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Show LEAGUE'S GOING TD PIECES, SAYS SENATOR KNOX! Lodge Also Declares With-1 drawal of Arcientina Is Quite Significant COMMISSION ON CHILD WELFARE IS DESIRED Paderewski Cheered With He, Speaks, Denyinq Alieged Polish Imperialism WASHINGTON, Deo. i The "In-, citable disintegration'' of the league! of nations has begun. Senator Knox.1 said in commenting on the dispatches t lllng of the withdrawal of the Argentine Ar-gentine delegation from the league as-, semblv. I "II comes a lltt'.e earlier than I hsd! XOected," he added. "Some nations ore beginning to find the ime objections that the Republl- cans raised two years ago." said Senator Sena-tor Lodge, chalrmin of the foreign relations re-lations committee. -.THlKl s I l Us i RE 11 GENEVA. Dec. 4. (By the Associated Associ-ated 1'iei. The Argentine delegations delega-tions withdrawal from the league as- ii bly today was the first reef struck during the "three weeks' deliberation which had been going on with reasur- j lng smoothness until It got Into fog In the dhcusslon on amendments. Independence -shown hy llonorlOj I'ueyrredon. in voting against postponement post-ponement f the consideration of the amendments, and hln breaking of the I assimbl) unanimity, with Senor Vel-aSQues, Vel-aSQues, of UaruRuav. supporting him. I v.Ti regarded a ominous of a etornr sfswon, but the Argentine delegation's extreme action In withdrawing was unexpec' ctl. t TKRKNTS OF OPINION There were two currents of opinion this evening, unc Is that the directing rnlndS have too much neglected the feelings of the smaller powers and have erred in opposing discussion of amendments; the other is that the Argentine Ar-gentine delegation has been too precipitate pre-cipitate In its action. There is no indication that the other South American tU legations will follow fol-low the example of Argentina: most of them faor 1'ueyrredon's amendments but Will not go to the extent of withdrawing with-drawing If they arc not token Into consideration con-sideration lr. Octavlo of Brazil said today he regreUert that the Argentine delegation delega-tion had found it necessary to take Such radical action. He hoped the withdrawal would be only temporary MUCH FEELING From another I.atln-Amerlcan delegation, dele-gation, it was learned there is much feeling over the manner In which the South and Central American delegations delega-tions have been treated The sensitiveness sensitive-ness characteristic of tho Latin people, it Is declared, has not been taken Into consideration in applying rules of the assembly, which are still illy de-i fined and Imperfect. understood by the delegates. Several South Americans Ameri-cans have considered themselves "roughly " treated There is, moreover, a marked sentiment senti-ment among smaller powers that they are not expected to take any consplcu-l ous part. j M. Hymens, president, has been in consultation with M. Vlvlanl, or France, and other delegates, regarding the situation arising out of Fueyrre-don'S Fueyrre-don'S letter unnounolng withdrawal-M. withdrawal-M. Hymans declined to make any statement before he placed the matter before the assembly PRESS SCE 1 BEL! IBS Tho note, which was sent at 3 45 o'clock this afternoon pointed out that the Argentine delegation regards Us presencs In the assembly as useless, following refusal of the assembly to alios discussion of the amendments of the league covenant. senor I'ueyrredon told the Associated Associat-ed Bress his action does not mean that Argentina has withdrawn from the league of nations, but refused to sayi if tho move was the preliminary to 'i j final break between the leaxuo and Argentina. Ar-gentina. 'We feel." said Senor rueyrredon. "that there is nothing more to be ac-1 eomplisheil in the assembly It hasi refused to permit even discussion ofi the amendments which Argentina con- slders as fundamental to tho league necessary to Its successful existence" WANTS AMENDMENTS Senor rueyrredon said Argentina would not resume her place in the assembly as-sembly until it had passed the four amendments he had proposed. These aim principally at securing compul-. sory arbitration by tho International court of Justice, the admission of all. states and the election Of all members! of the council Instead of only four as now. The Argentine delegate explained Lh it he had expected to leave for home j next Monday hut now had decided to remain to sco what action the assem-. bly might take at Monday's BSSSlon j Ho declared he was supported uy many of the South American states. President Hymans of tho assembly called on Senor Pueyrn don this after-' noon and tho two were In conference for some time, but tho Argentinian's purpose was not altered by the talk. The position ho took came as a great surprise to tho entire assembly. ANSWERS PRANCE Referring to the reports In Argentina Argen-tina thai Pianos was Questioning the constitutionality Of Argentina's adherence ad-herence to the league and the statu (Continued on P'tgv Two.) League Going to Pieces Says Sector Knox ( on tinned From Page one.) of the nation's delegation at Geneva. .M. Puayrredon asserted; There Is no question of the nhsolnte legality of our adherence lo the leagie or tin- complete authority of my delegation dele-gation to act for Argentina at the as-jsembly," as-jsembly," Argentina's w ihdriw.il fioni the as- sembiy oonstltuted tbs first definite breach between lhe league and one of ItS members The Argentinian dele-gale dele-gale worked most of List niht framing fram-ing I is note, the decision to send which was taken after the receipt of reports from Argentina of deep resentment resent-ment there Over the rejection by the iHscmldy of Senoi- puo rredon's sux-gcs'ed sux-gcs'ed Mivgest ion ' covenant a.nen-1 ments. in PE i t Senor Pueyrredon's note, which was written In respei fful, iui firm tone, declared Argentina's delegates came to Geneva fot the purpose of contributing contribut-ing to the work of ;he assembly, which Argentine had believed would consecrate conse-crate Lhe principles f right and liberty of nations. Argentine's Hopes were In Mtin. the note nsSirted, "nd Consequently Argentina had refused to parth pate In the assembly. The decision of the A rgen t in la I delegates, it is pointed Cut, could hard constitute the cancellation of At gentlna's Ldhesion te the leagie of nations ns the covenant provides thai such cancellation can be made onl1 after two years' fjiot Ice has been gi-c.i till l I Ll M. Tlie welfOTe of children In countries which had hen severely tried by tho war was brought up in tho assemblj today b in,- Swiss delegation, it proposed pro-posed thai the council name a high commissioner to supervise ,-hild welfare wel-fare work in thOse countries Delegate 'aiazmez of Paraguaj xplalned ihe nigative vote he cnsi Thursda- on the resolution postponing postpon-ing onflderation of amendments to the covenant and appointing u com-mittee com-mittee to Consider amendments proposed pro-posed The negative vole of the Paraguayan delegate, which had been overlooked at the time, he said, did not signify opposition to the principle princi-ple of care and deliberation In the amendment of the covenant, lie de-' de-' lured himself in favor of compulsory Jurisdiction for the tribunal. BARNES NSIBTEX1 George Nicoii Bamea of the British delegation, resisting strong pre?urc .exerted to have him withdraw his de mand, Insisted on an explanation bj the council as to why it had not in tervened between the Poles and th Bolshevik! to prevent them from fighting last summer He said hi thought the council could and shoul' have done something. There wer some hypothetical circumsiam where the Council could not Interfen for instance. In the event of war I I i .! the 1'nlted States and Mcxl but he declared this case was dlffi 'ent. Leon Hourgeois. replying to Mi Barnes, ns member of the council, h "ild 'll. soviet had repulsed all ad ances made by the council In the Po JHsb affair, making moral Intervention," Interven-tion," impos.lhle. As for the use of fr,ri M Itourg'-ois said the demand for an international force to Impose decisions of the league had been rej. . t-Qit t-Qit hy (he peace conference. Former Premier Paderewskl, of Po-' land, was warmly applaud.-, l.furc and after he made his first appearance on the speaker's stand. He tool; the stand today to deny the Imputations of Imperialism attribute to Poland h Mr Barnes In his remarks The noted musician-statesman carrier! the assem-, bly with htm. It appeared, when he; cried : "Poland wants peace, but will never! accept terms Incompatible with her honor." oo There is reference to the wearing of earrings in Genesis. oo The term "gas" was first used in Chemistry in the sixteenth century , |
