Evening star., 1924-11-01
LEAGUE COUNCIL
PLEASEDAT WORK
Goes to Rome for Session,
With Greco Turkish Differ
ences FavorabIy Pending.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS. November w hen tn g
members Of the Council of the League
of Nations separated here tonight
TO meet in Rome. December &, they
made no effort to conceal their salts
faction that in the five days since
they assembled in Brussels they had
been able to settle two political prob
lens. which, if left unsolved, undoubt-
edly would have menaced interna-
tional relations and perhaps pro-
voked war.
After the councils successful liq-
uidation the other day Of the Mosul
dispute between Turkey and Great
Britain, tho council tonight, to the
satisfaction of the delegates of the
nations affected, had adjusted the
complicated and dangerous contro-
versy between Turkey and Greece
which arose out of the arrest and
imprisonment of Greek residents in
Constantinople.
During today's debate il transpired
that the legal section of the mixed
commission had favored the Greek
contention that Greeks established
in Constantinople prior to 1915 should
be deemed not only those legally
registered. but also those possessing
fixed residence with the intention of
REMAINING permanently.
Maintains Neutrality.
The council refused to take sides
either with Greece or Turkey. II sue
ceeded in obtaining solemn assur-
ances from both that they would 10y
ally observe any deciSI0ns OF the
mixed commission which is handling
the exchange of populations between
Greece and Turkey. but it declined to
the arrest of Greeks by the Turks.
The council unanimously adopted a rc
port presented by NiScount lshii Of
Japan requesting the mixed commission
to meet Immediately III ConStantinople
and carry out the task with which ii is
intrusted and without reservation as 70
its power 10 act. It refused to decide
the juridical question Of what constI
tuted Greek residence in ConStantiDople
prior TO 1918 and remarked that il any
juridcal problems arose they should go
TO the World Court of Justice for inter
probation.
Incidentally, in view of Greece'S ap-
peal to the council under the covenant
Of the League of Nations, the council
asked the commission to submit to II
regular reports on the progress of its
work and advised Greece and Turkey
to submit for the councils s consideration
at Rome detailed reports on how Greece
is treating the Turkish minoritieS ir
western Thrace and on how Turkey Is
treating the Greek nlinorities in Con
stantinople.
Discuss japanese Opinion.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press finds in Brussels diplomatlc
circles considerable discussion of the
so-calied Japanese amendment to the
protocol, which, if finally adopted IN
that document, would mean that GER
tain questions hitherto regarded as
domestic in nature could be aired
though not decided. at council OF
the League Of Nations.
Among the representatives of the
government which took a prominent
part in shaping the protocol the
opinion is expressed that American
public opinion exaggerateS the I'M
uortance Of the so-called Japanese
clauses. Although ii is generally ad-
mitted that Immigration might figure
as one of the problems which might
find it's way before the council. there
apparently is An attempt being made
to mitigate the Importance of the en-
tire matter involved.
Meantime the council of the league
yesterday, sticking to its role as an
organism dedicated to mediation and
conciliation. and scrupulously avoid
ing any super-State attitude. sue
ceeded in regulating the TNrco-
Greek dispute by a diplomatic soold
ing. which, however, was almost a
warning both to Turkey and to
Greece.