LEAGUEOFNATIONS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 53, 26 November 1920, Page 7

LEAGUEOFNATIONS

* —■ — AMENDMENTS TO COVENANT REJECTED DISARMAMENT COMMISSION NOT PROGRESSING Br T«Ujr«.ph-Preß» ABsoclatlon-OopyrigM London, November 24. At Geneva the Council of the League of Nations decided that the Budget be : based on the gold franc as the monetary unit. Thn first Commission has-refused to: accept the amendments to the Covenant'' suggested by Sweden, Norway, Argentine, and Panama. Sir. Balfour thought it was inopportune for. a country to suggest an amendment within six months of its admission. Probably the amendments ' will be referred to the next session of tho • assembly. The Council has invited the Scandinavian States bo police the Vilna territory during; the taking of the plebiscite. The Disarmament Commission is unable to make progress beyond academical: discussions. France fools that she must be certain that Germany lias carried out; the terms of the Peace Treaty concern-; ing disarmament, and also that it will, be prudent to be assured against her arm-' ing secretly.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SEPARATE PEACE WITH,GERMANY : SENATOR KNOX'S RESOLUTION. Washington, November 24. ' Senator Knox has announced his in- i lention to introduce his resolution for', a separate peace with Germany ns soon is Congress is convened, on December 6. He 'believes that the result of the oloction: will olter tho riowsofsome of i\\e Demo-, ((ratio Senators, who will now vote for overriding President Wilson's vetoes of Uie resolution.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.