Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-08
Row Among Delegates to
Peace League Adjunct
Narrowly Averted.
CANADIAN ATTACKS
EUROPE'S POLICIES
Declares $4,000 Dominion Soldiers Un-
der the Sod of Europe is Price Paid
or European Statesmanship Which
Drenehed Continent With Blood
Small Nations Precipitate De-
bate
BY Associated Press.

DS <ASSOSidL0u TIcSS.
Geneva, Dec. s.-Plans proposed for
the formation of the technical organ
lzsltion OF the league Of nations deal
1ng with finance. health and trans
portation were sharply attacked at
toiay's session Of the league assembly
by Newton Wesley Rowell. former
president OF the Canadian privy coun-
Gil. The plans. the Canadian ex-
minister contended. tended to take
such organizations out Of the hands
OF the assembly. which should control
them, and throw them under the in
huence OF Europe thru the impossi-
biltty Of the European nations
sending their best men to three or
four conferences annually.
Fifty thousand Canadian soldiers
under the sod in Europe is the price
Canada has paid for the European
statesmanship which drenched the
continent in blood" Mr.. Rowell ex-
claimed.
The Canadian minister's energetic
Intervention in the debate took the
assembly by surprise. Most Of the
European delegates gave no signs of
recovery from their astonishment as
the Canadian delegate concluded, but
he was warmly applauded from all
other branches.
Debate on the subject had been
opened by DR.. Fritdjof Nansen, Of
of the committee OF technical organ
izations. DR.. Nansen insisted upon
the necessity OF cooperation in these
organizations by countries not mem
bers of the league. He called atten-
tion to the participation Of non-mem-
bers in previous financial conferences
and other consultations, and pointed
to- the substantial aid they had given
in the work Of repatriating prisoners
OF war
After Mr.. Rowell had voiced his
views Gabriel Hanotaux. Of France,
took the floor and replied to the Can
adian delegates criticism.
These" the French representative
argued, Should have been made in
committee"
ported Mr.. Rowell. He warned the
dSSeilDly IldL IL COulu HOC ODllS0 the
governments to take part in the.
working Of these organizations, and
that it had no means under the cove
nant to meet the expense of them.
Gustave Ador, OF Switzerland, ex-
plained that it was proposed to set
up these organizations with consul
tstive powers only, the assembly los
ing mono of it's powers in so doing.
Lord Robert Cecil said he thought
Mr.. Rowell was mistaken in thinking
the organizations would fall under
the control Of Europe. All the world
must cooperate in all the leagues
work, he declared.
Decision Delayed.
Replying to NJ. Hanotaux on his in
depreciation Of his remarks as an at
tack upon European statesmen, Mr..
Rowell said he did not so intend them
ard that II any delegate so construed
his remarks he had no hesitation in
withdrawing his words.
Mr.. Rowell's second appearance on
the speakers stand removed the en-
barrassment his frankness had pro-
duced in certain parts Of the assemb-
ly, and he was applauded after pro-
posing adjournment Of the debate un-
I'll tomorrow in order to enable furth-
er study for the purpose of conciliat-
ing the divergent views.