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PROTOCOL TO BE REWORDED.

"JAPANESE WITHDRAW AMENDMENT.

(Reuters Service.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS-

- SPECIAL SESSION OPENS.”

IRISH TREATY AMENDMENT,

PREMIER'S STRONG PLEAS

(Router's Service).

LONDON, September 30. The House of Commons was crowded with ans animated throng when it re-assembled to discuss the Fish Treaty Bill of Amendment.

GENEVA, September 30. The difficulty raised by the Japanese by the amendment to an article of the disarmament protocol, relating to the action of the Council in dealing with disputes involving domestic affairs Vedr. Ramsay MacDonald, on entering received- of a nation which threatened to wreck the protocol antion from the ministerial rate, endast -bave been overcome to-day when the Committee Though the Irish Bill is noninally the only of Jurists-re-drafted-the-disputed-article-and-the-bunes before the special session, there was the Japanese withdrew their amendment.

ast batch of questions,

The Japanese objection was overcome by, reinforcing article eleven of the Covenant-namely that the council ha empowered to intervene in view of pacific settlement of disputes.

The British, French and Italian Jurists have agreed to the wording of the article in the protocol, on which Mr. Adachi raised a difficulty. The terms are not yet known.

DIFFICULTY OVERCOME.

After the Japanese difficulty had been over come, the disarmament subcommittee met to complete the protocol. Prior thereto, the Dominions delegations.consulted. Reuter understands they are satisfied with the wording of the, proposed formula, as eliminating any apprehensions they may have entertained, while also satisfying the Japanese.

QUESTION OF IRAQ.

Mr JCH. Thomas, Minister for the Colonies, replying to a question with regard to the position at Irani emphasised, amid ministerial cheers, that there was no question of a state of war between Britain and Turkey...

After giving details of the position, he said the British Government had not yet received" a reply to its protests to the Turkish. -Government against the invasion.

He added that the local authorities reported the military situation was well in hand.

STORMY SCENE.

A storm arose as a result of questions in regard to the dropping of the prosecution of Mr. Campbell, editor of the Workers' Weekly-on-August 13, for alleged incitement of the fighting forces to disobey orders...

Sir Patrick Hastings K. C, the Attorney- General, said that, as a result of careful investiga- tion, he had come to the conclusion it was impossible to hold Mr. Campbell criminally responsibia.

The end of the deadlock came when the plenary committee unanimously adopted amend: ments to articles live and six of the protocol. This was greeted with loud and prolonged cheers, Article Ave previously provided the Court of International Justice should decide whether a dispute was solely within the disputants' domestic Sir Patrick emphatically denied that his jurisdiction. An addition now made stipulates that decision was influenced by outside representations. an affirmative decision by The Hague Court-will-Mr. MacDonald-intervened in the subsequent not prevent consideration of the situation by the heated exchanges between Conservatives and Council or Assembly, under article eleven of the Labourites. He declared he was unwilling to allow an explanation. The real circumstances for Article six defines an aggressor inter alia as a dropping the prosecution would be delayed.till the state resorting to war in violation of undertakings | Antumn. Eventually it was arranged all parties. contained in the Covenant Protocol or resurting to】 should debate the question next week war, knowing that the dispute between it and when the House of Lords deal with the Irish another belligerent state arises out of matter which, Bil. Mr. Baldwin hinted the Opposition might by International Law, is solely within the domestic make a vote of censure of the Government, Jurisdiction of the latter state. The amendment says: nevertheless such state shall only be con sidered the aggressor if it has not previously sub- mitted the question to the Council of the Assembly under article eleven of the Covenant.

Covenant......

Another clause in the same article defines an aggressor also as a state violating an armistice ordered by the Council.

It also empowers the Council to call on the signatories to apply the prescribed sanctions. The addition thereto now made provides that any signatory thus called upon shall be entitled to exercise the rights of a belligerent.

JAPAN'S IMPOSSIBLE DEMANDS.

LONDON, September 30. Commenting, on what it terms Japan's impos sible demands the "Daily News says that the amendment seriously challenges the existence of the protocol, The admission of the League's right to interfere in the Internal affairs of a nation will lead to hopeless confusion and probably break up the League itself.

Japan is obviously out to arraign the United States because of the new American immigration laws. The acceptance of Japan's proposal will definitely and finally estrange America from the League.

AMERICA WATCHING' GENEVA.

An American message from Washington says that its immigration and exclusion polley is regard- ed as a purely domestic issue. Officials are closely watching Geneva as it is believed that Japan's activity is not aimed solely at the United States.

FRENCH INSTRUCTIONS.

PARIS, September 30. The Government has authorised the French delegation at Genova to sign the disarmament protocol with reservations in the event of delay in. calling the proposed conference on the matter.

WIDESPREAD RELIEF.

The solution of the Japanese difficulty, which has caused widespread relief and satisfaction, was reached after a meeting of the British, French, Italian and Japanese jurists, after which the British Dominion delegates conferred. They declared themselves satisfied with the new test.

The must cordial spirit of conciliation prevailed throughout the discussions. Mr. Adachi was deeply touched at the committee's sympathetic efforts to give him satisfaction. He declared that if all the Committeemen were ready to accept the articles he was ready to do the same:

It is ascertained that throughout the discussions between Dominions and Empire Delegations the question of faimigration never once arose,

THE EVANS MURDER.

MURDERERS' VOLUNTARY CONFESSION.

NO AMENDS DEMANDED.

(Router's Service.)

LONDON, September-30 In the House of Commons, today, Mr. Mac Donald made a statement with regard to the murder of Mrs, Evans in Mexico, ! ces in Texplaining the situation as regardf the murder, dr. MacDonald said that two men, who had voluntarily confessed, had been commifted for tria; therefore, the Mexican Government had offered no amends, and none had been demanded.

THE IRISH BILL.

Mr. Ramshy MicDonald in moving the second- reacting of the Irish Bill, declared that if the Bill was not introduced, it would be enthvalent, to the Treats lapsing.

The Government had exhausted every effort to secure an agreement, agreeable to both Irish parties and had not moved until convinced nothing.else was possible.

Mr. MacDonald appealed to all parties to help pass the B as a Bill of honour. He pleaded for unanimity as it would be an imperial appeal to Ulster, to be magnanimously loyal to the compact, upon the carrying out of which Irish peace depended.

Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Asquith both announced they would not oppose, the second reading. The former stated amendments would be moved in committe. It was a tragedy the boundary question had been raised at a time when the whole of Ireland. was considerably pacified..

REJECTION_MOVEMENT.

Moving the rejection of the Bill Mr. D. D. Reid took the orthodox Ulster line that no change of boundary should be made without the consent of the government concerned. Mr. Ian Macpherson, Liberal Chief Secretary for Ireland when the 1920 Act was under discussion, supported the rejection.. He declared a pledge had been given to Ulster that she would be left with her six counties.

The debate proceeded in the quietest manner and was then adjourned.

LONDON AND MOSCOW.

SOVIET NOT HOSTILE,

STATEMENT IN COMMONS.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, September 30. Mr. MacDonald quoted. Mr. Hodgson (British Chargé d'Affaires at Moscow) as authority for the denial that the Soviet had shown him, or any members of his diplomatic staff, hostility as alléged on August 22,

ORIGINAL, RUMOUR."

A Lordon cable of August 22 reads: There Is considerable discussion in London with regard to the reported humillating treatment of Mr. Hodgson, British Chargé d'Affaires at Moscow.

It is learned in well-informed circles that the.. report that Mr. Hodgson is practically a prisoner is incorrect, but aples infest the British Mission, rendering it most difficult for Russians to have any continuous relations with the Mission. The atten-. tion of M. Rakovsky has been called to the matter. It is hoped his representation of the complaint to Moscow will lead to an improvement in conditions.

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