August 16, '«'«'
Mr. Zaleski returned last night to Warsaw. The press understands
that he will confer with Marshal Pilsudski before going to the
Gsawaa Conference. The press adds that the Ministerls health is
excellent attar the vacation.
Lithuania It is confirmed that Waldemaras refused to transfer
the Polish-Lithuanian negotiations to Geneva insisting on continuig
them in Konigsberg.
The press says that the Lithuanian journalists who have
been received so well during the Vilno ceremonies published
eroneous stories after their return to Eovno, They stated that they
have heard the legionaries shoutnwe want / Kovno",
The International Law Association fs Conference ended yesterday in
..arsaw with the asxxat plenary assmebly accepting resoluti ns of
sections. The most important matters adopted by the Warsaw Conference
are: 1). The adopting of the draft of the Model Extradition Treaty
which will be presented to all countries for approval. This model
Treaty provides for immunity for all political crimes with the
exception of homicide and crimes endangering human life, 2) the
most important work of the Conference concerned the C.I.F, Contracts,
The Conference worked out a perfectly clear set of rules concerning
carriage,insurance and freight which if adopted generally by the
shipping and commercial communities will bring an end to the chaos
of various laws existing in various sountries. Z) the Congress took
up the Military Law amending the rights of occupier. The rights
of occupier have been considerably &tanited if compared with the
Hague Convention as the Warsaw rules abolish hostages, forced labour
and levies. 4) the conference confirmed the souvereignty of countries
in connection with the radio transmission over their territories in
compliance with the Washington conference of last year. The Congress
provisionally accepted the invitation of the American branch to meet
in 1930 in lew York. Spain asked to meet in 1929 in Madrid. The latter
invitatiQn will be reconsidered by the Council in London. The remains
of late Dr.Sellots were temporarily buried in the voults of the Warsaw
frotestant cemetery pending definite instructions from England,
Crops The crops will he approximately the same as last year. Wheat
will be better than rye,
