Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-02
MOD|F|ES
ARBITRATION PACT
To APPEASE JAPAN
Nations \ Can Act Even
Against Ruling From
World Court

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on arbitration and security, includ
ing notifications to satisfy the de-
mand of the Japanese delegation for
an amendment, was unanimously
adopted this evening by the arbitra
ton commission of the League Of
Nations and will be submitted to the
assembly forNadoption tomorrow.
AT the opening session of the com
mission, M. Politis, of Greece, as the
official reporter, declared that the
changes made in the protocol satisfy
all the legitimate Japanese demands,
without weakening any of the guar.
antees of security which other states
hope to obtain under the protocol.
M. Politis said it was imperative
that the protocol should make pro.
vision to give a last chance for
state, which is in dispute with an.
other on a domestic question to set.
tie the quarrel by peaceful means be-
for declaring that state an aggres
sor.
The agreement reached is sat-
isfactory to the Japanese. This
was divulged by M. Loucheur, the
French member of the League of
Nations protocol committee, just be-
fore noon.
The committee, composed in add
ton TO M. Loucheur, of Sir Cecil
Hurst, of England, and Signor
Scialoia, of Italy, with M. Adatci, of
Japan, present, met in private con
ference in the palace Of the League
of Nations, and examined the vari.
Gus formulas, designed to solve the
Japanese difficulty, which had been
prepared during the night by each
committeeman.
Idea i'm Covenant
The basic idea of the new accord,
it is pointed out, already exists in
| the league covenant because article
XI stipulates that it is the friendly
right of each member to call at
tention to any circumstances what.
ever which might threaten to dis
turb international peace.
The broad basis of the solution ar
rived at, DR.. Benes, of Czecho-Slo
| vakia informed the Associated Press
! is that the council of the League
of Nations always shall have the
| right ito examine all conflicts aris
| ing between nations with view to
u pacific settlement Of such conflicts
He said that the Japanese formally
had accepted the compromise formu
la, and had agreed to withdraw theii
amendment to the aggressor clause.
which makes an aggressor Of any
state refusing to abide by decision
of the world court that the matter
! involved is one of internal jurisdie.
ton.
Outline of Amendment
League officials explain that the
controlling idea behind today's com.
mittee agreement concerns the right
to appeal to the council.
4 When the council, or world court,
declares that a dispute involves
matter within the domestic jurisdic.
ton of one party to the dispute, this
other interested state will have tho
right to appeal to the council, not
FOR a decision, but for an amicable
intervention looking towards a
peaceful solution.
If this channel Of mediation Is not
sought, then the party against whom
the world court ruled in declaring
the issue a domestic one, will con.
tinue to be an aggressor. Any mem.
Der of the council, however, may
bring up the question.
The attitude of the British domin-
ions to the compromise agreement
worked out today was not made
clear.
Second Proposal Dropped
This is, in effect the original Jap
anese amendment to the protocol
which the Japanese delegates aban
doned in favor of a much stronger
one when they found the first noe
met with disfavor.
Their second proposition, which
was considered as graVe1y endanger-
ing the future of the protocol, and
of the proposed international confer.
ence on disarmament provided by it.,
called for the suppression of tn:
protocol clause which proclaimed az
an ,aggTessor any state refusing tn
abide by a world court ruling in a
| particular dispute, concerned with
the sovereign rights Of the state
complained against, hence that no
conflict was justifiable.
Having gained their original point,
the japanese have now dropped their
| substitute amendment, the danger
of which lay in it's implied question:
! ing Of the doctrine of the sovereign
| rights of a state over it's domesti,
! affairs.
By the preliminary accord worked
out today, the Toxic government has
obtained an arrangement whereby the
! door to Cancellation and mediation
will not be shut by decision of the
/ world court, but will be left open so
| that disconnected nation may stiD
! air its grievances before the League
! of Nations.
IMMIGRATION NOT CAUSE
OF INSISTENCE, SAYS TOXIC
| TOXIC, Sept. 30-(By the Asso.
ciated Press.)-Japanese insistence
/ on an amendment to the proposed
protocol of arbitration and security
| before the League of Nations fas
based wholly upon the legal, not
the immigration phase of the ques-
| ton, and differences to contrary are
| farfetched, according to official
views obtained here today.
Apparent indifference, on the part
! of neWspa pers and officials, and the
manner in which the press avoided
any previous reference to the sub.
ject, were the most remarkable
cha racteriSticS of Japan's reception