Geneva
At Geneva the Council of the League met on Monday. Sir John Simon is kept in London, but Great Britain is admirably represented by Lord Cecil. There is irony in his representing there the Government of which he is not a member, while he is not to represent his country at the Disarmament Conference, in which he would by general consent be the conspicuous leader. So far the Council, after expressing its very genuine feelings about M. Briand, has been dealing with Manchuria. The unfortunate Mr. Yen is in the fantastic position of repre- senting the Chinese " Government," which presumably can pay no serious attention to what he passes on to them. Mr. Henderson, in better health, we are glad to say, is on his way to Geneva to take up the Presidency of the Disarmament Conference. It is hoped that five members of His Majesty's Government will folio* him. We* write in another column of the prospects of the Con- ference. We must all earnestly hope that it will prove to be a triumph of faith and good will over the most unpropitious political circumstances.
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