The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28
Britain, France, Spain, Bel
gium, Denmark Holland
Norway and Sweden in 1t.
EACH CONTRIBUTES PAY
To Be Reimbursed by Po-
land or Lithuania Which
ever Wins Plebiscite.
NO SCANDINAVIAN REPLY
But Consent Is Anticipated
Spain and Norway to Fur
nish Transports.
NO SCANDINAVIAN REPLY
BY LAURENCE HILLS.

Special CdbIc 10 THE New York TlEnALD.
Copyright. 1920, by TIE New YORK HEaNp.
GENEVA, Nov. 27.--Unable to help
the Armenians, the League showed to-
day that il was counting on the Wilma
demonstration as a world lesson or
its authority. The Leagues interna-
tional army will move from Danzig on
December 1. The Council issued or
ders tonight placing Col. Chardigny
of the French army in command OF
this force.
At the same time it designated the
first troops which will march under
the Leagues banner. They Will be
two companies of British with ma
chine gun section from Danzig, two
French companies with a machine gun
section from Meme. two Spanish COM
panies and one Belgian company. One
company each of Danish Dutch, Nor
wegian and Swedish troops are in
cluded in the orders tonight. with
admission by the Council, however,
that these Governments have not yet
replied to the Leagues call, hence the
ueSlBlIdllOIl Va lAltlll 10 ~ NASAO-e'
The British and French contingents
have been ordered TO proceed by rail
from Danzig without touching German
soil and thus preventing the league be-
coming involved in a war with non
member of the society.
spain and Norway for Transports.
The Spanish Government is asked to
furnish transport TO pick up the Bel
gian and Dutch units. and the Norwegian
Government is asked for another trans
port 10 take the Swedish and Danish
contingents. Danzig is recommended as
base for the league army.
The league promises TO pay all the
expenses of the expedition when It gets
the money to pay but commands the con-
tributing States to advance the necessary
sums pending reimbursement. Tns
league In turn proposes to get It's money
back either from Poland or from Lithu-
ania. depending on who wins the plebis-
cite.
The orders tonight created excitement
among the league secretaries, inter-
prefers and typists. many OF whom are
hoping for active field service
Major Marlborough Churchill assist
ant chief OF the United states Army In
telligence Service. arrived here to-day.
He is watching the league army move
and also disarmament proposals. Tie Is
supposed 10 be on confidential mission
and is surrounding himself with great
secrecy.
DISQUALIFICATION Evident.
The confidence many small nations
had in the League of Nations is very
plainly lessened after one week OF work
by the various committees here To
many of them the League. under It's
present organization. is appearing more
as an alliance OF the large Powers TO de-
feat the more liberal aims Of the smaller
ones.
Naturally the big Powers contend they
have most at stake and cannot jeopar-
die their interests. even when the ma
jorlty sentiment among the nations rep
resented In the League demands an I'm
mediate change in present conditions az
fecting armaments and mandates and
even changes in the League organiza-
tion Itself. which. al the beginning OF
the meeting here. many OF these small
nations believed they had chance OF
getting This Is leading 10 the reiter-
alton OF the charge made here that the
two major Powers IN the League
France and Great Brtain--are. because
of their conflicting ambitions. only pay
ing lip devotion 90 the League, their real
intent being to keep the committees
handling important matters from inter-
ferlng with their policies.
Small Nations disappointed.
disappointment is SO keen among the
small nations that there were indics-
tlons to-day that when the full assem-
bly, session is held next week 70 hear
the reports OF the committees the occa-
sion will be used for general airing Of
grievances. wherein some bitter com
ment might be voiced on this expert
ment in internationslism az It has APP
peared up TO this time.
The chief things on which the hopes
OF the small nations seem 10 have been
placed were disarmament, certain
changes IN the covenant and the organ
ization OF the International Court OF
Justice. with a compulsory Jurisdiction
feature which would permit these small
nations, provided a large Power was the
aggressor. 10 summons such Power
into the court and thus have Justice
substituted for force, actually and not
theoretically. in International affairs.
Already three OF their hopes have been
virtually smashed In committees. this
having been privately but not yet pub
lcly admitted.
Again to-day. as has been tho case
before this, it vas shown that Great
Britain was standing like a rock against
any measure OF disarmament at this
time. H. A. L. Fisher. head Of the
British delegation here, contending that
the world was In too troubled state
FOR this step now.
Seeing the futlllty OF getting any ~
tho big Powers here TO agree on rcduc-
tion In armament. the small nations have
lined up behind Brazi's resolution 10
make the manufacture OF ARMAND pt a
state monopoly. Rut thi- discus-FN y got
nowhere. Great Britain sbyiously seems