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Show U. S. I FOR ' LEAGUE TOPIE Balfour Says Great Britain Is Unable to Do Anything For Nation QENE . Nov. 2. (By the Associated Prose.) resolution lr--utel b M. Vlvlanl, inviting tho council Of the league, of nn-tioii nn-tioii tu cnnfi r with the vnriou powers viith the rlcm of constituting constitut-ing n force sufficient tu put an end to linslllltR-s ui Armenln, which -.as Joined to lrd Cecil's rt-Mjlutlon alone; the sunn- line-. was adopted bji tin sasi miiij of llic lcapic GENEVA, Nov. 22. tBy the Associated Asso-ciated PresB. ) Tho possibility of American aid for the Armenians was touched upon in debate today by the assembly ot the league of nations on resolutions demanding intervention by the league In Armenia. Supporting Lord Hobert Cecil's demand de-mand that tho assembly appoint a i ommlttee to examine into negotiations for ending hostilities between the Turkish Notionalists and tm Armenians Armen-ians and M. Kpalakjovitch, of the Serbian Ser-bian delegation, l elated that the United Stales senate at one time hail approved the USf the American fleet to auccor the Armenians. It was recalled re-called that in this connection that Senator Sen-ator Harding was the senator who reported re-ported tho resolution. ; (A resolution reouestiag the president presi-dent to send marines to Bntouni was adopted by the senate May 13. last. It wa-s ottered Senator Harding on behalf of the foreign n-latlons om-mltttsv) om-mltttsv) ; A J. Balfour, ot Great Britain. speaking on tho resolution, said that If the United States had been willing ito take the mandate for Armenia, she had the men, money and spirit to make her an ideal nation. Great Britain has been unable to accomplish anything In regard to tho Armenian nation, Mr. Balfour edmltted. Tho text Of Germany's protest against the method of dlsti touting mandates by the allies among them- ' selves has been withheld from the I press, buf It seemed probable It would bo brohght before the assembly today, and would be referred to the committee commit-tee on mandates without debate. Tho Greek dclogatlnn has bocn reduced re-duced to one :u; a result of the political upheaval In that country. Demetrlut CaclamanoS, Greok minister In Ixjii-don. Ixjii-don. and M Rebodgy hays withdrawn, leaving M. PollljW, former minister of foreign affairs, n-s the sole representative representa-tive of : recce. |