Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
PESS|M|SM MARKS
LEAGUES SESSIONS
DURING FIRST WEEK
Delegates Look Forward to
Constructive Work Begin
ming Wednesday.
BY the Associated Press.

by Jhe Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 13.-The shad-
ows Of pessimism hung over the work of
the eleventh session of the League OF
Nations assembly during the first period
of its labors, ending tonight.
The delegates look forward to next
weeks constructive activity to provide
the dawn that proverbially follows the
darkest hour. PessimiSm manifested it
self in grim speeches by most of the
big-time orators, who have taken ad-
vantage of the time given to review the
Leagues work for the year to point out
the slowness of the worlds advance to-
ward the solution of disarmament and
economic problems.
Next week the assembly after two
more days Of review, will get down to
hard work on the floor and in COM
mittee. Wednesday three non-perma-
nent members of the council will be
elected and afterward the regular COM
mittees will tackle the problems that
have been submitted. Among these. the
European federation.
BIames Nationalism.
To-day was no exception to the rule
OF dark predictions Giuseppe Motta
Swiss delegate, the first speaker of the
day, found fault with the failure of
various efforts sponsored by the League
to settle on concerted economic action
He also criticised the failure to codify
a al Ia
regulations for treatment of foreigners
He said the spirit of nationalIsm could
largely be blamed for these failures.
Turning to the BRAND plan, NJ Motta
gave cautious adherence to the idea of
closer European collaboration, but made
1t clear that Switzerland would insist
that the work of any European organ
lzation must be within the League, and
subject to its direction. The nom
European nations, he said, were neces-
sarily vitality interested in many Of what
seem simply European problems. These
questions might become world matters
OF great import, he added
William Graham, president Of the
British Board Of Trade, bluntly explain
ed the danger he believed lies in the
worlds mounting tariffs. He gave what
many regarded as a final warning from
the British Labor government that
should efforts for q tariff truce fan
England might be forced to turn to a
protectionist policy.
Name Hughes Successor.
Speaking of a draft for a convention
agreed upon at the economic confer
ence, he pointed out that 'if there were
manifest departure from its practice
and spirit, this effort would break down.
and countries, including free-trade
countries, which have given their sig
natures and support would undoubt-
edly regard themselves free to be rid of
all further obligation"
OF chief interest in next weeks work
are the disposition of the BRAND plan
the naming of successor to Charles
Evans Hughes for the regular term of
the World Court and the election of
three temperament members of the
council. Observers generally believe
that Brands federation idea would be
submitted to the sixth, or political,
commission of the League, of which
the French foreign minister is men,
Der. They believe 1t will then be turned
over to a special committee appointed
either by the council or by the sixth
commission itself to be studied and
reported on at the next assembly.
Observers considered it virtually GER
tain that Frank B. Kellogg will sue
coed MFR. Hughes in the World Court
for the regular term. The election of
a judge to fill Mr.. Hughes unexpired
term will be held at later date.
China Claims Seat.
Guatemala and Norway were con-
sidered certain to get two of the nom
permanent seats in the Council. The
Irish Free State seemed leading In the
race for the third seat China. how
ever, began a hot last-minute fight
for the place, and good many dele
gates admitted 1t was possible the
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