The degree of responsibility to be shared by the Jews, Arabs, Palestine authorities and the British Government for the riots of last August is to be the chief subject of discuission before the Council of the League of Nations, according to the political correspondent of the “London Daily Herald,” Labor Government organ, who under the heading, “Our Policy Challenged at Geneva,” states that a serious clash between the Mandates Commission and the British Government has been caused by the policy pursued in Palestine.
The Mandates Commission, states the “Herald” correspondent, places upon the Mandatory Power a much heavier responsibility than it is prepared to accept. The British reply to the conclusions of the Commission is couched in strong and definite terms, criticizing especially, according to the “Herald,” the fact that the “Mandates Commission has too much to say about the grievances of the Jews and Arabs against the Mandatory Power and practically nothing about the responsibility of the Jews and Arabs for the friction.”
Great emphasis is laid by Britain on the argument that nothing it can do would be fully effective unless there is greater willingness on the part of both Jews and Arabs to cooperate, says the “Herald” correspondent, who states further that Dr. Drummond Shiels, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, who will participate in the discussion at the Council meeting, September 8, will further stress the fact that the Mandatory Power, as long as it is compelled to act as umpire between the two conflicting parties, the Arabs and the Jews, can hold out little hope for constructive work.
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