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Show LEAGUE OF NATIONS , HAS PRACTICAL TASK - . WILL ADJUST THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN SWEDEN AND FINLAND FIN-LAND OVER ALAND ISLANDS. Action of Two Nations Places In the-Hands the-Hands of League an International Dispute That Might Ha,ve Led . to War. raris. Finland and Sweden have agreed to accept the intervention of the league of nations for the settlement settle-ment of the dispute between them as to the possession of the Aland islands, lying at the mouth of the Gulf of Bothnia, Both-nia, between the two countries. A commission will be appointed by the executive council of the league to investigate in-vestigate the question and reach an early decision. . The acceptance of the council (is arbitrator ar-bitrator is regarded by the members of the council as a long step toward the . recognition of the league by the nations na-tions of the worhj. us " medium for the prevention of future wars. The decision of Finland and Sweden to accept the intervention of the league was taken at Saturday's meeting meet-ing of the council, which was attended by , Hjalmar Branting, the Swedish premier, and M. Enckell, the Finnish foreign minister. The council adopted' the report of the committee of international interna-tional jurists, which had been appointed appoint-ed to determine if the league hud jurisdiction juris-diction In the case. The action of the two nations places -in the hands of the league an International Interna-tional dispute which at one time was thought might lead to war, and the members of the council do not disguise dis-guise their satisfaction over the decision, de-cision, which is pointed to as one of the strongest expressions of support and confidence the league has yet received. re-ceived. A commission of three has been selected se-lected to furnish the league In the shortest possible time a report which will enable it to frame either a final or a provisional settlement. |