Show BLOCKADE f BEFORE R lA LEAGUE Machinery for Putting Into Operation Econom Economic Economic Eco Eco- nom c Pressure Taken Up by Geneva n B Body p. p 3 r rG G ENEVA NEV ADe Dec 10 io By the AsI Associated Associated As- As Pi sj I for fot putting th the eC economic nomie Q blockade block bocik- kade k- k ade into effect when occasion should call for such action was discussed by the assembly of ot the league of nat nations ons at this mornings morning's session The proposed machinery Intended as a weapon against an of offending tending state stat consists of an international blockade committee of eight ight members appointed by the council of the league to study the subject of ot application application application ap ap- ap- ap of the blockade and report to the secretary general of the council coun coun- cil cU whom the league has charged with the duty of informing the council coon coun cil of ot facts which appear to show the covenant has been broken On receipt of ot such information ac according according according ac- ac cording to the proposed plan the council must meet to consider the situation and inform all the members of the league These members says the committee committee commit commit- tee report embodying the plans shall shan be in duty bound to take measures to carry out the provisions in article XVI of or the covenant comprising the breaking off of ot all diplomatic relations relations relations rela rela- except such as exist for purely humanitarian purpose Where the covenant breaker has a seaboard the council should forthwith consider says the report which members can conveniently be charged with the duty of or carrying out a marine blockade BULGARIA TO BE ADMITTED The admission of ot Bulgaria to the league pf nations has been voted by the commission on the admission of new states This action was taken after atter a a. report submitted by Marshal 1 Foch Toch had be been n read In which the marshal declared Bulgaria had made I sincere efforts to live Jive up to the treaty terms Even en the little entente countries which had been beeri strong in their opposition opposition to Bulgaria voted for her admission ad ad- mission The commission also decided to permit Armenia Albania and Georgia to participate in the work of the technical technical technical tech tech- commissions Lichtenstein was refused admission but will be al allowed allowed al- al lowed representation of Its Interests in the league by Switzerland The Baltic states were not admitted admitted admit admit- ted and the only remaining question is the disposition of Lithuania Lithuania- Argentine Break Held To Strengthen League BY H H. H N. N RICKEY Newspaper Enterprise Association Staff Correspondent GENEVA Switzerland Dec 10 The lO-The The withdrawal of ot the Argel Argentine delegates delegates' from the league of or nations assembly when first announced created a tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre sensation Some of the tho weakest spirits among the tho officers and delegates feared at first that the league structure was not yet strong enough to withstand the shock of ot such an attack and that the very life not only of the assembly but butof butof butof of the league Itself was threatened Fortunately Sunday Intervened be between between be- be tween the giving of ot the Argentine ultimatum ultimatum ulti ulti- tho necessity for action upon it by the tho assembly This gave all of tho the delegates plenty of time to closely analyze the Argentine position and the motives back of it ft It was so obvious that the reasons rea rca sons given by the Argentine delegation delegation dele dele- gation for withdrawing were absolutely untenable and that It wa was waa a deliberate attempt to the assembly and weaken the league Continued on page 11 f k I BLOCKADE BEFORE Continued from page 1 1 that by the time the assembly was was called to order Monday Monday Mon day morning there was practically a unanimous determination by the delegates of all other nations that the attempt should not succeed When the Argentine ultimatum was read to the assembly ont a voice was raised to defend her action Lord Cecil spoke briefly regretting that the Argentine Argentine Argentine Ar Ar- gentine delegates had V I t V es es such a astep astep astep step but that no j tf n could presume to c control the a of th the league V V DEMONSTRATES STABILITY V I His speech was unanimously approved ap ap- ap- ap proved preyed and the assembly proceeded with its regular order of business the Argentine withdrawal being a closed j Incident V Instead of the assembly V the league being weakened by the Argentine Argentine Argen Argen- tine attack they have been strength strength- I Argen ened They have demonstrated the powers of ot resistance to influences which wish to destro destroy the league that i many doubted it possessed I The net result of Ot the Argentine fiasco is that fifty nationals instead of four forty-four are now functioning in the ass assembly and that there is greater sol solIdarity solidarity sol sol- 1 among those nations than be before before before be- be fore Argentina attempted her ridiculOus ridiculOus ridiculous I lous coup I IThe The Argentine delegates will not eb invited tor to the assembly They either must ask to come back or pack their trunks and go home home They will probably do the latter and it will wUl then be up to the Argentine government government govern govern- ment meat to decide whether or not it is to give the two years' years notice of withdrawal withdrawal with with- from the league which is provided provided pro pro- vided in the covenant 1 INFLUENCED BY GERMANS There seems to be very little doubt I but that the action of ot the Argentine delegates was the result of German influence The point they emphasized was that the had refused to discuss the admission of all nations to the league at this session Germany w was s not riot mentioned particularly but Germany was meant Germany would like to get Into the league before she has made good her treaty obligations and Argentina which was a a. good goodfriend goodfriend goodfriend friend during the war war V seems still to tobe tobe tobe be pla playing ing that role roJe E foreign secretary of Ot Argentina Argentina Argentina Ar Ar- gentina and leader of Ot that delegation here directed the Argentine scheme Ever since the first day of Ot the as assembly assembly assembly as- as he has been active on th floor I Now it develops that his whole purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose was to create a a. favorite impression Impression impression sion which would bring to his aid other liberal leaders when he got ready to force the discussion of ot Germanys Germany's act aa- mission to the league That he miserably failed tailed and that his purpose Is clearly exposed is evidence eVidence evidence evi evi- dence of ot the good sense and sincerity of the real liberal leadership of ot the assembly FAR FROM FACTS Incidentally It is said that I don is a a. candidate for president of Argentina Argentina Argentina Ar Ar- gentina and that his play here is designed designed designed de de- de- de signed to strengthen him with the Ger Ger- p party at home The Lodge Interview published in European newspapers citing the Argentine Argentine Argentine Ar Ar- gentine withdrawal as pro proof t that othet Othel nations are now finding the th league weaknesses that Americans found two years ago is as far as possible from facts V VIt It Is true that the fact that the covenant should be amended at the next session of ot the assembly in several particulars is generally accepted But it is equally true that Argentinas Argentina's action ac ac- ac- ac tion was based on no such worthy mo mo- tive It would be a a. great mistake for tor the American people to be misled as to the character of ot this assembly's action by comments made by American senators sean sena tors hostile to the league who base their remarks upon inadequate or garbled garbled gar gar- bled Information |