Evening star., 1927-03-07

Chamberlain Protests al
Opening Session Over In
equality on Committee.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland, March T.
Womens rights blazed their way into
the first meeting Of the forty-fourth
session Of the League Of Nations
Council today when Sir Austen Cham
berlain. backed by DIR. Benes of Czech
oslovakia, protested that women had
insufficient representation In the
leagues health committee.
Abiding to DIR. Alice Hamilton OF
Harvard, the British foreign secre.
tory pointed out that there was only
one woman on the health committee
and that she was there merely In an
advisory capacity, with no right to
vote. This, he said, constituted grave
failure to recognize the ability OF
women, who certainly We're in a posi-
ton to contribute greatly to the cause
Of international health.
The council referred the complaint
to the health committee, and it is
probable that favorable action will be
taken on il.
Latin American Protests.
Another protest came from Fran
cisco lose Urrutia of Colombia, who
criticized the decision not to include
any health experts from Latin
America among the list Of those re-
Gently added with the understanding
that they would have full rights as
members.
Senor Urrutia lauded Latin Ameri-
cas- contribution to medical science
and said II was a pity it was not rec
ognized. This question was also re-
ferred to the health committee, with
the probability that the list would
be adjusted in a manner to satisfy
Latin America.
German Sets Precedents.
A German statesman presided over
the Council for the first time. when
DIR. Gustav Stresemann, the foreign
secretary, took the chair. The occa-
sion simultaneously was marked by a
new insistenee by the Germans upon
the use of the Teutonic tongue IN the
Geneva deliberations.
1t has been expected that DR.. Strese'
mann would use either English or
French, the two languages authorized
by the League covenant. Instead ne
employed German, and each SEN
tence was Immediately translated by
his own Interpreter. This procedure
is permissible, but strengthened the
impression that Berlin would seek to
have German recognized as a quasi
official language of the League.
No China Demands.
Dashing into the palace late for the
private session of the council, Chu
Chao. .Hsin, distributed statement de-
claring that China would not raise
the Chinese question in the council.
"Our attitude" the statement read,
sis conciliatory, and our demands are
most legitimate, since we have moth
ing to ask for but non-interference
with our sovereignty and territorial
integrity.
Some thought that China would
suddenly raise in the Council the IN.
ternational situation In China, but
can assure you no such action will be
taken"
Reserves Right to Answer.
Chu said he was instructed by Act
ing Premier wellington koo. In re-
king, to notify Sir Eric Drummond,
the Leagues secretary-general, that
the Chinese Peking) government re-
served the right to answer the British
statement submitted to the League on
February s.
He did not know whether an au-
thentic text of the British statement.
which was sent by mail by way or
Siberia, had yet reached Peking, and
up to the present he had received no
fresh instructions from DIR. Koo.
Chus statement was interpreted
here to mean that Peking Is still hold
ing a protest to the League up her
sleeve as a card to play in case Of
emergency.