New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
Spain, Britain, France
and Belgium Agree to
Give Troops to Patrol
City During Plebiscite
Sweden Also Nav
Assign Soldiers
Poland May Be Named
Defender of Danzig,
Which Will Be Free CITY
BY Arthur S. Draper
'pecidI Cable to The Tribune


Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc.
GENEVA, Nov. 18.-The League Of
Nations Is to have an army. Announce
ment was made this evening that the
British, French, Belgian and Spanish
governments all had agreed to send
military contingents to preserve order
in Wilma when plebiscite is held there
to decide whether that city shall 20 to
Lithuania or Poland.
Sweden also is likely to send troops
TO aid in the policing.
This is the first time that military
Intervention has been decided on by
the league.
Hjalmar Branting, of Sweden, chair
man OF the commission on disarmament
and mandates, announced that the ses-
sions of that body would be open to
the inspection Of the press. This is a
heavy blow to the advocates of se-
cret sessions who thought they had
shu1 the doors to the public yesterday
when Lord Robert Cccil's advocacy of
open session was disapproved Whether
other commissions will follow Brant-
ing's lead will be learned in anothe-
day OK two. If they do there can be no
question Of attacking the league OF
the score of secrecy.
GENEVA, Nov. 1S (By The Assoc-
ated Press Poland has been informed
by the league council that under some
circumstances the League of Nations
might invite Poland to become the
military defender Of Danzig.
1t was announced that the council
had approved the constitution of Dan
zig as free city under guarantee of
the league, as previously drafted, with
some notifications, Poland being in
formed that while it is impossible to
accord her the exclusive right of the
military defense of Danzig, circum-
stances might arise under which the
league might invite Poland to under
take the city's defense.
Elect Six Vice-Presidents
In somewhat agitated session to-
day the league assembly completed its
organization by the election of six vice
pres dents, who with six chairmen OF
the committees elected yesterday form
sort of executive committee of the
assembly.
The non-European nations, for whom
much solicitude was shown yesterday
obtained four vice-presidents instead
of the three they had asked for. Thes,
were Niscount Ishii, Japan Honoris
Pueyrredon, Argentina; Sir George L
Foster. Canada, and Rodrigo Octavio
Brazil. The other presidents ar,
II. A, Van Karnabeek, Holland, and DR.
Eduard Bcnes. Czecho- Slovakia.
Picturesque features of the session
were furnished by Baron Hayashi, heat
Of the Japanese delegation; Dr.. Fridtj o
Nansen, of Norway; Gustave Ador, ex
President of Switzerland, and the tw,
leading members Of the Brazilian dele
CATION.
Baron Hayashi, usually ali impassiv
observer 0f the proceedings, attracte,
attention when he arose to ask the dele
gates TO vote for Viscount 1shii, Japan
ese Ambassador to France, if Japan wa
to have vice president.
Vote Tie on Brazilian Candidates
Voting for ce-presidents of tn
Assembly began shortly after the open
ing of the session. While the votes fo
vice-presidents were being counte
in an ante room the Assembly resume
its discussion of the report of the Ex
ecutivc Council of the league.
A curious result of the first ballo