Gratitude to President Roosevelt for his “practical interest” in helping refugees was expressed today on behalf of 47 nations of the league by W.J.Jordan, New Zealand delegate and acting president of the Council, in opening the Nineteenth Assembly. Appealing for world peace and warning that even the remotest countries could not remain neutral if war breaks out, Mr. Jordan gave assurance that the Leaguf would support President Roosevelt’s efforts on behalf of refugees.
“Every nation represented here,” He declared, “has viewed with gratitude the practical interest shown by President Roosevelt in the question of refugees. The League surely wishes to do what lies in its power to assist in the work of rescue. Detractors of the League will not fail to remark that Geneva was not the scene of these events. This prospect will not trouble anyone in this Assembly, where we are all agreed that the League is well served by whatever serves peace and cooperation by acts of good faith and neighborly conduct.”
It was announced officially that the Assembly will for the first time take up the question of large-scale agricultural migration to south America, establishing a “Permanent International Committee on Migration for Settlement,” consisting of representatives of interested countries as well as experts. It is foreseen that the committee will not only deal with technical problems but will consider possibilities of international financial arrangements to support the migration.
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