The Archive · 1936

CHINA'S SUCCESSES AT GENEVA

"League Must Triumph Over Recent Failures'

London, Oct. 22.

Everyone at Geneva ' said that China had got more this year than anyone else with her election to a teat on the League Council and tha election of Dry cession to Dr. Wang Chung-hui, as Judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague, declared Mr. Quo Tal-chi, Chinese Ambassador to Great Britain, in an interview on his return here from the Continent to-day.

'There was also a Turkish candidate for -the World Court, who obtained majority of votes in the League' Council, ut, subsequently, the Assembly elected Dr. Cheng by a large' majority. (Dr. Cheng was the Chi-reso Commissioner at the Chinese Art Exhibition at Burlington House).

Everyone at Geneva, Mr. Quo continued, was more firmly resolved than ever that the League must triumph over its recent failures.

"What alternative is there," he asked, "except the old bad system of alliances and endless armaments?"

"Some people criticize the League as being part of the Versailles Treaty, ut. there isn't much of Versailley left." Mr. Quo, added.

He did not think that major reform of the League Covenant was} ikely, the Ambassador concluded.—- Reuter.

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