Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
DEBATE AGTATES
final SESSION OF
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
President Tells Delegates
, Body Has Been Proved
Living Organism.
ARMENIAN REPORT SENT
10 PRESIDENT WILSON
Last Day Marked by Encounter Be-
twsen Dominions and British
Representatives.
By the Associated Press.

3 GENENA,s DecempeF Io.-IHo HrSt
meeting of the assembly of the league
of nations closed this evening in a
burst OF eloquence after passing
through one of the fullest days of it's
existence in a rather agitated and not
always clear debate.
mans, president of the assembly, and
DIR, Giuseppe Notta. president of Swift
zeziaxd. told the delegates the first as
sembly had proved the league was a
living organism and a success. The
opinion expressed by the delegates who
have participated most actively in the
work of the assembly is that it has
If not more.
President Wilson is Informed of
the results of the inquiry made by
The allied high commission in Tur-
key concerning the Armenian sitna-.
tion. in message which has been
forwarded to him by the league OF
nations council. Although the con-
tents Of the message are withheld, it
is understood the President has been
told that negotiations with the Turk
ish nationaiists present mo insur-
inountable difficulties.
yhe message is believed to contain
The avenues of approach which the
president asked the council to indi-s
cate to him.
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The Anal day wa. marked by an
'uther encounter between the English
deIegates and the Representatives of
the ABFitish dominions Lord Robert
Cecil. acting for South Africa, and c.
J. Doherty for Canada provoked an
aggressive and sign iacant eelara-
tion BY Arthur 2. BzEl f0i5r the
feet that il the assembly adopted any
recommendations concerning man
dates he and his successor on the
league council would pay no attens
tion TO them
Lord Robert Cecil and Mi. Doherty
criticised the council for holding back
Information about nanlatea and sup
ported the recommendation Of the
mandates committee. the most Inn
porfant OF which were th4t the as
sembly express the opinion that the
resources OF the territories under
mandate should not be exploited by
the mandatories for their own -profit
or Tor the pront OF the allies, and
that the recruiting of troops should
not De aiiowed IN such terrstorfeA
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Ane ieasue mas oe'eioped con-
sciousness. he said. "and now re-
solves to live. and will live. Through
the setting up of an international
court of justice. the assembly has es-
tablished house of rights and a
palace of peace"
The activities of the assembly re-
specting typhus he declared to be a
magnificent demonstration of human
solidarity. When the assembly spoke
of disarmament. ii. Hymans said. the
members Of that body displayed keen
anxiety to lift the weight of arma-
ments from the shoulders of the
world. but at the same time realized
that in the present unsettled condi-
tions of Europe nothing better could
be done than had been.