Post-war new organization for the prevention of future wars; flashback on the League of Nations' activities, mainly during the war.
Extract from "La Pologne et les Affairs Occidentales" regarding Danzig.
The Irish Journalist wanted to inform S. Lester of the publication of this article on "Danzig", which seemed to him to be an attack on S. Lester, the article explained that in 1922 S. Lester was on the side of rebellion against the established Constitution in Ireland and that when he was appointed League of Nations official, he upheld the Danzig Constitution dictated by the Powers, the article also insisted on the fact that Danzig was a powder-magazine of Europe, and that the laws introduced by the Nazis of Danzig conflicted with the League of Nations' Constitution of Danzig.
This file contains correspondence concerned Russian and Armenian refugees, including requests for advances and guarantee letters of repayment, group and individual cases. An appeal for the creation of a "Nansen Commenorative Fund" was found in the file. A newspaper in Armenian was also in the file.
Describes S. Lester's work as High Commissioner of Danzig.
Extract from: "A History of the League of Nations" by F.P. Walters, published in 1952, regarding the Stresa consultation, Poland's opposition to a Four-Power Pact, the policy of Pilsudski, Poland's desire to be among the Great Powers, the Polish-German Agreement of January 1934, Poland and the Minorities Treaty, the Nazi tyranny in Danzig, the Council and the Danzig Constitution.
Name of newspaper not mentioned.
Excerpt from the "Manchester Guardian" with cartoon image of A. Hitler under an apple tree and the tagline "Waiting for the Windfalls" underneath.
Extract from the "Cork Examiner" on S. Lester's role in Danzig; summary on Danzig history.