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Report.
Geneva, Nov. 25.-(United Press.) |
Tho United States was invited by |
the council Of the League Of Ma
tions today to negotiate between
Armenia and Mustapha Kemal. |
leader Of the Turkihs Nationalists. |
who is invading that country. 1t 4
was stated that If accepted, no |
mandatory obligations would be in
CURED BY the United States.
Geneva, Nov. 25.-No meeting of
the assembly Of the League Of Ma
tons was held today in order to
give the members full time for COM
mittee work and it is possible there
Will be no session tomorrow. While
some Of the committees are report
ed to be progressing with unexpect-
ed speed. their prompt decisions are
thus far mostly for sure and slow
solutions.
League Proceedings.
Geneva, Nov. Is. - Committee
meetings again featured today's
session Of the assembly of the
League Of Nations. Several of
these bodies, charged with exam
inatioH Of projects laid before the
assembly and the preparation Of
reports, are believed to have nearly
completed work, and it is expected
that debate on their conclusions
may begin in = few days.
Distinct lines of cleavage seem
to be making their appearance at
the meeting of the assembly, dele
gates from the smaller nations IN
sisting that the countries they rep
resent should play an influential
role in the work Of the assembly
and the council of the league.
Scandinavian and South American
representatives are prominent in
the conversations occurring at ses-
sions Of the assembly and it is ex-
pected their leaders are planning to
take part in the debates which will
begin soon.
Honorio Pueyrredon, foreign min
lister Of Argentina, and one Of that
nations representatives, is one Of
the leaders in demanding that
smaller nations should elect four
members Of the council of the
league, and he seems to have. the
support of . number Of influential
delegations. Sweden. Norway and
Denmark evidently purpose to take
to the floor Of the assembly fight
for amendments to the covenant of
the league. In addition, several na-
tons have taken decided views re-
garding the economic blockade. the
international court and mandates.
The proceedings Of the assembly.
which are At present really being
! carried on by the committees. may
be considered as merely preliminary
to its real work, which will begin
when these committees submit re-
ports and debate begins.
Cater to q. 8.
Geneva, Nov. 25.-(United Press }
Reports that Senator Medili Nc
! Cormick is coming to Europe as an
emissary of President-elect Hard
ing to make plans for organization
Of q new association Of nations
caused the deepest interest at the
meeting Of the League Of Nations
assembly here today. Although
there was no oficial discussion OF
the reports the wish was expressed
by many delegates that Mccormick
might arrive here in time to be
present at the assembly.
Meanwhile the United States con-
tinued to exert great influence ovel
the deliberations and decisions oi
the assembly. The United States
was taken into consideration tr
making every decision.
During the discussion of steps tt
aid Armenia, Arthur j.. Balf0ur
British delegate. sought to Sc
sure a postponement in hope thai
the United States eventually woult
lintercede with material and finan
cial aid in behalf of Armenia. Rene
Viviani. French representative
sought to defer action on Armenis
in the council, for the same reason
The question Of disarmament wa
passed over virtually without ac
ton because Japan, Great Britain
and France privately refused to con
slider reduction in their armies ant
navies unless the United State'
also reduced its armament.
| The decision not to admit Il
membership the states formed from
the fragments OF the old Russial
empire. was based on belief tina
the United States, enterting tn
league later, might object to II
The powers do not want to bfn'
themselves to . policy which th'
United States might refuse to abid'
by later, their representatives -.
privately.
Amendments to the covenant ais
Iare being delayed indefinitely, tn be
llief that It ID more desirable to val
until the United States IL in.
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