Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-14
ORATORS SCORE.
WORLD LEAGUE
Pessimism Shadows Geneva
Gathering of Nations
Economic Students

yGENEvA, Sept. 10. -CP-The
Shadows OF pesSlmism hung over
the work Of the nth session OF the
League OF Nations assembly dur
ing the first period Of its labors,
ending tonight.
The delegates look forward 10
next weeks constructive activity
to provide the dawn that proverb-
tally follows the darkest hour. Pes
simism manifested itself in grim
speeches by most of the big-time
orators. who have taken advantage
OF the time given 10 review the
Leagues work for the year to point
out the slowness OF the worlds
advance toward the solution OF
disarmament and economic prob
lens.
Next week the assembly, after
two more days Of review, will get
down to hard work on the floor
ard IN committee. Wednesday three
temperament members of the
council --ill be elected and after
ward the regular committees will
tackle the problems that have been
submitted. Among these, the out
standing is the BRAND plan for a
European federation.
Failures Scored
Today was no exception to the
rule OF dark predictions. Giuseppe
Mota, 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 criticized the failure to codify
international law and establish
uniform regulations for treatment
Of foreigners. He said the spirit OF
nationalism could largely be blamed
Tor these failures.
yTurning TO the BRAND plan. NJ.
Motta gave cautious adherence 10
the idea of closer European COLA
boration, but made il clear that
Switzerland would insist that work
OF any European organization must
be within the League. and subject
TO its direction. The non-Eurcpean
nations. he said. were necessarily
interested in many Of what seem
simply European. problems. These
questions might become world mat
tiers Of great import, he added.
William Graham. president Of
the British Board Of Trade, bluntly
explained 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 ef-
forts for a tariff truce fail. England
might be forced 10 turn to a pro-
tectionist policy.
A BRAND Plan In Offing
Speaking of a draft for a con-
vention agreed on at the economic
conference. he pointed out that
IF there were a manifest depart
ure from its practice and spirit.
this effort would break down and
countries, including free-trade
countries. which have given their
signatures and support. would un-
doubtedly 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 a sue
cessor to Charles Evans Hughes for
the regular term or the world court.
the election Of three non-perman-
ent members Of the council. OBJ
servers generally believe Brands
federation idea would be SUBMITTED
to the sixth. or political, commits
sion of the League. of which the
French foreign minister Is a mem
Der. They believe II will then be
turned over to a special committee
appointed either bv the council or
by the sixth commission Itself ~
re studied and reported on az the
nef assembly.