Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

four and one-half years before the lin
iting date set by the Versailles treaty.
No doubt Mr.. Snowden has won
great domestic prestige for himself and
Tor his government. But the world in
general seems chary of admiration Of
the methods by which that victory was
achieved; and there seems to be wide
spread opinion that the aforesaid pres
tige was gained at the expense of GER
tain projects looking to world pacifica-
ton.
The report that the British govern
ment had revoked its announced deci-
sion to withdraw British troops COM
pletely from German territory before
the end of this year turns out untrue.
The British government has informed
the German government that British
evacuation will be completed by Deem
Der Is.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.-The
fifty-sixth session Of the League of Ma
tons Council opened in Geneva on
August 20, under the presidency of the
Persian member-merely curtain
raiser" to the opening of the Assembly.
The tenth League Assembly convened
on September 2, under the temporary
presidency Of Ali Khan Mohammad
Feroughi, temporary president of the
Council. DR.. j. Gustavo Guerreo of the
Republic of Salvador was elected per-
manent president. Those present includ-
ed premiers. 20 foreign ministers, 4
former premiers, Is former foreign min
listers and woman delegates.
On September Premier MacDon-
aid Of Great Britain made his eagerly
expected speech.
He expressed the hope that the KEEL
logg- BRAND pact would be translated
into constitutions and institutions" and
that articles XII and XIV of the cove
nant would be amended so as to bring
them into fullest helpful accord with
the new pact. II postpone notice OF
resolution offered to the Assembly On
September g. by Arthur Henderson, the
British foreign minister. proposing spe-
cific amendment in the above sense)
He expressed the hope that compre.
hensive naval agreement between Grea,
Britain and the United States would bt
struck within very few days, and that
it would be followed by f1ve-powel
naval conference.
He announced that Great Britain
would subscribe the optional clause" OF
the World Court protocol
He declared his government to be ex.
tremely cordial to the aspirations OF
the peoples of the Orient and Egypt tc
control their own destinies His mode
of statement in this connection was
rather vague, but it would not be sur
prising were his words to produce ell
fects somewhat similar to those pro-
duced by the "self determination ut
terances of President Wilson. The re-
actions to that part of his speech III
the British Empire, the European con-
tinent and the United States Will DC
interesting.
He denounced tariff barriers, but
| very vaguely indeed, and In that con-
nection declared himself curious to near
an exposition by BRAND OF the latter
| ideas looking to an economic united
| States of Europe.
Mr.. MacDonald's style Is not senten-
| tious or brilliant. But he almost sCruck
| out one fine phrase. His government
he proclaimed. in effect, and almost II
those words, is ready to take srea'
risks for peace"
It announced that the other members
of the British commonwealth OF ma
| lions will at once follow Great Britain
| lead as to signing the Optional clause.
The next day BRAND addressed the
Assembly. There is room for debate
as to whether Brands or MacDonald's
speech was the more important, but few
would deny that BRAND was far the
superior In eloquence.
| BRAND announces that the Optional
clause would Immediately be re-sub.
scribed (this time, apparently, without
reservatiou1 by France, the former sub
scription having ceased Of effect because
OF non-f ulnliment Of condition attach
ed thereto. He also promised 70 pres