New-York tribune., 1920-11-29
To
Be Mediator
In Armenia
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sums have already been promised
Armenian expedition. All the money
needed has not yet been definitely
guaranteed but if all the sums which
thus far have been mentioned are forth
coming more than half of the amount
needed is assured.
Armed Force Is Favored
Lord Robert Cecil's committee is
working along harmoniously enough
except for the French and Polish mem
bers. The pacifist lambs are lying
down with the military lion in perfect
agreement that armed force must be
used
The Belgian member of the COM
mttee, Senator Henri La Fontaine,
who is an avowed Socialist and pacifist,
supports the fire-eating policy of Dr..
Frdtjof Nansen, of Norway, who in
sists that nothing but cold steel will
be of any avail against Mustapha
Kemal. Lord Robert Cecil despite his
well-known humantarianism, supports
the same view.
The Polish s, delegates express the
League may be put by armed interven-
tion in Armenia will be too great.
Rene Viviana, of France, absents him.
self altogether from the committee
sessions. Although the French do not
openly oppose the efforts of Cecl's
committee to reach a solution of the
Armenian problem, they secretly re-
gard the committees schemes as anna
teurish and hope that the solution TO
which she is wholly committed d-the
opening of direct negotiations with
Mustapha Kemal-will eventually find
support among more of the League
delegates.
Tittoni To Return Home
That the league is proving itself a
living organism may be deduced from
the fact that several countries already
have found it necessary either to recall
for consultation or to change the dele
cation which they originally had chosen
to represent them at the Geneva ses-
sions.
Several important movements among
the delegates are in progress this
week end. Tomasso Titton, of the
as soon as his health permits, and is
not to return to Geneva. Leon Bour-
geois, of the French group, is going
home, nomnally to preside at the
opening of the French Senate. but
primarily to consult with the French
Foreign Office. 1t is understood that
he will be back in Geneva next Thurs
day. At his conferences in Paris it is
said that he hopes TO obtain full
powers to pledge the French govern
ment at future sittlngs of the league
Council
The Council is finding itself faced
with more important problems than had
been anticipated. 1t has reached the
Mt xt.l,o (f Jcln
believe, in line with The proposal made
Friday by Newton w. Rowell Of the
Canadian delegation, that the members
OF the Council must have the power to
bind their home governments to the
decisions reached by the Council.
Nitti May Head Italians
This is particularly true in the case
of Armenia, which is now under dis
oussion, because action taken there
may be under the league executive and
would require complete cooperation OF
all members Of the league
1lttonnl's place on the Council is ex-
pected to be filled by Signor Chanzer
who is second on the Italian list of
delegates but there is an unconfrmed
rumor that Francesca Nitti, one-time
Premier. may come to head the Italian
delegation Premier Giolitti has Just
held long conference with Nitti or
the subject of the Italian position in
the Near East Nitti's Friendship with
Premier Lloyd George also marks him
as likely choice to represent Italy
during she British Premiers visit in
Geneva.
Tittoni's speeches in the Assembly
Rave not been as highly successful as
those Of the English and French dele
Tho J+n1in,,
self opposed by the British on the ques-
ton OF publicity and by both France
and Great Britain in his desire to keep
the league debating society instead
OF congress ot 5fhcial delegates. Tit
toni also ran into violent opposition
tlom the delegates from the British
dominions on tie question of raw
materials, which he held ought to be
lationed among all nations.
Tittoni's proposal, which he made
originally at the Brussels conference