Show Large and Small Nations Disagree On Sanctions Provisions of League GENEVA Jan 26 UP The PI-The The big biz and the small nations of the league split today over whether to keep keen sanctions provisions in the covenant cove cove- nant The smaller nations nations favored junking junking junk junk- ing the punitive article 16 as the league council began its ses ses- ses- ses sion The article provides for economic economic eco- eco sanctions ns against nations committing an act of war and for possible possible military action by league powers The larger POWers wanted to keep sanctions H as part of the league framework and foreign Minister Ministers Anthony Eden of Britain and Yvon Delbos of France were reported determined determined determined de de- de- de to uphold them in council debate There was some Indication of compromise with the na nations oris who in the the- past have contended contended contended con con- tended that sanctions worked economic economic economic eco eco- hardship against the nations applying them as well as against the aggressor to be punished The compromise would be an an unofficial unofficial unofficial un un- un- un official understanding f freeing r e e i n g g league nations from any obligation to apply sanctions but leaving provisions provisions pro pro- visions for it within the league covenant I Today's council session was i vate and in ensuing public sessions most of the attending foreign minIsters ministers ministers min min- were expected to make general general general gen gen- eral statements renewing pledges of faith in league principles these principles these in answer to Germany Italy and Japan I Iwho who have left the league I Ministers of the larger nations 1 were believed ready in the private I sessions however to inform the I smaller countries that they were free to determine their own actions on sanctions so long as article 16 remained untouched in text The opening session limited itself to approval of the agenda for ensuing ensuing ensuing en en- suing sessions then adjourned to permit delegates to confer in groups I on the questions of sanctions and the Rumanian-Jewish Rumanian appeal |