New Britain herald., 1925-03-12

with the league and under Its guid- ance, is manifest, And in the opin- ion of his majesty's government these objects can best be attained by knitting together the nations most immediately concerned and whose differences might lead 10 renewal of strife, by means of treat les framed with the sole object or maintaining. as between themselves, an unbroken peace.
 within its limits no quicker rem edy for our present ills can easily De found, or any surer safeguard against future calamities."
 Dealing with the insistence Of the protocol that every possible dispute should be settled by arbitration Sec retary Chamberlain said the framers Of the league covenant must nave felt that the objections 10 universal and compulsory arbitration migh' easily outweigh its theoretical ad yantages, He remarked that last year Great Britain made a reserva- ton that so far as Great Britain was concerned, greatly limits the univer' sal application of the compulsory principle.
 MT, Chamberlain added that far from diminishing the objections to compulsory arbitration the protocol increased them, because of the weakening of those reservations H. clause XV of the covenant which were designed to prevent any inter- terence by the league In matters of domestic jurisdiction.
 This was the nearest Mir Cham berlain got 10 the problem Of lm' migration raised by the so-called Japanese amendment to the proto- col.
 AIr, Chamberlain made several references to the United States. He believed the whole world would agree that the League of Nations in its present shape was not the league designed by the framers oi the covenant, who doubtless conteni- p,ated the difficulties that migh- arise from the inclusion ot d certain number or states within the circle of membership.
 But they never supposed ne added, that among these states would be found so many of the mos powerful nations of the world-leasf of all did they foresee that one or them would be the United States.
 The British secretary argued that it was a great mistake Ito add 10 the liabilities already incurred, With out taking into account the weaken ing Of the league through the non- adhesion of some powers. He insist cd the economic sanction provided m the protocol, if simultaneously d. rected by the world against power which was not economically sell sufficient, would be weapon or lh- calculable power.
 It was true, he avcrred, that the leagues work is going on behe- fclalIy and full Of promise. "though the United States remains in friendIy oloofness." Individual Amcricans have helped freely, both by sym na.hy and service, while the gener- osity of the American public has greatly aided some league causes u might be said with truth that the l problems which even the weakened league has had to face have never cyerstrained it's machinery"
 MT. Chamberlain cmphaaizcu' however, that powerful economic communities exist outside the leagne and although an aggressor state doubtless would suffer, there IS no presumption that it would DC crushed or even that it would suffer | most.
 Mir, Chamberlain disiiked articles VII and VIII Of the protocol Which prohibit military preparation durlns arbitration proceedings. He sa'u these articles meant that an aggFeS- sor was at liberty to select ms own date for picking a quarrel and mat 1 before that date he might distribute his armies as he pleased
 Supposedly the troops or his h' tended victim would be in the wrong uositior for defense, but there they 1 must be kept or the victim might be charged with breach Of the protocol He deemed this an intoicrable stu alton which could never survive.