New-York tribune., 1919-03-21
mission to the Commission on tn
League of Nations.
Lord Robert Cecil Chairman

League OF Nations.
Lord Robert Cecil Chairman
Lord Robert Cecil, of Great Britain
was chairman and Premier Venizelo.
of Greece, DR.. NJ. r. vesnitch, of
Serbia; Paul Huysmans, of BelgiuE.
Colonel Z. III. House, of the United
States, and Leon Bourgeois, of France
sat as members of the sub-commission
The claims of neutrals were heard
either directly or by memorandum,
Norway, Sweden, Denmark. Holland,
Switzerland, Spain. Persia, Guatemala
trails having some suggestions to make.
Those represented by delegates or
ministers were heard together. The
three Scandinavian countries presented
virtually identical proposals, it is un-
dcrstood, these being, in the main, fa-
vorable to the league and asking that
neutrals be admitted to membership.
In making his report to the Supreme
Allied Council yesterday on the Polish
question, Jules Cambon. the head of
the Peace Conference Commission on
Polish Affairs, set forth the purpose
of the commission to create a Polish
state which would have a firm ,founda-
tion for its future welfare and at the
same time to respect the principle of
nationalities, despite the difficulties re-
sulting from the geographical features
of the problem.
Poland, NJ. Cambon pointed out, was
half inclosed by German territory and
had an imperative need of an indie
pendent outlet to the sea by route
easy of access, to insure her national
autonomy. Therefore, he said, it was
necessary to incorporate in the new
state some German elements which, he
reminded the council, had been intro
duced there by Germany herself with
deliberateness and in conformity with
her colonizing system. In considering
objections to the solution proposed,
membered that the country already had
been thrice dismembered.
To Make Poles Independent
Premier Lloyd George argued that
Germany must not be given q pretext
for organizing a sort of irridentist
movement, especially east of the. Vis-
tula, where the Germans were rather
numerous.
The plan of the commission, it was
pointed out, gives to Poland boun-
daries which render her territory
more restricted than it was in 1772.
1t puts in her possession an outlet to
the Baltic which along a considerable
distance spans the Vistula to Danzig,
but excludes the Allenstein territory,
to determine the position of which
plebiscite is proposed.
Mr.. Lloyd George also remarked
that by connecting Danzig with Thorn.
and Warsaw by two independent rail
roads it would probably be possible
to make Poland economically indie
pendent.
Report Up To-day
The commissions report will prob
ably be discussed by the Supreme AL
lied Council at it's to-morrows meet
ing, when the question of the sending
TO Warsaw the Polish army divisions
which had fought on the French front
also is expected to come UP.
Marshal Foch and other generals
were called in during yesterday ssgpror
longed session of the Supreme C61ncil
TO give their advice as to action which
Should be taken in Galicia, where UkS
rainian forces are besieging Lemberg,
which is threatened from three sides.
1t was decided that a sharp warning
should be sent to both sides, asking
for a suspension of hostilities. The
warning will take the form of an
injunction" to the two armies.
President Wilson had dinner with
Colonel House last night, going over
talks which the latter had yesterday
with Premiers Clemenceau and Or
lando on French boundaries and the
Jugo-SIav question. The dinner was
followed by reception in which Mr..
Wilson and other prominent figures at
the conference participated
The Commission on International
Labor Legislation yesterday decided
against the international labor bureau,
when constituted, invoking the aid of
the league of nations to enforce it's
decisions. This decision was mainly