Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-20
nope FOR LEAGUE
/ SEEN IN HARDING
|ItaIian Delegate Wants Way
Found to Bring U. S. and All
Other Nations In
WORLD ARMY PROPOSED
nv the Associated Press

Geneva, Nov. 2O.-Hope that with =
A,t TOO much delay" way will be
to,nd for the entry Of the United States
into the League Of Nations is given by
.ho declarations of President elect
Harding. il was declared in an address
~ the assembly of the league today by
r'omasso Tttoni. former foreign min
ster Of Italy.
"The league" added Sgnor Tittoni,
"vll never be League of Nations un-
Mi all the nations without exception are
Included in it. y
signor Tittoni was speaking as a
member of the council of the league,
bis remarks being made in closing dis
cussion of the report of the council to
tbe assembly. ending the first stage of
the assembly's work.
The entire ugcnda of the assembly now
a in the hands of the committees which
have been asked to report at the earliest
possiblc date on the questions considered
susccptiblp of the promptcst solution so
that these may be taken up by the full
assembly while the committees are con
sidering other questions.
Warns Of Danger
During the debate today Newton w.
lRowpll. one of the Canadian delegation
pontcd out to the assembly the danger
Involved in any attempt NJ interfere
with the interior affairs of any country.
canada he said. would never consent
to any such interference.
Mr., Rowcll was referring to the de-
kmand that had been made by Senator
La Fointane, of Belgium, that raw
materials. wherever found, be made
available for the use Of all nations. The
question of raw materials Mr.. Rowell
held to be- question of interior affairs.
An international military force. with
an International staff, was proposed to
the assembly by Senator Henri La
Fontanc. of the Belgian delegation.
Senator La Fontainr had somewhat
startlpd the assembly by declaring that
the world was not yet ready for dis
Vstmamcnt at is necessary to say
frankly to the people," he said. that
the time for disarmament has not yet
come" Before the world could disarm,
+ he added. entirely different ideas from
those that prevailed before the war must
| be inculcated and applied"
He proposed that the armamcnts and
armies be comprised in an international
I force, with an international staff, ready
TO be used "in the cause of right, in
such n case as arose from the present
situation of Armenia.
May Revise Covenant
The first formal step looking toward
| the revision of the covenant of the
league was taken by the assembly at to-
| DAYS session. The Dutch minister of
foreign affairs. II. A. Van karnebcck,
| introduced resolution for reconsider
ation Of Article XVIII. having to do
with the registration OF treaties.
The resolution provides that the re-
consideration be conducted either by
the assembly itself or by n committee to
make the meaning of the article clearer.
Jonkher Van Karnabeek first called
attention to this article of the covenant
al Yesterdays session. lie said there
Ayere several interpretations of the ar
lticlc, which in brief provides that
Treaties between nations shall not be
Ibinding until they are registered with
tho league. and proposed that it be
studied carefully with view to its
clariication. w
"Evcry treaty or International engage
mCnt entered into hereafter by any
member of the league shall be forth
with registered with the secretariat, and
shall as soon as possible be pub
lishcd By it. No such treaty or inter
national engagement shall be binding
hmt so registered
The assembly was asked today to
make Spanish one of the official Ian
guages Of the league. The proposition
was made in resolution drafted by
number of the delegates and introduced
BY Onnones dc Leon, one of the Span
ish delegation.
The resolution was presented in the
name Of fifteen Spanish speaking ma
tions. Scnor De Leon was joined by
ScnOr Agucro, of Cuba, in presenting
the resolution.
On motion Of DR.. Blanco, of Uruguay,
the resolution was referred to ~ COM
miti'pn