The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-09
FIRST MEET Of
NATION LEAGUE
UP To SENATE
CANNOT BE HELD IN
OCTOBER AS PLANNED
First Meeting Will Depend
Largely Upon When U. S.
Ratifies-May Be in Jan.

WASHINGTON. Srrt. Sit is TOW
virtually certain that tn" first meeting
Of tho league Of nations Will not b" held
in Washington in October. as originally
planned.
The cxact date depends upon the ac-
,ion Of the United States senate In r"-
gard to ratification OF the peace treaty
containing the covenant which creates
tho league. Should tho senate raN1F
the treaty in time to permit dclcga'cS
to arrive for q meeting in NoFcmoCr.
:, probably will be held then. but II inc
discussion Is much protracted. the meet
ing time is expected 10 go over unu'
the first Of the new year. some time IN
January. 1920. There probably coulu
be no meeting in December because OF
circumstances which might make 1t IN
convenient for some Of the foreign dele
gates to come At that time.
The first meeting OF the league coun-
Gil. however, can be called any time
after three Of tho principal powers hay"
ratified the treaty. 1t is expected 10
be held Immediately after such ratlhcd-
ton. Unless the senate has ratihed the
treaty by that time, tho United states
would not be represented at the meet
ing, which would be held in Farls or IN
London. Germany already has ratihed
and France is expected by some. ooscrV'
ers to ratify some time during Septcm-
ber, Italy generally iR expected TO DC
tho next in Inc. and Japan Is expccte1
to act during the next three months
Great Britain has enacted legislation
carrying the treaty into effect. but has
not formally ratified 1t, probably walt
ing until after tho Canadian parliament
now in session has acted.
The situation as to ratifc1ton oy
lesser powers and the larger number or
neutrals which signed the treaty is not
clear in Washington. President wilson
recently told senator's Of the foreign
relations committee that he had no otli-
c;al information on that phase of the
subject
When the concil holds its first meet
ing-whether in London or Pari-the
session is expected TO hc comparatively
brief. Appointment Of tho Saar Falicy
commission and tho appointment of n
high commissioner for DanziG are eA-
pcctcd to be the principal business.
The meeting Of the assembly, however
which is the gathering Of the whole
league with delegates from all coun-
tries and is to be held in tho United
States at the call OF President Wilson,
ts expected to bring representatives
from practically every nation in the
| world. Pcrfecting a permanent organi'
zation will be the first business. for the
assembly undoubtedly will meet wIthou'
q definite program.
VIII Name Committees.
After organization has been perfected
committees probably will be named 70
take UP such questions ms the f"unda'
/ ton Of a permanent court Of lntcrna'
tional Justice. as provided in Article
Fourteen OF the treaty; disarmament
manufacture of munitions and kindred
subjects which were left by tch treaty
! itself to the league to work out. The
commissions to administer the mania
tories, as provided in tho treaty. also
, probably will be named at this session
Prcmicrs Lloyd GeorE" and Clcmcn'
ccau both have promised 10 attend the
| first meeting il domestic conditions war
! rant their absence from home. The
! FrcnCh elections, however. occur during
the latter part of October. and might
: prevent the French premicr'S attendance
at that time. If III" premier were unable
IN come. Andre Ta"di"u. Of tho FrcnCH
! chamber Of deputies former head of tho
! French high commission in America. and
who Is persistcn,ly mentioned in hr"nct
! political gossip as successor to Glenn
cnceaI probably would represent Franc"
! Lord Robert Cecil is regarded as C"rtaI
! TO bc one Of the British delegates.
! Meanwhile. delegates from all or'.I
| tho world have been making tentative
| arrangements to como I" Washington
! in October on the basis Of tn" first an
) nouncemcnts. and th"y ar" now wattni
/ to hear Of definite meeting time. Man,
delegates. particularly from III" Fa!
! East. who have thousands of miles Il
, travel. will require notice ranging FROM
! three to five weeks.