had one of its big days to-day, the large hall being packed to capacity by delegates and visitors in anticipat tion of the eagerly awaited speech by M, Briand, which, it was hoped, would contribute towards clarifying the European situation. There was hush of expectancy us the French Foreign Minister, looking extremely well and slightly bronzed in comparison with his usual pallor, mounted the rostrum and the well known voice began its work upon the audience.
IM. Briand opened with prociaiming his undiminished faith in the League of Nations despite the dis quieting circumstances under which the Assembly had been opened this time. He insisted that it would be extremely unjust to hold the League responsible for present conditions, because it could not work miracles, and particularly could not substitute) truism for the egotism which was} present rampant, Dealing with the "Chequers Era," the visit of statesmen exchanged during the last few months, the speaker declared that these Jand extremely useful conversat could never have been brought about without the preparatory work done in Geneva, where for the last decade for so the statesmen had had an opportunity for regular close contact. "treas-Ocean Kuo Min,
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