THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3635, 23 November 1920, Page 5

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

THE GENEVA ASSEMBLY. Received 11.10 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 22. A feature of the sitting of the fifth Commission at Geneva was the support accorded by Ranjitsinjhi to Senator Milieu's view that all admissions of new States should be inspired by sentiments of justice. Ranji emphasised Senator Millen's remarks, declaring they should be just to'their friends first before displaying generosity to their enemies. The Commission appointed two Jurists to draft a report on legal points; concerning admission; also a sub-com-? mittee to examine claims for admission* The Assembly discussed the position of Armenia. Mr Balfour outlined the practical difficulties in the tragic situation. Good intentions were perfectly useless, unless a means could be found to carry them out. One of the moss serious difficulties was that the Covenant was not so contrived as to deal with a situation like that in Armenia; but with organised civilised States with clearly marked frontiers. Arm-

lia did not possess these, and we were not dealing with civilised States or people whom public opinion could affect. Kemal Pasha was absolutely indifferent to the world's opinion. The League had not the power unless some nation was prepared to accept a mandate. If America would be willing to accept, she had the public spirit and the money to carry out the task. If not, the League must look elsewhere. No mandatory power was likely to find men, unless other States guaranteed assistance. PARIS, Nov. 22. Le Matin says the League of Nations adopted M « Viviani's motion not to consider Germany and Russia's adminsion, until they had satisfied their in* ternational obligations. ; ' Received 2.17 p.m. ; LONDON, Nov. 22. ■■Mi'. Balfour said' ' KeTailed to realise how the League could intervene. What could we offer Kemal Pasha that he would accept ? They had also to remember that the Allied powers were still dealing with settlements under the Turkish Treaty. He asked the French delegates to define wfiat was meant by negotiation. i M. Viviani replied:"Perhaps mediation is a better word than intervene. The nation undertaking the task could •apply to the Powers to ascertain how far it could go. We must first know whether Kemal is amenable to negotiation. We could only try; otherwise Ave might continue this theoretical debate and admit our inability to help suffering humanity. He insisted that something must be done." Lord Robert Cecil said he believed if negotiation failed force could be secured to save the Armenians. M. Viviani's suggestion was adopted. NEW YORK, Nov. 21. The Chicago Tribune's Geneva correspondent interviewed Lord Robert Cecil, who stated: America must abandon the idea that the rest of the world is willin gto scrap the present League and .will join" with her in organising a. hew one. It never will be possible to get together again forty-two nations willing to form another League. Also, there is no reason for such action since the present organisation can be modified to embrace all amounts and reservations which the United .States demands. Article Ten, which created such an uproar in the United States, is innocuous. I have carefully read the Article, which does not guarantee perpetually the frontiers of every country as they exist to-day. It provides for charges and alterations by peaceful methods, and not by war."