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Show WILSON DECLINES 10 SEND DELEGATE AMERICAN8 WILL NOT TAKE PART IN DISCUSSION OF DISARMAMENT DIS-ARMAMENT COMMISSION. As United States Is Not a Member of the League, President Wilson Says He Does Not Feel Justified Justi-fied In Making Appointment. Washington. President Wilson on. December 8 declined tho Invitation of tho lenguo of nations to send delegates dele-gates to tako part In tho discussion of the disarmament commission. Tho president Informed tho lenguo of nntlons council that, Inasmuch ns tho United States Is not n member of tho league, ho did not feel Justified In appointing n commlttco "to. take even a defacto participation." Tho reply of the president to tho Invitation In-vitation of tho league council wns transmitted through tho state department depart-ment to Paul Hymans, president of tho council. It follows: "I havo tho honor to acknowledge tho receipt of your cablegram 'of December 1, Inviting In-viting tho government of tho United States to name representatives to sit with tho military, naval and air commissions com-missions of the lenguo In a consultative consulta-tive capacity during tho discussion by thp commission ln the reduction ot armaments, tho consideration ot jvhlcli Is fV bo undorfnkon by It forthwith at tho request nnd on behalf of the coun.cU. "Tljo government of tho United States Is deeply Interested In this question nnd Is most desirous ot cooperating co-operating to this end, but, ns tiio government gov-ernment of tho United States Is not a member of the league, ho does not feel Justified In appointing n commission commis-sion to tako even n dc facto participation participa-tion In the deliberations of tho council or of tho commission acting on behalf be-half of tho council of the execution ot provisions in the covenant ot tho league of nations." |
