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tion were made yesterdav against a number of the leaders of ithz veterans and patriote assceiation, but before any %‘,them were arrested Genera' Carlos elez, the President, and two other oi- cers of the organization had disappear- ed, leaving worl that meetings of the assoeiation had heen suspended until fur- ther notice. Half a dozen of those who were arrested later and released on their own recognizance, appeared in court in the afterpoon, but cn being informed that the judge iad roct been notified,. drew up a statement deelaring they had answered the summons. Reports are current that siini'ar arrests had been irade in Oriente and Camaguey pro- vinces, but the reason for the Govern- mwent’s ehange of poliey, which hitherto Liad been to permit meetings of the or- ganization, were not publiely explained. The veterans and patriots association was organizad last August and shorily afterwards sent the President a petiticn mmaking numerons demands and charo- ing fraud and corruptionin his wdwin: istration. Dominica, Sept. 2ist.—The following resoittion was unaniinously adepted at a meeting of the Legislative Council to- day: Resolved that in the opinicn of this council 1t is desireb e that steps be at once taken to urge on the Secretary of State for the Colonies the vital im- portance to Domninica of securing the imposition by the Imperial Government of substantial duties on citrate of lime, raw and concentrated lemon juice, lemon oil and synthetic citric acid imported into the United Kinedom from foreign countries in ovder to offset as far as pos- sible the effect of th: deprac.ated ex- changes which are having a most pre- judicial effect on the island’s prineipal industries. Geneva, Sept. Zlst.—Fiins for two conferences on the opium question were definitely formulated at fzeneva yester- day. Resolutions were adopted by the L2agzue of Nations Opiam Commission pro- viding for, first a comference of the coun- tries having Far Eastern possessions where opium smoking prevails, and sec- ond, an international conference of all countries to determine upon a pian to limit the production of opium and coca leaf anc restrict the practice of using their derivative druzs for scien ific and mecdical purposes. The delicate question arose over the fixing of a conference for limiting opium smokinz. In Inldia there is considerable eatinz o«f opiuin and in order to embrace all forms of opium use in the Far East, the i‘rench represen:- atives proposed that the first conference should consider a means for eliminating the use of prepared opium, which miznt include both uses of the drugs. This suggestion was not accepted, but pre- surpably all forms of upium consumption v be discussec at the second general corlerence. Conterence number two will be convoked at the earliest possible 5 T .t 8 VIO date after the first conference, and the Lrague Comimittee voted to urge the As- seinoiy to inziie ro 1t ail eruntries men- bars of the Le2azu:2 or partizs of the Hazue Conventirn: Yesterlay’s resolu- tions lso puts oa tha agaada of the con- feren: the Jstuldvy of measures waich should ba taken by China'to end the illegal prodaztion and us 2 of o mm, which arc said to be attainiag great pro- poyriions Wrhiopia will ba admitted o m>mY:eshiy in the League, provided she will nynis2 full adharen e to the slavery stipalations in accordance with tho Ber- lin and Brussels conveations as revied at St. Germaini» 1919, and adhere also to the St. Germa 1 convention for the limitation of pri.ate traffic in arms. Eminent jurists, stili 10 be choser, will pass udodn the vital question of how the Laague Covenant should be interpreted. Italy declined to re Hzaize the compe- teney of the Covenant in her confliet with Greacce and the issu2 thus raised is so grav: that the Cohuncil of the League dacid2d to launch a general jurisdiction to cover all the incidents in the future. Lord Robert Cacil emphasized last nixht the imporiance of the fact that Italy has agread to this examination ‘The preseat tendency oi the Couae:l is to avoid mak- ing the decision politizal in nature, which might enzender bitt:rness and drive Italy out of tha Leagu:. Itis probaole that the oquestion will ultimately be thrown into the nermanent courtof 'a- ternational Jusiien. Geneva, Sept. 21st. —The echarge that great quantiiies of "harmntful drugs are being manufactured in Switzerlanl and clandestinely exported to the United States and Canada caused a stir during todav’s discussion of the League of Na- tions onium comimission, whi 1 yesier- day decided to recommend an interna- tional eonference {for the promation of the firht against opiury. Dam>» €dith Lyttleton, Great Britain expressed re- eret that Switzarland, whien had not yot ratified the Hazue Nareo ies Convention, should be turning out drugs based on opium and morphine and smuggling them by ingenious means into Canada and the United States. Dane Lyttieton added that Swiss opinion should be arou:- ed and that the Swiss Government shoull act promptly in the premises. Gustav Ador, former President of Switzerland, guickly protested against these '‘grave accusations.”” He insisted that Switzer- land (s doing everything possible in tho situation and hoped to ratify the conven- tion next year. Mr. Graham, the Cana- dian member of the commision, read documents which he d:clared proved that drugs are f{radulently exported from Switzerland so both Canada and the Unit- ed States. Other speakers then inter- vened and saved what appeared to be developing in a most einbarrassing situation. They expressed the con- vietion that Switzerland would do what was n2cessary. A resolution asked the Council of (he League of Na- fions to press Switzerland, Argentine, Columbia, Costariea, Latvia, Lithuania, Puraguay and Persia to sign the Hague Convention. The Irish Free State en- tered vigorously on the stage of the League activities :today, when it was in- sisted that a representative of Celtie culture shouid be added to the permanent cammission on Internatior al oooperation, the membership of which will be in- creasd so as to include varicus world culturval grouns, Irelund it was declared, is the natural ecountry to represent the cultura of the Celts, whose apostles have contributed so much to European civiii- zation, The disarmament commission of the League concluded its first read- ing of the proposed treaty of mutual as- sistance. The text of the treaty will be reported shortiy to the Assembly, though a2 pumber of points are still to be defi nitely drafted by the jurists, One point submitted by the experts, scems to be basaed on the idea that the United States will one day sign thistieaty. 1t decleres that the treary will be considered as en- tering irto force when it bas been ra.i- fied by the United States. The attitude of Italy towurd the league of Na ions having become a closed issue throngh the decision to turn over the entire cove- nant to the jurlsts for interpretaticn, there is a general feeling of relief in Geneva However, Herlut Bable, Presi- dent of the Leavue Assembly’s commit- tee on finance, delivered a jolt today to those who are excessively optimistic about the League. He told the Assem- bly that there are cmuds.of disappoint- ment and distrust hich "are darkening the League’s horizon. He said the dele- gates wanted something aceomplished on dismimament, the prnivate manufacture of arms and ihe institution of conipulsory arbitration. NEW YORK, Sept. 22nd. Flour, (ha:d winter ciears $5.50. = hard winter straights $6.00 Meal, Kilndried per 100 peunds $2.25. New Scason’s Pork per barrel $37.00. Heavy Mess Pork per brl. $25 50 Sugar—Crystals maximum per 100 lbs. $6 T 8 Mclasses Sugar 89 maximum 5.79. Cotton, Middling, Upland, at Liverpool per lb. 17 76-100 d, itxchange, New York and London, GOO days’ sight $4.53% Exchange New York and London, sight $4.55% LLONDON, Sept. 22ud. Sugar, Demerara Crystals, nomiral per cwvt. H6s. od. —6ls. od. *“ Muscavado neminal per cewi. 425. od—4ls.od. ‘“ White Java’s cif United Kingdom 245. 3d. Demerara Rum per gal. nominal. Trinidad Cocoa, good middling led per cwt. 475. od—4Bs. od. Cotton, good medium West Indian Sea Island at Liverpool, per Ib. 2id. nominal.