Business

At Geneva, the Secretariat of the League of Nations, under the able direction of Secretary General Sir James Eric Drummond, concerned itself with the following:

Albania. A petition was received by the Secretariat from Albania protesting against Yugo-Slavian encouragement to armed bands of revolutionaries within the country (see Page 12).

Filipinos. The Filipinos sent a note to the International Labor Bureau, a secondary organ of the League, asking for information upon the procedure necessary to become a member of that organization with a view to becoming a full member of the League (see Page 2).

Iraq. The League commission that is to decide the delimitation of the Iraq-Turkish frontier must have been happy in the knowledge that a paternal Secretary General was looking after its interests.

It was announced from Geneva that an insurance policy--the first ever to be be taken out by the League--on the lives of the personnel of the commission had been underwritten by Lloyds. The premium cost $70,000. Lloyds, however, would insure only against murder and death by sickness in $200,000 policies ; they would not touch accidents, sickness, burglary and flying risks; and if they would not, no other insurance company will.

The chief members of the Commission : Herr Wirsen, Swedish diplomat; Count Paul Teleki, former Premier of Hungary; Colonel Poulis, retired Belgian Army officer.

Arabia. Britain, as mandatory Power for Iraq, Palestine and Kerak (Trans-jordania), informed the Secretariat that those countries objected to paying the proportions of the Ottoman Public Debt assigned to them by the Treaty of Lausanne. An arbiter to be appointed by the Council of the League was suggested.

Germany. Germany signified her intention of participating in the conference on the control of traffic in arms which is to be held at Geneva on May 4, 1925.

Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann of Germany had delivered to Sir James Eric Drummond a note which requested further information concerning the admittance of Germany into the League. Special mention was made of Germany's anxiety to avoid military commitments in any form.