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Show ITS AT COERCION TO nlDAiENIANS MEMBER8 OF THE LEAGUE OF NATION8 PLAN TO PUT END TO H08TILITIE8. Possibility of American Aid for the Armenians Touched Upon In Oebato by the Assembly of the League of Nations. Gcuovn. A resolution presented by M. Vlvlnnl, Inviting the council of the league of nations to confer with tho various powers with the vlow of constituting con-stituting a forco sufficient to put nn end to hostilities In Armenia, which wns Joined to Lord Robert Cecil's resolution reso-lution along the nmo lines, wns adopted adopt-ed by the assembly of tho league Monday Mon-day afternoon. Tho possibility of American aid for tho Armenians was touched upon In debate Monday by the assembly of the lcaguo of nations on resolutions demanding de-manding Intervention by tho league In Armenia. Supporting Lord Robert Cecil's de-mnnd de-mnnd thnt tho assembly appoint a commltteo com-mltteo to examine Into means for ond-Ing ond-Ing tho hostilities between the Turkish nationalists and the Armenians, M. Spalekjovltch of the Serbian delegation delega-tion rocnllcd that tho United States senate at one time had approved the use of tho American fleet to succor the Armenians, It was recalled horo In this connection that Senator Harding was the senator who rnportod the resolution, A. J. Balfour of Great Britain, speaking on the resolution, said that If tho United States had been willing to tnko the mandate for Armenia, Bhe had the men, money and spirit to mnko her nn Ideal mandatory. The lcaguo has been unable to accomplish anything any-thing with rcgnrd to the Armenian situation, sit-uation, Mr. Balfour admitted, because tho condition of Armenia, he argued, was not such as tho league was organized or-ganized to deal with. Mr. Balfour satd an appeal must ho sent to tho forty-one states of the lcaguo for n united effort to savo Armenia. Ar-menia. Rene Vlvlnnl of France, following Mr. Balfour, said nil wero agreed that compaHHlou would no louger ufflco for Armcnln. "It Is not tho fault of France If tho lenguo today Is disarmed In tho fuce of tho situation In Armcnln," Raid M. Vlvlnnl. VIrtunlly tho entlro assembly applauded this statement. It wns noted, however, thnt tho British delegation did not applaud. "If thq conference hnd listened to France," continued M. Vlvlnnl, "wo would huvo had an International staff and an International forco to denl with this situation." |