Evening star., 1926-09-26
70 NATIONS ADOPT
SLAVERY PROTOCOL;
LEAGUE ADJOURNS
araffic in Humans to Be Sup
nssssed-26 Other Powers
Promise to Sign.
MOVE BACKED TO FOUND
HOME FOR ARMENIANS
Chinese Delegate Criticizes U. S
for Siding With Governments
Exploiting" His Country.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA. September 25.-"The
League of Nations will one day be
universal"-these were the last and
prophetic words uttered by President
Ninchitch as he adjourned. without
date. the seventh assembly Of the
League. which opened it's sessions on
September s.
"Germa ny's entry into the League.
he declared. has forever silenced
those adverse ries of interna tional un-
dersta nding who have complained that
the League embraced only portion
Of the nations OF the world, and es-
pecially those nations which are not
torn by difficulties of vital importance.
We have witnessed great events"
President Einchitch said. We have
seen nations who have been divided In
hdeous strife sit side by side and labor
together under a common ideal Of vol
untary obedience to the League
covenant"
Plea for Arms Farley.
The president urged all the members
70 apply themselves vigorously to two
outstanding tasks of the League,
namely, to assure the success OF the
projected international disarmament
conference and the economic confer
ence. General and loyal disarmament
will gain tor the League Of Nations
the whole hearted support Of all peo-
pies" he asserted.
One Of the last acts Of the assembly
was the adoption Of a slavery con
vention. which was signed immediate
ly by the penipotentiaries of 20 gov
ernments. including Portugal and
Ahyssina. which are most affected.
The representatives of 2S other ma
tions agreed to sign by Monday.
The convention calls for the pre-
vention and suppression of the slave
trade and the complete abolition of
slavery in all It's forms. 1t also de.
clares that compulsory or forced labor
should not he resorted to unless 1t
becomes impossible TO obtain volun-
tary labor.
Home for Armenians.
Another OF the final acts was the
unanimous approval of a project TO
found an Armenian national home In
the republic Of Erivan. An appropria :
ton was made to permit DR.. Fridtjof
Hansen and other leaders of the prof.
ect to lay the matter before the peo-
pie Of the United States and Europe.
who will be asked to contribute
toward it's fullhlment. The council
Of the League of Nations also has
appointed committee to promote
the scheme:
Unless the powers Immediately
make new treaties with China based
on reciprocity and equality. anti
foreign feeling there will increase and
II will be dangerous for foreigners to
trade there. Chu Chao-Hsin. Chinese
delegate to the league. asserted
tonight.
In an interview with a representa-
tive OF the Associated Press, Chu said
that he had no apologies TO offer any
body for his action in bringing the
recent British bombardment of Wan
hsien before the assembly.
Educated i'm America.
II was educated in the United
States he said Il love America and
American ideals but | do not under
stand why the United States is stlll
following the other powers In enjoy
ing extraordinary political and eco
ror,ic privileges and immun1tles In
China.
This is an infringement Of china :
sovereignty and is not in CONFORMITY
with American principles. | hope the
J-nj,ed States will take the Lead IN
,aectiatinr a. new treaty before the
otb.r movers. thus esta blishing a stlll
closer relationship and still greater
frterdshin between the United states
and China. ,
referring to negot ations now pro
caedinr between China and Great
Britain 10 settle the bombardment IN
ctdent. Chu said that China price
would not be indemnity. but a new
treaty with Great Britain, the onJec'
Of which would be abollshment nolh
of extraterritoriality and the stran-
rIehold" on China's tariff scheduies.
This latter. he said. prevents emma
from leNylng the tariHs "hlcn she
needs TO conduct the country prop
ehly.
No Warning Given. He Says.
Charging that the British lombard
poent Of Wanhsien WAS carried out
without preliminary warning 10 the
pon,,lstion. Chu declared that II TINS
happened in any other part OF the
world il would cause war. ..
We do not want TO start war.
=. said IF others want war with us
l.t Than, start It, In the emo We VIII
wir for China is weary of heins treat
cd as an inferior nation.
British spokesman tonight SAID
that Niscount Cecil. who protested
Yesterday AGAINST Chus bringing UP
~. bomba rdment incident without
preliminary notice. would mahe no
further reply to Chu because the mat
Ter is now IN the hands Of negotlators'
Chu's protest against the bfltlsh
hon,hardnent yesterday followed the
arrival In Geneva of so Chinese stu
dents from various European cap
itals. The local press says that these
students exercised pressure upon Gnu
10 appeal to the assembly in the
matter.
His intervention also followed the
distribution of a document condemn
ing the British attitude in China and
saving that the bombardment Incl
dent at Wanhsien was either a pre-
cursor TO ma ssacres similar TO those
at Shanghai and Shameen in 1925 or
is intended 10 prevent the national
government from pursuing it's cam
naign for the emancipation OF China,
tnus soadins the inf1amed public into
summary action against foreigners.
The circular was signed European
delegation Of the kuomintang party"
President Ninchitch. at the opening
Of today's assembly meeting, deliver
ed a veiled criticism of Chu by re-
rnindiug the delegates that the rules