Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
LEAGUE COMEDIES
CUBA SOVEREIGNTY
Ferrara Wins Fight With
Greece in Issue Involving
World Court.
NJ the Associated Press.

NJ the Associated Press
GENEVA, September 1s.-In heated
encounter before the Assembly Of the
League of Nations today Cuba defended
her sovereign rights as an independent
state within the League and won.
Cuba's critic who met defeat was
Nicholas Politis Of Greece. He sharply
censured Cuba for blocking entry into
force of the protocol for revision OF the
World Court statute.
Cuba" declared Orestes Ferrara,
the island nations Ambassador at
Washington, will not submit to dc
tation by Mr.. Politis, nor by Greece, nor
by any member Of the League OF Ma
tons"
Then he loudly announced that Cuba's
reasons for Directing to the coming
into force Of the protocol must be
neither challenged nor discussed by the
committee.
COmmOtion Raised.
I'VE entered the League regarding
It as society of nations and not as a
super-state able to override the sover-
eighty of any member" he declared.
The discussion was closed by Chair
man Scialoja OF Italy after spectators
and delegates had risen to their feet
in excitement and persons from outside
the committee room had rushed in to
see what all the commotion was about
DR.. G. G. WI of China took the role
of peacemaker. He said China regret
ted the protocol could not be brought
into force, but nobody, he added, could
challenge Cuba's right to her objections,
which, indeed, were provided for in the
protocol itself.
This warm passage of arms has gone
far enough" said DR.. WI with q smile
and q slow drawl In his English. You
have noticed that the temperature in
this room is higher than the tempera-
ture outside. l move the discussion
closed"
M. Politis said Cuba was the only
member of the League not having made
IAN effort of good wilr' to bring the
protocol into force. He said Cuba's po-
$ition was most regrettable.
Ferrara Replies With vigOr.
Senior Ferrara replied with vigor that
Cuba could not submit to a discussion
of her reasons by the committee.
These reasons are an expression OF
Cubas sovereignty" he asserted, land
must not be challenged. Her reasons
must be accepted"
He concluded that M. Politis' remarks
were in the nature OF an election
speech"
Signor Scialoja admitted that he was
partly to blame for permitting the dis
ctission to continue in a controversial
tone He said both M. Politis and Sig
nor Ferrara had been out OF order and
closed the discussion.
The delegates applauded this deter
animation while the Cuban and the
Greek smiled their readiness TO turn
to q less dangerous topic.
Politis, a diminutive figure, aroused
the Cuban giant with his. accusation
that Cuba had shown bad spirit" and
taken q ''regrettable position" but 1t
was not apparent that the thrusts had
assumed q personal phase.
Say Judge Blocks Entry.
M, Politis' criticisms are recognized
here as an expression of the vexation OF
many governments that the protocol
has been blocked by one country. II Is
charged Informally here by the critics
of Cuba that her objections arise from
the opposition Of the Cuban judge on
the court, Senior Antonio Sanchez de
Bustamente, to living permanently away
from Cuba and abandoning his home
law practice.
These critics very frankly declare that
Bustamente himself is blocking the
entry into force Of revision Of the pro-
eocol
Senior Ferrara's reference to M. Po-
tits election speech" was interpreted
in some quarters as meaning the Greek
delegate was making speech to defeat
a future reelection OF Bustamente. M.
Politis himself Is not among the nomi-
nees for the court