Evening star., 1924-09-20
CHINA SEEKS SEAT
IN LEAGUE COUNCIL
Rumor of Withdrawal Heard
in Geneva in Case Re-
quest Is Denied.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
GENEVA. September 2O.-China
made the first official effort to re-
cover her lost seat on the council of
the League of Nations today when
the league assembly reconvened after
a weeks suspension.
Peking's delegation introduced a
resolution calling the attention or
the assembly to the resolution of
1928. stating that it is desirable to
select six n-permanent members
of the council, bearing in mind the
worlds main geographical divisions,
the various types of civilization and
the chief sources of wealth. The
new resolution was referred to the
agenda committee.
The Chinese move created interest be
cause it is understood the delegation
has received instructions to withdraw
from the league if China is not sue
ceSSful in regaining the council seat
which went to CzechoSlovakia last
year
Commissions Work Slow.
President Motta told the delegates
he would like to be able to promise
cluded by September 81, a week from
today, but he was in no position to
give such assurance. because it was
extremely undesirable to hurry the
laborS of the two commissions on
arbitration and disarmament. the i'm
portance of whose work, he said.
could not possibly be exaggerated.
Discussion of the jurists' report in
nj fnr rYNr tot low,
nant, an outgrowth of the Corfu af-
fair between Italy and Greece. was
shelved until next year. Several of
the neutral states are not pleased. it
is understood, with the jursts' judg-
ment that coercive measures taken
by any state may or may not be JUS
titled under the covenant.
The assembly passed q resolution
looking toward eventual adoption of
an international convention by all
nations, co-ordinating their efforts
for legal assistance to the poor. This
is a subject in which the American
Legal Aid Society and committee OF
the American Bar Association are in
terested. Their suggestions and re
ports Influenced the assembly's reso-
luton.
Other resolutions which were
adopted by the assembly referred to
striction of the growth and distribu-
tion of opium, which will be held in
Geneva in November, and registered
concern over the continued produc-
tion of opium in China.
Regrets Resolution.
Chaoh Sinchu of the Chinese dele
the resolutions, deplored the fac
that the Chinese efforts to repress
the traffic in opium had not beer
more successful and pointed to tn,
difficulty of the task because of the
great size of China. Some of the
provincial governments, he continued
had thoroughly wiped out the evil
but others had been unable to do SO
The fact that opium smoking was
still allowed in many of the Fal
Eastern colonies of various European
powers made it especially difficult tc
repreSs the traffic. He emphasized
that the question was not only Fal
Eastern, but was world wide anC
that China would Cooperate Loyalty
in an attempt to cope with it.
Antonio Salandra of Italy informed
the assembly that Italy and Switzer.
land had signed an arbitration treaty
at Rome whereby all differences be-
tween the two nations would he sub
mitted to arbitral decision. A reso-
luton commencing the action of these
two nations was unanimously adopt
ed. Then the assembly adjourned until
Monday.
Santo Domingo is preparing to
make early application for member
ship ir the League of Nations, ac-
cording to unofficial advices reaching
league circles.
No international conference on the
reduction of armaments is possible
unless the parliaments of both Eng
land and France ratify the proposed
protocol on arbitration and security
That fact emerges clearly from the
situation here in consequence of
statements made by leaders at the
assembly.
The Frenchmen are proceeding on
the theory that the London Parlia-
ment will back up the signature of
the British delegation.
The Englishmen seem disturbed in
a Hypothetical way over entangle-
ments which might possibly arise be-
minions under the operation Of the
protocol. pointing out that it is con-
ceivable that Great Britain might be
called upon to use her fleet against
a dominion which might be labeled
an agsressor state. They argue that
such contingency is impossible, even
to dream of, and hence they think
English public opinion will hesitate
to recommend ratification.