The Archive · 1928

League and White Slave Traffic

British Resolution of Hope Adopted Geneva, Mar, 15, The League of Nations Committed on Trafic in Women and Children to-day adopted the British resolu: tion which expresses the hope that countries retaining the licensed hroure system will: Investigate, the question in the light of the a report.

'The Committee recognizes where the system existed for) many years the question of ltd' abandonment must be supported by, public opinion, It, therefore, suge gests that steps be taken to aot upon public opinion in the fight against the trame in women, Protection for Women Music Hall Artists, Mar, 17, The seventh session of the Lengus of Nations Committee on the White Slave Traffic concluded to-day, It adopted a report to be presented to the next session of the Council of the Lengue of Nations, which is meeting here next June, The report draws attention to the fact that many Governments have not yet acceded to the International White Slave Convention, It pro= poses that the agenda for the nex jon shall include the question of fan international convention for the tension to the Far East of an me auiry by a special body of experta, The report is accompanied by questionnaire on the protection of wall artiste touring aprond, This questi submiticd to all Reuter.

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