Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-20 | Page 1 | Nation League Will Handle New Dispute

NATION LEAGUE WILL HANDLE NEW DISPUTE Poland and Lithuania to Leave Controversy in Hands of Council PARIS, Sept. 20 Poland and Lithuania Lith-uania have agreed to suspend all hostilities, hos-tilities, pending an Inquiry and decision oi' the issues at stake by the council of the league of nations, It was an-nounoed an-nounoed tier,- this morning. The Polish-Lithuanian accord came I alter the council had adopted a resolution reso-lution calling on the countries to I cease hostilities Immediately. The I resolution asked Lithuania to adopt tho provisional line of the frontier i fixed by the supreme council in December De-cember lust and withdraw her troops ; from the territory to the west of the I lino, while Poland was asked, during I Its war with soviet Russia, to respect ;lhe neutrality of the territory oecu- pled by Lithuania east of tho line of demarcation fixed by the supremo : council. i Acceptance of the league's arbitration arbitra-tion came In a most dramatic manner I at the public meeting of the council today. Ignace dan Paderewskl. the Polish delegate to the league of na-ittons, na-ittons, arose and made a stirring speech In which he said Poland desired to be in complete peace with Lithuania and had full confidence that Lithuania uiso desired peace-Mi peace-Mi ( II KEEKING. The Lithuanian delegates headed by Foreign Minister Wohlemar, walked over to the Polish delegates and warm-I" warm-I" sllook hands with them amid cheering cheer-ing by the spectators anel delegates, marking the first instance In which the league'fe mediation has been ae C( pted by countries virtually In u state of war M Woldemar said he had full confidence con-fidence in ih, spirit of fairness of the council of the league and would abide bv Its decision. o I I ( I K SETTLEMENT Finland also Ironed out her difficulties diffi-culties with i he council by accepting with certain reservations, the report iM the council on the Aland islands question, which calls for an Investigation Investiga-tion by three commissioners. Definite transfer of the districts of Eiuphen and Malmedy to the sovereignty sover-eignty of Belgium was (ecognised following fol-lowing an Investigation of the protests filed by Germany against the plebiscites. plebis-cites. .