When the Supreme Council had finally disappeared, the Conference of
Ambassadors continued, though without any regular authority. The rule seems to have been that its existence was remembered whenever it was obvious that its services would be useful. It has, of course, nothing whatever to do with the League of Nations, and its representatives arc all drawn from the Allied nations which fought against Germany in the War. The temporary association between the Conference and the League of Nations which has been the result of the Janina crisis might, however, be made permanent. There is a good deal to be said for that course. But the Conference would have to be regularized and to be made more comprehensive. In essence, it is merely a con- venient grouping of diplomats who used to have to be sought out and consulted separately. The Conference, at all events, should be regarded as a coadjutor of the League, not as a rival.
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