Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Drive to Bring America and League
Closer Together Due in Next Congress

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more definitely than they can now an
ticipate their presence.
A mere tabulation Of the varying
forms of American participation in
League activities since June. 1920, eX-
hibits that it has taken place on
scale hardly less extensive than if we
had been regular members of the
Geneva body. After actively taking
part in the organization of the League
establishment and secretariat at Ge-
neva in 1919 and 1920, the United
states consented to join in the
Leagues first arbitration, that con-
corning the Aaland Islands dispute
between Sweden and Finland. Shortly
;3lterward Americans were unoffi"ially
engaged in the Leagues attempt TO
settle the upper Silesian boundary
controversy between Germany and Po-
land. In 1923. Norman II. Davis.
former American Cndersecretary Of
state, served as president of the
Leagues commission 10 investigate
Tie Mcneil squabble. In the following
year, half a dozen unofficial Americans
we're drafted to cooperate with the
League in looking into the Iraq Nles-
opotamian) question.
Apart from the above mentioned
international controversies. the United
States has played a very considerable
role in other and highly important
!.eague concerns. Roland w. Boyden
If Boston, unofficial American repre-
sentative on the Preparations Com
mission. acted "unofficially" as the
delegate of the United States Govern
1nent at the Brussels financial con
terence. In 1922, SO, 900 900 of Amer
lean private capital was subscribed
Ia the League of Nations 2o.oOo,-
800 loan for the economic restoration
uf Austria. Congress had previously
authorized n 25-year extension, under
plan worked out by the League for
Austria redemption. Of the time OF
. rayment of Austria s post-armistice
GOOD purchases in the United States
American aid in the financial re
construction of Hungary--one OF the
Leagues most brilliant achievements
was paramount. Jeremiah Smith,
H.! of the Boston bar accepted the
Leagues invitation 10 he it's commits
Sioner general at Budapest. Under
his skillful direction Hungary was put
nu it's feet and is there today. Amerl-
can capital took up Sl0,Oo0,ooo OF
Hungarian reconstruction bonds.
Among the other numerous League
of Nations activities in which Uncle
sam officially or unOtficially, mas
AIKEN d hand are conferences on chem
zeal warfare, on transit and commune
cations, on passports, on calendar re
form, on customs fOrmahtieS, on OBJ
; enc publications. on intellectual CO.
operation, on legal aid, on the traffic
~ opium and dangerous drugs, ON
he traffic in women and children. on
he protection of women ana children
~ the Near East, on RUSSIAN refu,
Ices. on Greek refugees, on mutual
assistance in countries oVertaken by
disaster, on public health, on stand
ardization of biological remedies. and
rn the general subject of international
mandates.
The supreme American particlpa-
Ton in League work il, of course, the
zeal of the Coolidge administration III
the, cause of international disarma
lnent The President is at great
nains TO make clear that his present
effort to induce the five principal
naval powers to consider a limitation
al auxiliary craft along lines OF the
Washington Conferences limitation
81 capital ships is not an effort tc
work outside Of the League OF
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