Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-09 | Page 33 | Employs Son Policy Cooperation

lVIS EMPLOYS I ll N i Assistant Secre- Secre mer Amer ry ry of State in Charge I-eague I League Problem Sur- Sur j Memel I B II I NEVA VA March 8 By A A. P P.- P. nan Davis was assistant alary of state In the cabinet resident Wilson used to good advantage some of ot his hiser er cri chiefs chief's I e doctrines t of rna rna- In delivering 1 fe r rh his ess eec before the first of ot eague Teague of ot nations commission of ot hale hU-ho Is chairman for the set- set ent of ot the tho question of lip of the Baltic t seaport r of cW l T f This city was formerly rl y Gerrand Ger- Ger e rand Tand and It has remained a knotty Ilem among the Baltic states the signing of ot the Versailles of Memel arises from fact tact that Lithuania to which seaport was given redato redo re- re do dato accept all the conditions o laid down by the of ot ambassadors which fir fl- fl r the question over to league for settlement because It was considered d a a. matter liable seriously to disturb international re relations relations ro- ro lations It is Mr Wilsons WIlson's former secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary therefore who is chiefly called upon to attain the solution un under Ier the terms of the league covenant covenant covenant cove cove- nant which the former president himself compiled Although Mr Davis made no di direct direct direct di- di reference ref rence to the larger problem problem problem lem involved his report will wilt affect the general relations between Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania Lith Lith- and Poland which countries if It not actually fighting are still in a state of ot war ov over the city ot of Vilna to whose loss j Poland Lithuania has never become reconciled reconciled recon recon- I A satisfactory settlement of ot the Memel affair is expected vastly to Improve the general Baltic political situation We are asked said Mr Ir Da Davis Is in his address to find rind In a a. tv V t v weeks a n. solution to a n. problem which has baffled battled more practised diplomats for tor many months Obviously he continued the task was not easy cas but he was optimistic lie said ev every evry ry week that passed showed the dangers to all concerned of future delay in reaching a a. settlement settlement set set- But he said he was struck by the Improved feeling throughout through through- out Europe Europ where areas of ot peace are constantly broadening In one zone of or dispute after another the spirit of ot controversy Is giving place to the enlightened spirit of ot concilia concilla- conciliation conciliation tion and mutual concession he continued con con- We have very every reason to hope that the parties interested here will prefer preter peace and prosperIty prosper prosper- Ity to political dissension and economic economic eco eco- OM OMd Alluding d disorder s rf the Memel convention of ot sixty articles which Lithuania declined declined de declined de- de to accept In Its entirety Mr Davis declared It was remarkable that an agreement had been reached on so many vital points adding It It took the founders of my country longer to agree on our constitution which Is considerably shorter