Show Z Lf Mf MEN MEET I I f J Methods i of Old Diplomacy y Mark Three day Session I of Nations' Nations COl Council Hope for fol Democracy Blighted By Robert J. J Universal Service Staff Correspondent Special Cable Dispatch T L O OX Feb 11 A A c three day a secret session will mark tho time opening opening open open- ing of the time council of the time league of nations na nn- na- na t lions ions here The Time lid of secrecy was as clapped down tight after the inaugural l speeches by Leon Bourgeois and and andI Aithur Arthur Ar Ai- I. I thur Balfour at today's toda's sitting Xo No sooner had bad the formalities cs been finished than tho time doors were closed to the newspaper men and all aU ot others ers not l gt dr deliberations s I i Detailed discussion Is s possible only In a seer secret t meeting said former Cormer Foreign Foreign For For- eign Minister Balfour ur and a few moments moments mo mo- ments afterward the hall hail was cleared of oC all those whose presence was not nol desired Including a corps of oC newspaper per er correspondents ts em with an un er erroneous erroneous er- er ous Interpretation of oC tho the words open covenants co openly arrived at 1 t Countries l nce Thus in III Isolation at the historic SI St James palace the of oC el eight ht I notions are arc putting their shoulders to I the time task of oC worl Jp out ut vitally Important important important I tant territorial and other pro problems hI ems arising from war and peace A marked note nolo of discouragement I runs through the comment of oC the press hero this afternoon as a a. result of oC tho the new victor victory of oC secrecy In the direction of o the time fato fate of o nations A 4 section of of English nS public opinion had hoped for much from rein the time making epoch sessions ses ses- esI es- I Blons o of the league council and to those optimists the tho secrecy ruling came I as a severe damper Some leading organs deplore also the Continued on page 3 lEAGUS MEN MEET IN SECRET Continued Co from Page 1 i composition of oC the councils council's personnel pointing out that the tho major majority Il lly of ot negotiators negotiators negotiators ne ne- ne- ne arc aro diplomats of the tho old school reared In the belief bellel that International International international Inter Inter- national relations cannot be exposed to the tho glare s-laro of ot publicity U. U S. S Envoy Absent Abent United Stat States s Ambassador Davis declined de declined declined de- de to attend tho sessions on the ground that ho was not Instructed by his government to take part The absence of or an American representative representative is s' a n. further disillusioning factor as far as British opinion Is con con- Th The result of this series of ol disappointments Is that the public here hore has lias already lost Its interest In the pro pro- which It is Inclined to believe betle will be conducted on no more moro of a 3 democratic basis than were the negotiations negotiations ne nc- of ot prewar diplomacy |