The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-23
Assembly and Council May Split
Over Question of Power.
Want q. s. to Occupy Republic
at Leagues Expenses.
WOULD PUNISH POLAND
British Delegate Says Republic
Has Violated Pact.
Continued Lithuanian War
After League InterVened.

London. Nov. 2S-The United
States may be asked to occupy Ar
menia, the League of Nations defray-
ing the cost. according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch today.
The dispatch said such plans
might be considered in order to avoid
friction among European powers.
There was no official confirmation.
Geneva, Nov. 23-Lord Cecil today
demanded that Poland and Lithuania
be punished, according to the League
of Nations covenant for continuing at
war after submission of their dispute
to the league.
Cecil demanded the penalties set out
in Article 16 of the covenant be in
flicted. The article provides that if
any member of the league resorts to
war in violation of the covenant, it
act of war against the other members
Punishment is the breaking of all re-
lations.
Probe Armenian Problem.
The assembly passed over the Ar
menian question in the forenoon ses-
sion but Lord Robert Cecil convoked
his committee of six for the afternoon
to consider it.
CeciPs motion that the league coun-
Gil be compelled to make public all
documents in the Polish Lithuanian
settlement was under consideration.
Cecil declared the two countries had
violated covenant articles by renewing
their warfare in less than three
months after submitting their quarrel
to the league. This constituted a vio-
lation of the covenant. he asserted.
Big Clash Expected.
A clash between the council and the
assembly of the League of Nations on
the question of carrying of the assem-
bly's resolution of yesterday for inter-
vention in the Armenian situation,
locked up as y possibility as the as
Sembly met for today's session.
The subject of Armenia was early
to the fore, the chairman announcing
the makeup of the committee to ex-
anime into the details of the eventual
Intervention. The committee was
headed by Lord Robert Cecil of the
Union Of South Africa delegation who
is strong proponent of help for Ar,
menia, whose eloquent pleas yesterday
swept the assembly into unanimous
approval of the resolutions for action
on the subject. The other members
announced were Senator Henri La
Fontaine of Belgium, DR.. Fridtjof of
Norway Honorio Pueyrredon of Ar
gentina. and Signor Schanzi of Italy
Whose Power the Greatest?
The order of the day for the assem-
bly, contained several resolutions of an
apparently innocuous character prom
lsing in themselves no such sensational
interest as yesterday session devel-
oped. The possibility was seen how
ever, that the failure of the council of
the league to act last night on the vi
viani resolution might provoke anoth-
err debate on Armenia and raise the
entire question of the relations of the
council and the assembly
The respective powers of these
bodies is looming up as one of the
biggest questions before the assembly
The clash on this subject would nat
urally come in discussion of the report
of the organization commission in reg
ular course but it could easily he nre-
cipitated by refusal of the council to
carry out any resolution of the as
sembly. 1t was known last night that
the council had met but had taken no
action with regard to the Armenian
resolution, and Mr.. Balfour's attitude
arter the meeting was taken to indi-
cate that he was in no hurry to urge
the council to such action
Want Power to Take Job. i
Yesterdays session was devoted to
Iile armenia situation. British and
fTehch leading opposing groups in
ueDdte as 10 the manner of procedure
Inc French plan for negotiation with
Mustapha Kemal won the assemblies
support after Viviani had swept the
delegates with his oratory.
NlVlanls plan called the league
council into session last night to draft
an appeal TO some power to undertake.
negotiations.
The council failed to act. however
and the problem still faced the league
today. There were indications thai
British opposition to the French plan
mad prevailed in the council.
May Await United States.
French references to America in
yesterdays debate led to the Inference
that some delegates hope to evert
drastic action regarding Armenia. mn
til the United States should be in posi-
tion to help
Suggestions during yesterdays de-
bate that the league needed an arn1ed
force were greeted with tremendous
cheers. us
The British plan for Saving Ar
nenla was to appoint a committee of
SIX 10 devise plans for action. 1t was
adopted with the French plan but was
suhordinated "''S
Six More E,IppfiOp Iudrrre .,n. q,