League of Nations'Scheme for Mutual Hel Japan's Reservations and Objections: Questi jon of Immigration Laws Geneva, Sept. 26.
The Assembly of the League of Nations to-day adopted a scheme for an international federation of mutual assistance for the relief of peoples overtaken by disaster, and the suggested appointment of a study preliminary "The "discussion of the articles drawn up by the juridical section in connexion with the disarmament protocol at meeting of the First Committee yesterday, Ted to diver. tence. of views in consequence amendment. submitted: by Bir Adatehi (Japan) proposing to. en-forge the scope of the Council its dealings with questions stipulated in the Covenant as purely of a domestic character. 'He point that under the project Japan would be entitled to appeal to the Council regarding questions like immigration, whilst conceivabl matters such as a "White Australia' of the League of Nations rust be given the last word.
"The "Times" correspondent Geneva says that itis assumed tha: Mr, Adachi and Sir Cecil Hurst, the British representative, will confer with a view to enabling Japan to sign without reservation, but it is clear that the difference of view is fundamental.
It is supposed, says the corres-Pondent, that Japan wishes in no circumstances. to render it, illegal to intervene in China's affairs in various unobtrusive ways. At the same time respect is felt for the scrupulous regard which Japan evidently feels for an undertaking The correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian" in Geneva de-claves that the crisis due to Mr. VAdachi? amendment is serious and unless a solution is found all efforts made in Geneva during the past month will come to nothing.
says" that M. Loucheur night be dragged in.
'The British and Australian dele-) {2anee) In Reneral supported the gates opposed the amendment, Aten made unmistabebie' cleat, which Mr. Adatehi finally withdrew, Dut with reservations The other articles of the draft protocol were adopted by the Committee, which has thus completed its labours, though it will ment again to-duy for the purpose of Passing the final draft, The Council of the League at a private meating decided to plice under the guarantee of the Leagw the articles of the treaties Sevres and Lausanne dealing with the protection of minorities, raze, religion and language.
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