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Show LITHUANIA AGREES TO POLAND'S PLAN HOSTILITIES TO BE SUSPENDED PENDING SETTLEMENT OF CONTROVERSY. Peace Council Plan Is Basis of Settlement, Settle-ment, Both Countries Agreeing to Accept Decision of Council of League of Nations. London. Poland and Lithuania huvo agreed to suspend all hostilities, pending au Inquiry uud decision of the Issues nt stake by the council of the league of nations, It was announced hero September 20. Tho Polish-Lithuanian accord came after tho council had adopted a resolution reso-lution calling on the countries to cease hostilities Immediately. Tho resolution nsked Lithuania to adopt tho provisional line of the frontier fixed by the supreme council In December, De-cember, and withdraw her troops from the territory to the west of the line, while Poland was asked, during Its war with soviet Itussla, to respect tho neutrality of the territory occujNed by Lithuania east of tho lino of demarcation demar-cation llxed by tho supremo council. Acceptance of tho league's arbitration arbitra-tion cnino In a most drastic manner at the public meeting of the council recently. re-cently. Iguace Jan PadcrewskI, Polish delegate to the league of nations, arose and made a stirring speech, In which he said Poland desired to be In complete pence with Lithuania, and had full cunlldeuce that Lithuania ulso desired peace. The Lithuanian delegates, headed by Foreign Minister Woldemar, walked liver to the Polish delegates and warmly warm-ly shook hands with them, nmld cheering cheer-ing of the delegates, marking the first Instance In which the league's mediation media-tion has been accepted by countries virtually In a stnto of war. M. Woldc-mar Woldc-mar said ho had full contlduncc In tho spirit of fairness of the council of the league, and would abide by Its ileclslon. Finland also Ironed out her difficulties difficul-ties with the council by accepting, rt-lth certain reservations, the report of tho council on the Aland Islands question, ques-tion, which calls for an Investigation ty three commissioners. Definite transfer of the districts of Kupcn and Malmedy to the sovereignty :f Ilelgium was recognized following in Investigation of the protests tiled y Uurmnns agnlnst the plebiscite. |