Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-20 | Page 2 | League Proves 'Right to Live'

LEAGUE PROVES 'RIGHTTO LIVE' Swedish Premier Is Confident of Jiisl Land Decision: Finland Dissents PARII, Sept, 1.' - (My th Assochtt-eo Assochtt-eo Press The leugue -f nations i.'uough Us intervention In the Aland Islands question between Sweden nnd ("Inland, hns proved its right to live .11 effective means of preventing future wars growing om 01 Interna (.ional disputes, Hjalmar Brantlng p iiin mil iSter Of Sweden, said toda I I 1 N 'S M A S. 'I wHi not US" the word 'war,' but tin? situation betti en Sweden und Fin- l..nd was ii use," Premier Brantlng de- clSred The douiioll of the league, through its cautlOUS hut prompt action, ac-tion, has dissipated the fueling mid Sweden believes the council will settle Hi - mattei to the satisfaction or both countries Scuen ha.i conjdete confidence In the 1 :aguc as a meaiia of prevehtinj future wars. All thgl the league needs 10 maku it a most effective and certain cer-tain Instrument of reducing future Mars o the absolute minimum In the participation Of 'he t'n led Stntea." 1 Premier Brantlng point uj that Sweden never Would give up the Ahi.nl iFlondB. Swei, n ui.- flu -rjr 1 :-i , , pi. -biecite, the premier Bald, bUl the Coun-cll Coun-cll has not yet decided what means it win employ and thr commissioners will make ;ti) investigation. PTNLANJ) ins .iti i s Mr Bhckell, elnnish minister in Paris, toda deoiared 'hat the league ot nations conclusions of Saturday I When the council of the league dCCt I d ,it had the right to act hs arbitrator betwoen Sweden and Finland and an- nounced Its Intention of appointing a commission of throe to investlgats the iland Island qusstlon, were baaed on Inaccurate jiromises. M BnCkell elo prolcBtf against the conclusion drawn r.t the recent conference con-ference of Jurists-Exception Jurists-Exception to the decimations of Premier Brantlng that Sweden Is determined de-termined never to relltuiu'.flh its sov-' sov-' reignty In the islands was taken bv j.M Bnekell. A public meeting Of the league of nations eonncii win be held tomorrow to deltberali ori ihe situation created by the protest.