Show I l' l LEAGUE ACT GU UPON OF NATIONS NATION'S CORFU MATTER TO RI FRO OM M FO FO RE RE I i CAPt CAP FALS L. L INFLATION ADVOCATED OF CURRENCY CURREN IN BERLIN BERLI Y 1 I r C I CD 0 WIll Support Greece L lf In Corfu Affair Findings of Experts Will Be Influenced f S. S by Instructions of Governments Rather C i tf 5 Th Than an b by y J Judicial u d. d 1 A Aspects f c r By HENRY WOOD Staff GENEVA GENETA By Mall to Unit United ess ess With the meeting of ot t the league e of t nations council on D December De- De ember cember 10 the world word will hear t the thet t Jast st official echo of ot the famo famous J Greco allan dispute r relative rel rel- tive to Italy's occupation of Cor Corfu and her hel challenge of the tho leagues league's competency to mix mb up In t tS the S muddle 5 This final echo will be embodied ln Jn the report of tho the commission of International Jurists which Is now no deliberating in the disputed points poin t that arose in the controversy S According to experts who ha haS have S followed the composition of tl the commission of jurists as well welt i as Its deliberations to date Its fin final report which must b be rendered to the league council on December 1 10 will in virtually every way sustain the competency of the league However with Italy admittedly admitted victorious In the recent dispute the the findings of the commission of ot Jurists will be more for the future S guidance of ot the league than f fany for tor any especial reference to U the Italian Greco conflict r TO FIND FOR LEAGUE The composition of or the commission commission commis commis- sion ion of Jurists will it is ass asserted render findings in favor of or t the league an absolute certainty Tl Th The commission as originally constituted ed was to have been composed of Monsieur Van Hamiel the leagues league's International Jurist expert and a similar expert designed by sue such 5 8 state tate represented on the league council For reasons not yet explained both Brazil and Czecho Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia refrained from appointing experts expert ip go that as It is now constituted th the commission Is composed of or Va Van Hami l for the league fc for Japan Lord Buckmaster for England England En Eu Froma Froma- gland Buero for tor Uruguay ot for France Ricci fc for Italy Under for Sweden tl l. l for tor Spain and de Visscher fc for tor Belgium x Aside from Van who It I Is conceded will naturally sustain Ui the leagues league's competency tile the commission commis sio sion is 15 composed of the representatives represents tt tives ve of four tour great powers England France Italy and Japan and foi tour four small emall powers Belgium Sp Spain in Sweden Sweden Sweden Swe Swe- den and Uruguay GOVERNMENTS TO INSTRUCT It Is conceded that in lii the final fine findings the experts will be influenced Influenced influenced more by tho Instructions C of their re respective govern governments men ts than tha by the actual Judicial aspects of th the question as would have been th thC case had the disputed points be en referred to some purely judici au authority authority authority au- au such a as the Hague Instead of a more or less political body such as the commission o of Jurists by different interested na na- S O Of the eight states represented ou on the commission the four small ones one will be solid soUd for fOE supporting tb the leagues league's competency In fact Bel Bel- glum and Sweden have already announced announced announced an an- their official attitudes an and their representatives have been Instructed in instructed In- In accordingly Spain an and Uruguay ay the other two small nation na na- tion Uon representatives wilt will be equally equall as a solid for the league o e for for in th the original controversy all of the small smal nations who In the league competency com corn to handle such disputes have almost the tha sole guarantee o otheir of their rights were unanimous lu In maintaining that the league wa was competent to handle the Greco Greco- Italian dispute RICCI SINGLE HANDED Of the remaining four big nations nation on n the commission It was who throughout the entire dispute championed the league Japan was wa wasa a close second and while France Franco sustained Italy in the dispute in Ir question she did not in any point challenge the leagues league's competency The rho only possible difference of opinion opinion ion on therefore which it Is declared can an exist amongst the commission of ot Roland of f Jurists will be that RiccI a as the representative of ot Italy It t Is expected that he ho will naturally defend to the fullest extent the interests in interests in- in crests of ot his country but In Jn the event vent that he follows follow the lines laid down own by Salandra before the league council he will not oppose the leagues league's ultimate competency I According to the Italian viewpoint viewpointS as S detailed by Salandra Italy did didot not ot challenge the leagues league's eventual right Ight to handle the case but mertI Insisted that under the terms of the covenant the league was vas not called on n to act until after Italy had cx- cx exhausted exhausted ex ex- hausted all other means of settlement settlement settle settle- ment tent as provided for in the covenant namely amely diplomatic negotiations and arbitration UNANIMITY EXPECTED It Is expected therefore that thit the commission of jurists on the question ques ques- tion lon on of competency will be able to torn turn rn in a unanimous finding to the effect feet that the tho council Is competent to handle all disputes likely to lead leada to a R. rupture between nations but leagues league's Intervention is that at the obligatory after all 11 other ef efforts ef- ef only uly diplomatic a- a torts forts such as arbitration have failed jailed ons ns and riVE VE QUESTIONS Ties The five fly full questions as prepared d dbr experts on which the commission commission com corn legal toy br of Jurists will make findings mission out of the which arose ind d all of I dispute are as all follows italian eco teco the council when 1 Is Question of a member of the Instance zed at of ot nations of a dispute he league accordance with the theM in article l 15 of the covenant by byh M ma ms of as likely ely to lead to a member uch mch h a at the request bound either at ture au- au its own wn 1 on 01 other ther party If f the LIce inquiring into any hor ty and before whether in fact such loi II ut t. t to decide founded I Ion is well when Ts Is tile the council I II 2 2 accordance with within in I d of ol A CL dispute ove of I th thit thu I in ICI I r Ji 5 ragra ph I I of Ht t iu Instance of II t I hound bound 1 I ol Ill t nation ia guI II 11 IK on IL ILU I if ol of 11 P 01 or t t I 1 11 l Its Hi iL to 1 U II au Into the dispute when with th the consent consent con con- sent of the pal parties ties the settlement con I of the dispute Is being sought through some other channel channell Question 3 Is la an objection founded on article 15 paragraph 8 of the covenant covenant covenant cove- cove I I nant the only objection based on the I merits of ot the dispute on which the competency of the council to make an anIn In inquiry can n be e challenged 11 1 Question 4 4 1 Are measures es of coer- coer slon which are not meant to constitute I II acts acis of war consistent with the terms t tot of ot articles 12 and 15 of the covenant I when they are taken by one member of ot the league of ot nations anI another another an an- other member of the league without I prior recourse to the procedure laid down in those articles articles' Question 5 In what circumstances and to what extent is the responsibility It ity of a state involved by the commission commis sion slon of ot a political crime in its territory territory terri tern I tory LAST MOST IMPORTANT According to the smaller members of ot the league and even some of ot the larger ones notably England the findings of ot the commission on the fifth question will equal if not exceed 1 In importance the finding on the question question question ques ques- tion of the leagues league's competency According c n to the new viewpoint as la laid down by y Lord eR Robert Cecil of England England En En- I gland n and fully supported by all of of i f the small leaguers r the covenant n ha has I entirely done dono away with the right that hat I Iwas was recognized before the war var for nations nations na na- na- na Hans to use occupation and other coI co- co I measures as a means of or makIng making making mak mak- ing some ome other nation accede to what they as their just Under the new order of things it Is asserted all leaguers are now bound to submit such disputes to the various means of or settlement provided in the covenant before taking the matter I into their own hands by force |