LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 61, 6 December 1920, Page 5

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

REPORTS BY COMMISSIONS

QUESTION OF ACTION IN ARMENIA

RELATIONS BETWEEN COUNCIL AND

ASSEMBLY

By Telegraph-Press Associ&t[on-Oopyrlg)u (Bee. December 5, 5.5 p.m.)

London,' December i. The Australian Press Association correspondent at Geneva states that it is hoped to have all the commission, reports before the Assembly by the early part of next week.

Lord Curzon has telegraphed to M. Hyrnana that while unablo to take independent action in Armenia Britain is willing to second President Wilson's action with moral and diplomatic support. Iho report of the First Commission on the relations between the Council and tae Assembly states: "Thoro is no analogy between these and an Upper and a Lower Chamber. Therefore the League, is a singlo organism, having at its disposal two organisms with distinct or similar attributes. The Council derives its clearly deiined functions from the peace treaties. While both Council and Assembly have distinctive duties, there aro matters the decision of which is left to tho League without specifying to which organism the right of decision belongs. There are .also matters which aro not within the competence of those organisms, but require the concurrence of the Governments concerned in tho form of international conventions. The Assembly in regard'to the latter should endeavour to lead up, to agreement between the Governments. Tho commission considers it inopportune to formulate the prcciso functions of the Assembly and the Council, but holds that difficulties arising between them should be dealt with according to the diotatea of tact and common sense."

The matter of contributions to the League has practically been settled en the basis of the Postal Union. Senator Millen (Australia), in an interview, stated that he nlacod an amendment on record against The Secretariat's proposal to base (t on. population and not revenue, which, though uot'providing a precise formula, did givo relief to mine countries like Australia, whose present payments.were incquitablo, but it laiscd those of countries like-, Brazil, and New Zealand. Ho so strongly protested that it was decided to maintain tho present system until the committee could deal with tho wholo question.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

DISARMAMENT DELIBERATIONS

INVITATION TO THE UNITED STATES. (Rec. December 5, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, December 3. . The Stoto Department has announced the receipt of the League of Nations' invilntion for the United States to participate in its deliberations on disarmament. The invitation requests the United States' representative to sit in a consultative capacity 'on the League's permanent Military, Naval, and Air Commis-sicn—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

UNITED STATES AND THE LEAGUE PEACE COMMISSION TO VISIT • EUROPE. (Rec. December 5, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, Decomber 3. The President-Elect ;(Mr. Harding) will appoint a.' Peace Commission to go to Europe after his inauguration. It is expected that the commission will be constituted of seven members headed by tho Secretary, of State, and will probably include Senators Lodge and Root. The commission will be furnished with all tho information on tho boaring of tho Peaco Treaty which Mr. Harding can obtain. —Aus'.-N.Z. Cable Assn.