Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-10
CHANGE IN LEAGUE
COVENANT URGED
Too Much Emphasis on Eu-
ropean Issues Seen by
Greek Minister.

By the Asso, ated Press.
NILLIAMSTOWN Mass. August
1o.-Revision Of the League OF Ma
tons covenant is proposed by NJ.
Nicholas Poitis. Minister Of Greece to
France and delegate to the league in
1923. who is lecturinS at the Institute
OF Politics here.
Constitutional defects and the tend
~stli.s that have made political dis.
putes almost entirely European in ma
ture. while the ecoIfomc feadJust-
ments carried on under the league
have assumed a universal character,
point ont tho necessity for reor-
ganization. NJ. Politis said last night.
There IS no doubt that with the
development of its activity the league
has little by little slipped from the
universal to the European plane" NJ.
Politis said. The principal problems
with which il deals, such as disarma
nent and security. are Of more in
terest 10 Europe than to other parts
Of the world. and there seems no set
Element for those problems other than
on tho basis of continental re
gionalisn. In political mat
tiers. therefore. there is fragrant con.
fradiction between the development of
The leagues activity and its present
organization.
Sees Need of Adaptation.
The logic Of events demands that
the covenant adapt itself sooner or
later to tho distinction imposed bS
facts between political activity which
in principle. is only European, and a
non political activity Of cooperation
which for tho present can only be uni
versal'
Ominous pnrtents in China foreign
49,.
fute Yesterday by Chinese and Ameri-
can experts. The Chinese question.
which centerS about that country
demand for tariff autonomy and alb
rogation OF the cxtraterritoriality
treaties, was traced to the patriotism
and awakened nationalism that are
being inculcated in the Chinese mind
with the introduction of western edu-
cation and business methods.
DIR. 6. II. Blakeslee Of Clark Uni,
cersitv. said there was grave danger
that the Chinese government would.
by decree. cancel the treaties giving
foreign powers military and naval
rights in China. II this should hap
pen he said it probably would re-
suit in q hurried call for gunhoatS
and marines with consequent local
military clashes and a deepened bit
terness between China and the foreign
powers
Control Of Cities Cited.
Limitation of the foreign rights hH
which some of the cities are entirely
under control of foreigners also is
demanded by China. he said.
DR. Edward Hume. president of the
Yale College in China. blamed Eng
land for the troubles over concessions
held ny foreigners III China.
with reference to the unequal
treaties he said. cit is again Eng
land that is responsible. In revising
the treaties we must begin with
England.
Or. r. w kuo director Of the
China Institute in America, declared
that the policy of force must he
aha ndoned in favor of the policy of
Justice.
Continuation OF the policies former
" maintained he said. and refusal
TO recognize the integrity of treaty
agreements will only make stronger
the resistance china is already find
ing SO effective by means of econom
ic hoycottS and il further will make
NECESSARY the Development of her mil
itary strength TO combat Occidental
in7perialistic policies.