburg.
of Holland: H. Rolin. of Belgium: I:
Vittorio Scialoia of Italy. and Raoul
Fernandes. of Brazil. who opposed
the Japanese amendment last night
and who today endeavored TO find a
formula which would satisfy the
Japanese aspirations while safe
guarding the rights of individual
states as regards sovereignty in do
mestic matters which have been pro-
nounced to be strictly domestic by
the world court OF Justice.
None of the forenoon discussions
succeeded in finding way out of
the difficulty. The Japanese insisted
that their only desire was to close
UP effectually all of the loopholes In
the covenant and protocol SO that
Japan and other countries would
have the opportunity to continue me-
diation discussions when they had
been thrown out OF court on the
ground that the disputed question
wos purely within the domestic jur-
isdiction of the other party.
The league voted today to
admit the republic OF Santo Domingo
to membership in the league The
vote was unanimous. The forty-one
states represented at the session all
voting in favor of admittance-
Jac.nto De Castro, special Domin-
Jean delegate, in an address thanking
the assembly for its act declared that
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