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What Will The Assembly Do?
3. The Members of the League agree, further, that they will naturally support one another in the financial and economic measures whicht are taken under this Arti- cle, in order to minimise the loss and inconvenience re- sulting from the above mea- sures, and that they will mutually support one another in resisting
any special measures aimed at one of their number by the coven- ant-breaking
State, and
that they will take the ne cessary steps to afford pas sage through their territory to the forces of any of the Members of the League which
are co-operating to protect the covenants of the League,
under a certain moral obligation.
The sanctions under Article XVI, so far as we are aware. have never yet been applied. There have been occasions, in the decade just gone by, when consideration of them as a means to ending a dispute has been threatened, but the threat, alone, has always succeeded, "80 far, in bringing a happy ending to such disputes. Cases in point are, the Jugo-Slav Invasion of Albania in 1921, the Italian de- monstration off Corfu in 1923, and the Greecian invasion of Bulgaria în 1925.
4. Any Member of the League which has violated any covenant of the League may be declared to be no longer a Member of the League by a vote of 'the Council concurred in by the Representatives of all the other Members of League represented thereon.
The points about which the League Assembly must satisfy
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1932.
MADAME
WHY MADAME RETIRED FROM BUSINESS.
By P. K.
Never in its long and honoured, Bath or Harrogate, or somewhere
It will be noted, however, history had Ellson's been so shaken. where all the old dames with lots of that, excepting Italy, in these Not even the war had caused such money and no relatives go." cases, in which a threat alone of consternation. The news was pass- But the youngest consideration of the sanctions ed from manager to manager, and seemed unimpressed by the advice. apprentice had the desired effect, the States from assistant to assistant. and and continued her work in a state concerned were the smaller down to the youngest apprentice. of suppressed excitement. As the States of the world. It is to be "Madame was leaving-retiring!" afternoon wore on her excitement expected that, in the case of a It was unbelievable. Madame, grew, so that by the time her turn Great Power, the application of who had her roots deep down in the came to accompany a small party either economic OX military origin and beginnings of the busi- to bid good-bye to Madame her eyes sanctions becomes a grave mat- neas nearly forty years ago. were shining and the palms of her ter, indeed. And the gravity of Madame, who had seen the house hands wore moist. so serious a step is made appre- grow from modest dimensions to be Madame rose in her most grace- ciably graver by the fact that the one of the greatest drapery and ful and gracious manner to receive United States and Russia to millinery houses in the country. them. "Sit down, please, won't mention the only two great Madame, who was responsible for you?" she said, and the girls seated Powers not Member States of the buying and went to London and themselves on the chairs placed the League are not signatories Paris, and returned with the latest round the small table. On a side- to the League Covenant, and, ac-mode. Madame, who not only had board were glasses and bottles. "I cordingly, not bound by its a flair for being just a little in just wished to meet you all for a pledges. This difficulty, however, front with the latest fashions but brief while to thank you for your in the case of the United States, had the miraculous faculty of get-loyalty and commend you on your is diminished by the fact, that ting what she wanted, and what the efficiency. I'm leaving Ellson's--re- the United States, which initiat customers of Ellson's always want-tiring from business altogether," ed the Kellogg Pact (which Pacted, too, when they saw it, and at a said Madame. "Will you suffers violation when the
|figure which enabled it to be sold at glass of wine with me and League Covenant is violated),
a price well within the means of wish
me luck?" The
girle could not easily stand aloof.
Ellson's customers. Why, Madente murmured that It will be appreciated, then, was Ellson's. The directors defer- ba
they would delighted. They mumbled what grave issues have been red to her, the departmental man- their good wishes and their sorrow. raised by the invocation of Arti-agers made no effort to conceal the But not the youngest apprentice. cle XVI of the League Covenant fact that she dominated them, and She It will be appreciated, also, why the assistants and the apprentices brave
of her resolve and discover- the League Council demurred uved in terror of making any mis-ing how much more difficult for so long, and finally declared take which would bring upon them it was than she had imagin- that it would not take the respon- Madame's chilly rebuke. For chilly ed possible. She gazed at Madame, sibility of calling a meeting of was the impression she created.. and the intentness of her look at- the League Assembly to consider
She could show the latest crea-tracted Madame's attention. "Well the desirability of invoking tions with a grace and a carriage Miss Brown," said Madame, smil-
Article XVI.
Was thinking
take a
Now that the Assembly has which surpassed that of sny manne-ing, "we are the two extremes of
quin. Her age was a matter of the business. I am, or
Waa; the been summoned to meet on March 3, and is to be faced pure conjecture; it could only be oldest employee, and you, I believe, with such grave issues lead-guessed at. She had a figure which are the youngest." "Yes, Madame," Ing whither and to what, who was the envy of most of the assist-was the reply, "I'm the youngest; can forecast? let Carping ants in the store, and her plentiful I've only been here a few months." a sudden, unexpected criticism be stilled. Away with snow-white hair, dressed after the And with
of courage, she began: all talk of "The League Has Pompadour fashion, evoked the ad-surge
miration of all who beheld it. "Madame, we wondered-that is, I Failed!" Let us, in this hour of crisis a crisis affecting Ellson's would never be able to wondered, how you could leave after neither China nor Japan alone carry on without bet. It was in-so long, and we're all awfully for the World, as a whole, and credible. Besides, hadn't it been curious to know whatever you'll find civilisation, which is threatened, sald, or did not verybody know, to do when you leave here," and, will that those who have been en-that Madame was an orphan? She with naivete, she added, "because trusted to guide our destinies be lived in a small flat alone, and, as you're an orphan, aren't you?"
The other girls, although secretly given that vision which will en-far as anybody knew, never enter-
delighted that the apprentice had sure a happy solution to a yet tained. Why should she retire? unsolved dispute. Let there be Madame's manner, in the store found courage to take the plunge, no mistake about it, we are, once and out of it, was distant. The gasped. It seemed that Madame moment became more again, as in 1914, on the verge dignity of her carriage was not a for
of Armageddon, and an Armaged pose, was not assumed it was part thoughtful. But after that moment don which will eclipse that War of her. Yesterday everybody had the straight llaes of her mouth said to have been fought to end been afraid of her; to-day they relaxed and she smiled. "Well, it's War.
It is natural that there now should be speculation in regard to what the League Assembly will do, when it meets on March 3. Seemingly, there is but one thing the Assembly can do,
were sorry she was going. In-strange you should ask, but I'm not since the League Council has
stances of her helpful ways came to an orphan. That's really the reason exhausted all efforts to effect a
mind and were passed around. Her am retiring. You se, I am get- peaceful solution of the Sino-i
unvarying fairness to all-high and ting old now, and I want to spend low-was remembered and praised. the last few years of my life with Japanese dispute. That is, to in-
Even the rigid manner in which she my son and my grandchildren." voke Article XVI ("Sanctions"
had enforced her cast-iron discipline A bomb bursting in the room Lowest open air temperature ceased to be censured. of the League).
There was could not have occasioned more sur- cannot, itself and decide are has the yesterday was 61. Humidity at 10 nothing but sorrow at her going. prise. One girl, in the excitement, apparently, do more. Can it do League been defied, and, if so, a.m. was 30 and 78 at 4 p.m. For going she was. Before long the (Continued at foot of Column less? It would be presumptuous by whom? If defied, whether
It
the
News in Brief.
news came down authoritatively | to essay an answer to that the defiance has been carried to from the Dairy Farm Company departmental managers, and from For the theft of 12 ozs. of meat from the managing director to the question to-day.
the extent of an unlicensed re- Butchery Department, a Chinese them was passed on to their staffs, At this stage, a close con-sort to war. Having satisfied employee was sentenced to twose that by lunch-time it was an sideration of this much-discuss-itself in these respects, having wynne-Jones in the Central Magis- conversation.
months hard labour by Mr. E. Laccepted fact and the sole tople of ed Article of the League Coven- decided that the League has tracy this morning. ant should be undertaken, and, been defled, and defied to the
It was at lunch-time that another shack came. Madame, who had
At Thursday afternoon's meet-buried hersek in her own office all
Ten Years Ago.
[From the "Chian Mall" of February 23, 1922.)
*
**
5.).
There was no fresh developments
To-day's dollar is worth 2/5 1/16. in order that this may be dones extent that a Member State has the Article is quoted in full for had unlicensed resort to war, it first reading will be taken of "being busy, It was assumed, clearing during this morning, but it was ing of the Legislative Council, the the morning and had not appeared, in regard to the seaman's strike the benefit of readers:-
1. Should any Member
into operation.
may then "recommend" that Bill to provide for and regulafe of the League resort to warcribed in the Covenant, be put
certain definite penalties, pres. Industrial and Reformatory matters of detail for her succes- hoped that the seamen's delegates spr. sent word that she wished it who took the Government's answer Schools."
to be known that she would meet to the proposals of the Tung Wah each member of the staff in her Hospital up to Canton would arrive own room during the course of the back by the midday train. It is re afternoon, so that she might bid Borted that the ptrikare held 1859 them good-bye individually. Each meeting in Canton yesterday. department was to make its own ar- At three o'clock this afternoon The Colonial Secretary of Ber-rangements to send its staff up in dobody had heard anything of the
in disregard of His coven- ants under Article 12, 13 or 15, it shall ipso facto be deemed to have committed an act of war against all other Members ́of the League, which hereby under
What are these definite penal-
ties? In brief, a boycott of the offending State by other Mem- ber States. This boycott in
Personal Pars.
take immediately to subcludes the complete severance of muda, Mr. L. V. Evans, has been fours or fives, without interfering delegates who are evidently still selected for appointment as Colonial in any way with the efficient work at Canton. The number of ships all financial and commercial re- Secretary of Mauritius in accesing of the department.
In port to-day is. 160 lations, and the employment of slon to Sir Allan Grammum, says a During the afternoon! the small such measures as will prevent British Wireless message.
parties of four or five went to bid Ges good-bye to Madame, and came down the boycotted State from "trad Major Pannall, Acting Governor again, some tearful, some elated ing with even States outside the of Dartmoor, Prison, has been ap-by the glass of wine which had been League. ARAY
pointed Governor in succession to proffered. Undoubtedly Madame
Ject it to the severance of all trade or financial rela- tions,, the prohibition of all infercourse between their nationals and the nationals of the covenant-breaking State, and the prevention of all financial, commercial or personal intercourse between the nationals of the coven- ant-breaking State and the nationals of any other State, whether a Member of the League or not.
the
If these "economic annctions" Mr. S. N. Roberts, who has been was doing things well. But it do not produce the desired effect, appointed to the vacant Governor seemed to the youngest apprentice the League may next "recom ship of Cardiff Prison, says a Bri- that whilst everybody was coming mend" that military action beltish Wireless message.
taken against the State, which Laduzi
has been want to Coventry, na
"that
down impressed with, and delighted
by the reception, nobody had come
vem down and said what was going to
|going?" With whom? And why 1 con-That seemed to the youngest
I shall prentice to be the crux of the whole matter. "Suppose," she caid to her
apimmediate con
2. It shall
be
the saying has it. But, and it is snapped the slender stem of her happen to Madame. Where was ahe duty of the Commcit in soch an important but, the League wine glass. ease to recommend to the can only recommend this step-don' "several " -Governments..........com- to be taken? It cannot order cluded thou
cerned what effective mil-
It is left entirely
mber miss the business much tary, naval or air force the. States to decide, reach stor Members of the League shall
whether they will help severally contribute:: to, the extent of ther shelf, "Pa armed forces to be used to Stated are under nollégál! protect, the Covenant of the...tion to Tender i kept in a
gencyJGT course, they
Lengnet
the prentice tripped dow
[back to?
dame, where sh
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