20 SEPTEMBER 1930, Page 2

The League Assembly

The main events in the League Assembly have been dealt with elsewhere in this issue. On Wednesday, September 10, M. Titulescu of Rumania was elected as the new President. On Thursday 11th, there were M. Briand's dramatically revised proposals which we discuss elsewhere. On Friday 12th, there was the welcome announcement that the French had agreed after all to withdraw their troops from the Saar and a speech by General Hertzog which suggests that his first view of the League has been rather disquieting. Both he and the Australian delegate seem still to ,be concerned about

" sovereignty," though the word Was not mentiOned. . .