Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-10
ARTICLE TEN MAY
BE ELIMINATED
Plan at Geneva to Cut Out Of
fensive Paragraph.
MANY MEMBERS FAVOR MOVE
Delegates Said to Approve Proposal
Interpretation of the Clause by
the Swiss Delegate Is Cause
of Agitation.

Geneva, Dec. 4.-Presentation and
adoption of ii resolution eliminating
article ten from the covenant OF the
League of Nations before the end OF
the present session of the assembly
would occasion no surprise here. it
was declared in some quarters.
Assertions were made that Thurs
days decision of the committee on the
admission of new states, which held.
in effect, that the article does not
guarantee the territorial integrity OF
any member of the league, represent
ed the view of a majority OF the
delegates at the present meeting.
This Interpretation and the post
ponement of the consideration Of GER
tain changes in the covenant were
the principal topics of conversation
here.
Rejection of these changes, which
were proposed by Scandinavian conn
tries, were said in noWise to prevent
consideration at this session of amy
other amendments. N. w. Roweii, q
Canadian delegate, brought this out
clearly by questioning A. j. Balfour
OF Great Britain.
Interprets Article TO-.
The Interpretation of article III
was provoked by the proposal of Gu
seppe Motta of the Swiss delegation.
who asked that if the present status
of Austria was changed, Vorarberg be
permitted to join Switzerland. The
text of the Interpretation follows:
eve cannot recommend the adop-
ton Of the proposal put forward by
NJ. Motta. We are indeed Of the opin-
ion that the entry of Aus
tria into the league will in no
way prejudice or affect the ques-
rion so raised. We cannot help add
ing that the suggestion that admission
to the league should have any such
effect appears to arise from miscon-
struction of article 10.
"It cannot be too emphatically stat
ed that article 10 does not guarantee
the territorial integrity of any men,
Der Of the league. All it does is to
condemn external aggression on ter
ritorial integrity and the political in
dependence of any member of the
league and call upon the council to
consider what can be donS to resist
such aggression"
Adopt Blockade Plan.
A definite plan for use of the eco
nomic blockade against members of
the league breaking the covenant was
unanimously adopted by the subcom-
mission on blockade.
The members of the commission ex-
pressed the belief that the plan would
give the league a very effective weap-
on against offending members and do
much to prevent international dis
putes from developing into actual
wars.
The members declared themselves
confident that the scheme would be
ratified by the full commission and
later by the assembly of the league.
Details of the plan will be published
in a few days., it was announced.
A public session of the ornaments
commission will consider the plan.
The general committee of the League
of Nations assembly met to formu-
late plans to speed up the work of the
assembly with a view to it's compile
tion by December 10 or II. Sir Eric
Drummond, the general secretary, said
he thought it impossible to complete
the unfinished business before Deem
| Der 18 or 20.