Evening star., 1927-09-12
PROBLEMS OF j. S.
MAY NOW RECEIVE
AIRING AT GENEVA
Diplomats Believe Morales
Dictum on Canal Opens
! New League Policy.
STATE Department SAYS
NO CONTROVERSY EXISTS
Comment Also Declares League Has
No Jurisdiction in
American Affairs.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA. Switzerland, September
12.-Panama's public presentation to
the League of Nations Assembly OF
the details of her dispute with the
United States concerning the sover-
eighty of the Canal Zone has caused
something Of a sensation here.
It has distinctly created the impress
sion that the Latin American countries
will not only air at Geneva political
problems arising among themselves
but also those which directly affect
the United States.
Panama appealed to the United
States to accord her satisfaction in
her claim that complete sovereignty
over the Canal belt has not been aban-
doned by cession of special admins
trative rights there, but it is remarked
here, both by Europeans and Amerl'
cans. that she made this appeal
through the medium of the League.
Action Follows New Policy.
At the initial meeting of the league
councils present session Enrique VII
legas of Chile, as president, made II
clear that he saw no reason why Latin
American political questions could not
be handled at Geneva; hence Pana-
mas action has caused the belief that
this policy now is being inaugurated.
Addressing the assembly Saturday
evening. DR.. Eusebio Morales, Panama
foreign minister, suggested that the
sovereignty dispute with America be
submitted to an impartial court OF JUS
tice, by which it was inferred he
meant the World Court. He said that
Panama naturally clings to the
League of Nations because the league
protects weak nations and favors the
submission of international disputes
to judicial settlement"
He vigorously combated the idea OF
forming a League of American Ma
tions as based on the erroneous con-
ception" that the nations of the New
World are linked by common interests
stronger and more numerous than
those that bind them to the countries
of Europe.
Faith in arbitration.
Faith in the principle of arbitration
was expressed in the general discus
sion of the League Assembly today.
Raoul Dandurand of Canada said
that while some decisions had gone.
against her, Canada still believes in
the principle of arbitration. He ex-
piained the working of the constitu-
tion of the Province of Quebec,
where the people of two different
races, live harmoniously side by side
and declared that this was an exam
ple to the world. He said that Can
ada was the only country that had
lowered the tariff since the war.
The work Cf Chile for arbitration
and disal mament was stressed by I'm
riuue Villages, Chilean delegate. he
said there was no real contradit1on
between "counsels of daring and coun-.
sells of prudence He was sure the
League would emerge from the pres
ent session with renewed vigor and
power.
Regret at the absence Of the United
States from the League whose spirit
nal father was Woodrow Wilson" was
expressed by DIR. Nicholas Lupu, OF
Rumania. He said he hoped that
some day the United States would
take it's appointed place at Geneva.
A plea for more publicity in meet
ings of the League Council was MADE
nv President Giuseppi Motta OF
Switzerland.
DENIES SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE.