Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-15
|BR|AND IS VICTOR
| IN GENEVA DEBATE
RepeIs Attack on European
Union Commission, an
Agency He Sponsored.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 15.-Aristide
BRAND, French foreign minister, sue
cessfuily repealed an attack upon his
"child"-the European Union Commits
sion-in committee of the League of
Nations Assembly today.
AS a result, the commission will con-
tinue its work, but will open its doors
to non-European participation in treat
ing with questions of worldwide inter
est.
The attack upon the commission was
made by Naotake Sato, japanese rep
resentative, vino said its work ought to
be done by regular financial and eco
nomic organizations of the League Of
Nations
Problems studied by the commission
are universal and not solely European,
the japanese said. He also urged that
the Soviet economic non-aggression
scheme be handled by the Leagues per-
manent organization rather than by
a commission Of limited scope.
"ork declared Fruitful.
THE European Commissions work
has been fruitful and will be even more
useful in the future" the veteran
French minister replied Because 1 did
not mention the commission in my As
sembly address. some people said 1 was
about to abandon my own child. They
were wrong"
While Julius Curtius, the German
foreign minister, and Christian Lang,
NorwayS representative, opposed imme-
date liquidation of the European Union
Commission. they sympathized with the
anxtetieS OF non-European states and
suggested that next year the commits
sion should operate on a limited basis.
The Norwegian representatives also
opposed an Esthonian proposal to in
struct the commission to study all pos-
sible measures for constituting a Eu-
ropean union. A United States of Eu-
rope is not now a desirable goal, the
Norwegian s3iG.
The Professionalism, Jugoslavian and
Greek representatives rallied to NJ.
Brands support, while the Indian ano
Chinese Spokesman thought non-Eu-
ropeans should be represented on the
commission.
W
Without making a definite decision
the committee referred the discussion
to a Drafting Committee. with the
understanding the Commission of
European Union should continue to
operate, but with the participation of
non-Europeans upon any question OF
worldwide concern.
demand for retrenchment in the
expense Of operating the League was
made from many quarters in the As
Sembly yesterday.
Support for the economy move was
almost unanimous and the only dis
agreement observed was upon the de-
gree OF the reduction which should be
made in the 1882 budget.
Generally speaking the delegations
agreed with the New Zealand repre-
sentatives, who insisted the disarma-
ment conference should not be submit
ted to the expense pruning knife.
The Leagues budget for 1881 is ap-
proximately $6,000,000. Speakers from
Norway Italy. Venezuela. Holland and
Australia led the attack upon the eX-
penses and emphasized the psyche
logical value of economy in League
operations.
Some officials of the League are
getting salaries beyond the widest
dream of any government functionary"
speaking in fluent English.
Murmur of Approval.
There was a general murmur o; ap-
proval. In many countries today"
Delegate Hanbro continued. where
national budgets are being met with
difficulty, the League of Nations is re-
garded by the ordinary man as a sort
OF diplomatic luxury"
The present salary of the secretary
general is $4,000 a year. and the sal
aries of the deputy secretary and IN
der secretary general are $4,000 each
The British government, which wa
hailed before the League Council b"
Finland in a dispute arising out o.
British employment of Finnish ships
during the World War, protested that
the matter was a private claim and
should be settled in British courts
Alexandra LerrouX, president of the
council, adjourned the case until he
could prepare a recommendation.
The ships in question were reQuisi-
toned from Finland by the imperial
Russian Government, which subchar-
tered them to Great Britain. Finnish
owners are urging that Great Britain
pay for the ships