The Archive · 1929

Progress Reported

Geneva, Sept, 24.

In connection with China's proposal to make more effective Ar-tide XIX of the Covenant of the League of Nations, which deals with the revision of obsolete treaties, the First Committee to-day unanimously adopted the sub-committee's draft resolution appreciating the importance of China's proposal and declaring that any member of the League may place on the Agenda of the Assembly the question whether the Assembly should give advice as contemplated in Article XIX. garding treaties now considered inapplicable.

Dr. Wu Chao-chu (C. C, Wu), replying to the discussion, said that the resolution might not satisfy all parties. He stated that the Chinese delegates had tried their best to meet the wishes of other delegates, Dr. Wu expressed the opinion that. anyway the resolution would prove that there was some utility in the study of Article XIX, Sept. 25.

The current session of the Assembly of the League of Nations closed to-day with a speech by the President, Dr, Guerrero (Salvador), which he declared: "This Assembly has finally consecrated the idea of the League of Nations by. the fresh progress it has achieved and its extraordinary spirit of in.

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