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...Secretary Hughes. In December, 1923, after Ambassador Harvey retired, Mr. Kellogg became Ambassador to Great Britain. His was, of course, a "lame duck" appointment, and not looked upon with favor in some political quarters. To the same quarters his second elevation is equally unpleasing; political opponents doubted his capacity, referred to him as "too nervous, too worried a little man," and remarked that his Senatorial colleagues used to refer to him humorously as "Nervous Nellie...
Mosul. "The two parties, Turkey, which is not yet a member of the League, and Great Britain have agreed to refer the delimitation of the northern frontier of Mesopotamia to the Council of the League. The Council, following what is becomiing a common practice, has referred the technical question to a small committee presided over by Count Teleki, an ex-Prime Minister of Hungary, which will make an inquiry on the spot and report to the Council. I am glad to say that both countries have already agreed to accept the decision of the Council, whatever...
...desire to call your attention to an omission, last paragraph of second column, page 5, issue of Dec. 15, in which you refer to deep water channels under way or being considered or about to be considered...
...said there was no desire on the part of His Majesty's Government to terminate the Anglo-Egyptian condominium of the Sudan. He denied that there was anything in the Covenant of the League which either required or suggested that Britain should refer the matter to that body. He had been prepared at Rome, he said, to answer any question that a member of the Council might put to him; but no questions were asked. On the contrary, in private conversation, many foreign statesmen had congratulated him upon the British action in Egypt. "To hear a really anti-British...
...League is consulted on Egypt, how could France refuse to refer to it the question of Morocco and Italy the the question of Morocco; and Italy, the get into the League of Nations the United States, which at present stands outside. But do you suppose that the United States would consent to join the League if she realized that one of the first questions to be submitted to it would be her own position in the Philippines...