PREVENTION OF WAR
FOREMOST QUESTION
1924 LEAGUE MEETINI
(By Associated Press)
GENEVA, Fob. 25.—The problem
of preventing war by a carefully or
ganized system of arbitration, of re
duction of armaments, and of mu
tual assistance against a covenan
breaking nations, ranks foremos
among the questions before tin
League of Nations in 1924. says ar
official communique issued here
which presents a detailed review oi
events which came last year before
the Geneva peace organization. But
while bringing its main efforts tc
bear on this peace problem, the sum
mary goes on to say, the League
settled a certain number of political
questions, pursued its administrative
work, and by the agency of its tech
nical organizations, promoted inter
national cooperation in the most va
ried fields.
A summary of the review follows:
The League’s work during the past
year in connection with the preven
tion of war may be said to begin
with the draft treaty of mutual as
sistance prepared by the fourth as
sembly, and to culminate in the pro
tocol for the pacific settlement of
international disputes, drawn up by
the fifth assembly. The draft of mu
tual assistance, was debated in Sep
tember, and subsequently the assem
bly adopted a joint resolution “to
strengthen the solidarity and securi
ty of the nations of the world by
settling by pacific means all disputes
which might arise between states.”
On the basis of this resolution the
assembly drew up the protocol for
the pacific settlement of internation
al disputes, which contained a sys
tem of arbitration from which no in
ternational dispute, whether legal or
political, should escape. It provided
for a military, financial and economic
cooperation, which, by guaranteeing
the security of states, would rendej
possible a considerable reduction of
national armaments. Thus the three
factors of the problem, mainly, arbi
tration, security and reduction of ar
maments were combined.
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of Aleutian, Bulgarian, German anl
Hungarian armaments, the council
drew up a scheme for the exercise,
if and when required of lis rigut of
control as contemplated in tii-_- peace
treaties. This control would be ex
cicased through commissions appoint
ed by the council.
A draft convention on t":e super
vise.n of the arms traffic was elabor
ate! during the year and will be n
iiaiiy discussed at an international
conference convened for May 4.
In the political field several dis
putes were submitted to the counci
lor mediation, as provided by the
covenant. The status of the Memel
territory, long in dispute between the
principal allied powers and Lithunia,
and the Jaworzyna boundary dis
pute between Czechoslovakia and Po
land were both settled in March.
The question of the frontier about
Mosul, between Irak and Turkey,
came before the council, which sent
a special commission of three mem
bers to investigate on the spot. As
frontier incidents had taken place
the council laid down a provisional
boundary between the territories oc
cupied or administered by the Brit
ish and Turkish governments.
The question of the Greeks of Con
stantinople also was brought before
the council in virtue of the Treaty
of Lausanne. The permanent court
of international justice has been re
quested to give an advisory opinion
on this question.
Finally, the council intervened
with the conference of ambassadors
with a view to obtaining a prompt
settlement of the Albanian frontier
question.
The permanent court of interna
tional justice, in June of 1924, dealt
with the Mavromat’s affair, with
the Greek and British governments
as parties before the court; a dis
pute between Greece and Bulgaria,
and the question of St. Naoum, in
volving the frontier between Serbia
and Bulgaria.
Important progress was made in
the domain of international law, a
committee of experts representing
the principal legal systems of the
world, being constituted for the pur
pose of drawing up a provisional
list of subjects of international law,
the regulation of which by ir a
tional agreement would seem uesir
able and realizable at the present
moment.
A series of questions relating t(
the protection of minorities was deal
with by the League during the year
I On the basis of an agreement witl
the Polish gvoernmont, the counci
succeeded in settling the questior
i of the German settlers in Poland.
As a result of the coming intc
- force of the treaty of Lausanne and
. of the treaty of Sevres concerning
the protection of minorities were
placed under Ihe guarantee of the
, League of Nations. Consequently
(lie questions of the moslems of A1
banian origin in Greece; Greek min
orities in Bulgaria, and Bulgarian
minorities in Greece were dealt with.
The economic and financial organi
zation of the League framed a sche
dule for the financial reconstruction
of Hungary; and continued the fin
ancial reconstruction of Austria. Also
it drew up a program for more ef
fective protection against unfair com
petition, and provided for the pro
tection of consumers against worth
less goods.
During 1924 the organization for
communications and transit was call
ed upon to act as an organ of con
ciliation in the settlement of inter
state disputes in connection with the
applicaion of articles of the peace
treaties concerning the jurisdiction
of the Oder and the European Dan
ube commissions.
The health organization, in the
course of the year, prepared drafts
for international conventions on va
rious urgent questions. It initiated
anti-malarial research work, placed
technical advisers at the disposal of
the Albanian, Greek and Persian gov
ernments and authorized the League
epidemic commission to pursue its
investigation into outbreaks of
plague, typhus and cholera.
The committee on intellectual co
operation developed its system of na
tional committees, serving as inter
mediaries between the international
committee and intellectual workers
in the various countries.
This committee dealt with the
question of the equivalent value of
diplomas and the coordination of the
courses in different universities. It
also endeavored to promote the ex
change of professors and students.
Two international opium confer
ences met in Geneva in November
and were still in session at the end
of the year one dealing with prepar
ed opium, the other with manufac
tured narcotics. A delegation from
the United States took part in the
work of the second conference.
In the course of the year the coun
cil furthermore took various meas
ures with a view to facilitating the
work of the advisory committee on
traffic in women and children, which
has been reconstituted as the com
mittee on traffic in women and pro
tection of children.
A committee of experts began an
uraprgu
investigation on the subject of Slav
3 ery. It drew up its plan of work
t and classified the various forms of
. slavery known at the present day.
1 Finally, the membership of the
1 League was increased to 55 states
i by the entry of the Dominican Re
public. During the year also, the
) German government addressed a note
l to the League as to its membership.
J The United States took part in a
1 number of conferences and commis
* sions, while the Soviet Republic was
r represented on the health cominit
- tee and in connection with naval
- disarmament.
OCEAN LINERS ARE NOT
IMMUNE TO TEMBLORS:
ALAMEDA GETS A JAR
(By Associated Press)
CORDOVA,—Tuesday.—One of the
most severe earthquake shocks in the
history of Cordova made a visit yes
terday at 2:55 o’clock in the after
noon. The severity of the shock
caused a breakage in the cable be
tween here and Valdez, necessitat
ing the relaying of all messages in
land.
The first shock was of a slight na
ture and the second shock lasted fif
teen seconds, the latter rocking the
buildings severely and causing great
excitement throughout the town.
The steamer Alameda at The time
was entering the harbor here and
received a considerable thud. The
engines were immediately stopped
as it was feared that she had struck
some submersible obstruction. The
wireless immediately traced the jar
to be that from the earthquake and
the ship started her engines and pro
ceeded into port.
SEALS IN VISTULA
FOR FIRST TIME
(By Associated Press)
WARSAW, Feb. 25.—Seals were
seen for the first time on record in
the Vistula. They came up from the
Baltic Sea. Near Tczew a peasant
killed one weighing 200 pounds.
Remarkable finds of old elephant
bones were unearthed in Freeborn
County, Minnesota, during the past
few months.
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Sails from
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March 4
March 24
Arrives
Seward
March 12
March 31
South from
Seward
March 14
April 7
Calling at all regular Southeastern and South
western Alaska ports in eluding Seldovia and
Kodiak.
WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Pacific Coastwise Service
^ADMIRAL LINE
Telephone Main 81 Res.. Madison 40
STEAMSHIP STARR
STEAMER STARR WILL SAIL MARCH 1
San Juan Fishing and Packing Co.
G. C. HENDERSON, Agent
PHONE MADISON 139. 8EWARD, ALA8KA
Socialist Party Will
Retain Its Integrity
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.—The Socialist
Party yesterday voted to continue its
organization and integrity on the
ground that the failure of the Third
Party has cleared the way for So
cialist rejuvenation. It declared the
Third Party movement has “neither
substance nor vitality.” Labor organ
izations are invited to join the party.
The acquisition of a radio station to
broadcast socialist propaganda is be
ing considered.
More than a million Greman chil
dren were fed daily by the American
relief committee during one period
of its work, which has been com
pleted.
Brewery Profits Soar Despite
Decreased Drinking of Beer
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Feb. 25.—Although pol
ice reports from all over Great Brit
ain report a decrease in the number
of persons convicted for drunken
ness during 1924, and that the con
sumption of beer has fallen from 32.2
gallons a person in 1900 to 17.4 in
1922, the profits of brewery compa
nies show a large increase.
The profits of one big London
brewery firm during 1922 were $3,
800,000, and in addition to a dividend
of 32 per cent, it gave a capital bo
nus of 100 per cent. In 1923 the pro
fits of the same firm rose to $4,225,
000. During 1914 the firm made
only $2,040,000 in profits.
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GERMANY AIDS
SHIPBUIL D E R S
(By Associated Press)
HAMBURG, Feb. 26.—To stimulate
German shipbuilding, the German
government will make available cred
its equal to 50 per cent, of the price
agreed upon between the ship own
ers and the builders. This step is
taken because the ship construction
companied have no ready cash to
advance to their workers, and the
ship owners are likewise suffering
from a scarcity of capital.
MARSEILLES TRAFFIC GROWS
MARSEILLES, Feb. 25.—Freight
j passenger traffic at the port of Mar
seilles in 1924 exceeded pre-war fig
ures for the first time since the ar
mistice. The total tonnage was 21,
144,351 or 43,531 tons more than in
1913.
Passengers entering and leaving the
port numbered 771,009, as compared
with 566,165 in 1913.
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The Alaska Railroad
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD
8 A. M.
Monday and Thursday
TRAINS ARRIVE
8 P. M.
Wednesday and Saturday
Gas Launch
KENAI
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP
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February 28 March 7
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March 28 April 4
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Scheduled Sail
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February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21
March 28
April 4
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