Evening star., 1936-10-11
LEAGUE |DEAL|SM
DECLARED FAILURE.
Shadows of War Hang
Over Closing Sessions.
Utility Questioned.
Nv the Associated Press.

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GENEVA. October 10.-The shadow
Of the Spanish conflict and fears of
aggravating European political ten.
sion hung over the close Of the
League of Nations Assembly tonight.
The modesty of its accomplishment
inspired discomfort among some dele.
cations.
Most outspoken was the declaration
Of q New Zealand representative who
said this was the most disappoint-
ing" Of all League Assemblies.
Carlos Saavedra LAmas, Argentine
president OF the Assembly. sounded
another note Of pessimism in closing
the session by asking II he might not
raise the question whether civiliza-
ton is on the verge of q final
break-up?'
He gave the Assembly an exposition
Of the New Worlds contribution to
economic peace. calling attention to
the decision OF the last Pan-American
Conference at Montevideo to remove
obstacles standing In the way Of In.
ternational trade"
May Refer to Hull
Observers believed he referred to
Secretary Of State Cordell Hull Of
the United States when he paid
tribute to a man who has Just dedi.
Gated his life to unceasing efforts in
favor Of economic liberalism"
As the Assembly closed, in It's rec
ord Of accomplishment were pointed
out the energetic efforts made in the
economic field under inspiration Of
the tri.power monetary accord between
the United States, Great Britain and
France.
The League recommended:
!. Relaxation of quotas, exchange
control and other barriers to the easy
now OF world commerce
2. Creation of q body. including
representatives OF the United States
and other non-members OF the League.
to study the accessibility Of raw ma
terial-a problem of particular in
terest to Germany and Italy.
3. The study OF methods for re-
viving international migration.
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to facilitate international circulation
Of capital.
Arms Study Dormant.
Efforts to revive disarmament ne
gotiations aroused faint enthusiasm in
view of the existing political tension
in Europe.
In its closing session the League
Council authorized its president to fix
the date for the meeting Of the Dis
armament Bureau before the end Of
the year.
To the influence Of the Spanish
conflict neutral delegates traced the
obstruction Of agreement on many
questions Of procedure.
They said that the civil war there
caused an intensification of idealogl-
cal antagonism which baked agree
ment.
Nevertheless. League sympathizers
deemed 1t contribution to European
peace that any open manifestation OF
hostility between opposing camps had
been averted by the cautious policy
the League pursued.
Reform OF the League covenant. a
legacy of the disillusionment for the
role pursued by the League in the
Italo- Ethiopian conflict. provoked q
bitter controversy over consultation Of
states outside the League member
ship.
Russia was understood TO be anxious
particularly to bar German influence
and achieved q minor triumph since
no definite action to solicit non-mem-
ber cooperation was taken.
The question Of reform will be sub
mitted to a committee Of % meet
ing December 7.
The Italo-Ethiopian War left the
League with another question-what
to do with tn. Ethiopian delegation.
It was left for the next Assembly to
make the choice between the Ethio.
/ plans and Italians.