The Washington herald., 1920-12-09
|VIVIANIINPIQUE
READY TO QUIT.
/ LEAGUE SITTING.
French Delegate Angry at
Way Suggestions Are
Disregarded.
RESERVES HIS SEAT
ON TRAIN TO PARIS
Armenian Defense Policy
Considered Main Cause
For Big Break.
Special Gable Dispatch to
Tho WashinEton Herald.

GENEVA. Dec. S.-M. Vfviani
head of the French delegation, who
only yesterday publicly condemned
DIR. Pueyrredon and the Argentine
delegation for withdrawing from the
league assembl. is today reported
contemplating a similar move. The
former premier's plant is directed
partly against the league and partly
against his own government.
1t was learned tonight that he had
ordered reservations in a Paris train
dor Saturday. fully ten days before
the adjournment of the assembly. He
Is understood to be planning to ex-
pose what he calls the cumbersome,
dallyinS methods of the assembly in
leading. French newspapers upon his
return to Paris.
His main dissatisfaction is with
his government. which appears to
have ignored him in the negotia-
tions in London between Premier
Leygues and Premier Lloyd George.
M. Viviani brought with him to
Geneva definite instructions from
the Quai D'Orsay regarding the at
titude to be adopted by the French
delegation in reference to Armenia
throughout the deliberations here
NJ. Vivian continued to champion
Armenia's cause and to urge her
admission into the league. In fact.
ne voted for Armenia's entry early
this week in the commission dealing
with the matter.
All his efforts in Geneva appar-
entity been reversed by Premier
Leygues' decisions in London, he Is
said no longer to consider his posi-
tion here consistent with his gov
ernment's viewpoint. 1t is reported
ne VIII resign. No confirmation of
these report is obtainable tonight.
1urther than informa at the hotel
that the former premier is leaving
Saturday. u :
Tpday's session added another
chapter TO the tragi-comedy of the
league assembIy's efforts to recon-
cile the ideas of the Old World
with those of the New. On top of
the proofs of the last three weeks
and with a conclusiveness that was
almost discouraging. today's debate
gave further evidence of the un-
spanable chasm which separates the
continents. Europe clashed with
the Western Hemisphere and with
sufficient impulsiveness to cause
some fear of grave disturbance.
The assembly always managed to
escape being dashed to, splinters.
The recoil from today's collision of
ideas was again favorable just as
It was from the shock of last Sat-
urday's Argentina coup. But, like
the Argentinian action, 1t did not
fail to leave an ineffaceable impress
sion on the character of the assem-
bly,.
Fight Over Funds.
Today's incident arose with refed-
ence to the expenditure OF league
funds for the erection and mainte-
nance OF permanent conferences on
health. transit and finance and with
reference to the difficulty of sending
representatives from distant parts
of earth to collahorate in the work
Of the organization OF these confer
ences.
Newton Wesley Rowell. head Of
the Canadian delegation, made an
impsssioned plea for strict interpre-
tation of the covenants clauses re-
earding expenditure. limiting to this
league that II wes passing beyoud
its scope loading itself with tasks
which IL had not even experimental
with. Rowell wanted recognition
hy the league of its own Limitations
in spending its members money
He also protested against another
noint which he said Canada consid-
cred even more important than the
exrense. namely. the leagues pre-
tension in claiming the time and ser
vices in Europe of important off,
ciaIs from overseas and the perpet-
ual demand for the presence of lead
ing statesmen at the seat of the