Lord Grey has furnished Reuter with his views as regards the Covenant of the League of Nations. He is delighted that much has been accomplished, having feared that the Conference would achieve much less. It has proved the downfall of Germany and convinced the Allies and associated Powers that the national development of each could be better assured by security or permanent peace than by attempts to promote separate national interests. The Covenant has made a good beginning respecting labour, disarmament and responsibility for backward races, which Lord Grey opined were the three essentials. It was good that the Covenant accepted the provisions of the Labour Convention. The most effective reduction of armaments would come from the security of the League and they would diminish as the League grew strong and vital. Consequently, public opinion within the League must secure the utmost publicity on the question of reducing armaments.
