Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-15
LEAGUE ENJOYS
SEE FAILURE AHEAD
Allied and Neutral Repre-
sentatives Call U. S.
Vital
PLACES RESERVED
PLACES RESERVED
Paderewski In Fiery Speech Demands
Polish Domination of Danzig-
Small Nations Watching

/ Geneva, Nov. l5.--The council OF
| the League of Nations at its first
meeting yesterday prior to opening
Of the assembly here today decided
| to leave vacancies On the mandatory,
i commits sion and the financial and
economic committees 50 that ar
American delegate can be placed. on
each of them if the Washington Gov.
crnment later desires representation
! All the delegates with when the:
correspondent has talked insist thar
unless the United States joins the,
League of Nations there will be no;
League. This view is held by the Brit.
! ish, French, Swede. Swiss and Chinese
To mention only few who have thus
expressed themselves. The South:
! Americans and the nations that were.
seutral during the war, who are the;
keenest supporters of the League. in
sist upon the necessity Of having the
| United States in the League because
it is not tied to Europe with lettering,
alliances. No reservations which the.
United States might consider reces-.
sary to insure her independence will
| be unacceptable 10 the League Of Ma
lions.
The first session Of the assembly!
will be shcrt and formal. An adjourn.
mcnt will be taken to permit the eX
animation of the credentials Of the,
delegates. Every seat in the hall Of.
reformation, where the historic confer,
ence Of II nations is to be held. has
been a!locatcd and many requests, for
seats are untitled.
Paul Hymans, the Belgian. prch-;
ably will be elected president of the
assembly because of his ability as a;
parliamentarian and for other politi-;
cal reasons. President Motto. uf!
/ Switzerland, has also been consider.
| ed for the Office but he has expressed
unwll:ngnesS to accept.
For few days the small nations
plan to follow a watch-and-w policy,
preserving action uneil they learn what
the representatives of the powers
have in mind.
The question Of admitting Ger.
many probably viii not be taken "
for scme time. One prominent mem.
ber cf the Scandinavian group said
today that he didn't expect the ques
ton to be considered until late in tht
session, when the report of The com
mittee of membership applications j;
made. The French delegates have
taken positive stand and Franco
would undoubtedly withdraw from Tho
League if Germany should be admit
ted before the question of reparaticn>
IS. finally scttlcd. -
Otherwise under Article 10 Franc
would he unablc to seize German ter
ritory if the latter failed to fulfill
her treaty obligations. Although rep
resentative. of the smaller nation
tnat were neutra! during the war. a
we'll as Great Britain. argue thai
Germany has done all that has beer
asked of her under the treaty, tht
French say that she has done 50 onl,
under continual con,pu!sion.
If France, should withdraw the ef
feet wou d he disastrous. and ccrsc.
quently the greatest skill will be re-
ouired in handling this question. i j
said positively that no invitation vii
be extended by this assembly meet
ing to Germany to join the League
Hpalmar Branting. the Swedish 5"
cialist, believes that the success I"
tie League depends upon the adhc
sion of Germany, but is inclined
pcstpcnc the discussion Of the sub
| jcct fer week or more, CT until tn
Gclcratcs have begun to @cs together
Today was day CT special churci
services in Geneva, in which prayer
l%cre offered for the success OF IN
League Of Nations. The synagogue
joined with the Christian churches il
the ceremonies. Lord Robert Cecil am
/ George Niccll Barnes. Ct tho. Brit's.!
dengat:on, read parts of tie service
at the, English church : where tn
British Eppire, delegation attended er
masses, y yaai
Herr Saim. who, heads the Pohsf.
|lst st war. criminals and who is nor
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