The British Dominions representatives oppose the Japanese amendment because they consider that 'Japan should not be excluded from being declared the aggressor if she attacks another State on a domestic matter, which is, they contend, what. the amendment' means. They are of opinion that abuse of domestic laws should be amenable to sett! ment without recourse to aggrossfon, Tk is pointed out that acceptance of the Japanese amendment would close the door absolutely to the entry of the United States into the League of Nations, It is at present uncertain whether there will be a meeting of the subcommittee to-day—Reuter.
London, Sept, 29, Commenting on what it terms Japan's impossible demand, the "Daily News" says that' the amendment seriously challenges the existence of the protocol, The admission of the League's right to interfere with the internal affairs of a nation will lead to hopeless confusion, and probably the break up of the League itself. Japan is obviously out to arraign the United States because of the new American immigration Inws. The acceptance of Japan's proposal will definitely and finally estrange America from the League of Nations, An American message from Washington says that the immigeation exclusion policy in regarded as being a purely domestic issue. Officials are closely watching. Geneva, Tt is believed! that Japan's activity is not aimed solely at the United States.—Reuter, Paris, Sept. 20, The Government has authorized the French Delegation at Geneva to sign the Disarmament Protocol with reservations in the event of delay in calling the proposed conference in connexion therewith Reuter, Japanese Amendment With: drawn and Article XI
Redrafted Geneva, Sept. 30.
'The British, French and Talia jurists to-day' agreed on the wording of the article of the protocol vegariding which Mr, Adachi (Japan) had raised difficulty. The terms are not yet known, Later.
The difficulty raised by the Japanese by their amendment to. the article of the disarmament protocol relating to the action of the Council in dealing with disputes involving domestic affairs of a nation, which threatened to wreck the protocol, was overcome to-lay when the com= mittee of jurists re-drafted the disputed article and the Japanese withdrew their amendment, 'The Japanese objection was overcome by reinforcing Article XI of the Covenant, namely, that the Council is empowered' to intervene with a view to the pacific settlement of disputes.
Later, After the Japanese difficulty was overcome the Disarmament Sub-Committee met to complete the protocol. Prior to this the British Dominions Delegations were consulted, outer understands that they are satisfied with the wording of the proposed formula as eliminating any apprehensions they may have entertained; while it is satisfying to the
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