Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-22
League To Aid Armenia
Resolution for Council to Con-
fer With Various Nations to
End Warfare

GENEVA, y "A resolution
presented by NJ. Niviani inviting the
council of the League of Nations to
confer with various powers with the
view of constituting force sufficient
to put an end to hostilities i'll Arme-
MIA which has joined to Lord Robert
Cecil resolution along the same line,
was adopted by the assembly this
afternoon.
GENEVA. Nov. 22-The possibil-
ity of American aid for the Armen-
ians was touched upon today by the
assembly of the League of Nations.
on resolutions demanding interven-
tion by the league IN Armenia.
Supporting Lord Robert Cecil's
demand that the assembly appoint
committee to examine into means
for ending the hostilities between
| Turkish nationalists and the Armen-
ians, NJ. Stalekiovitch, of the Serbian
| delegation, recalled that the United
| States senate at one time had ap-
| proved the use of the American fleet
for the Armenians. 1t was recalled
here in this connection that Senator
| Harding was the senator who re-
| ported the resolution.
CA resolution requesting the Pres
ident to send marines to Batum was
adopted by the senate on May 13,
last. 1t was offered by Senator
| Harding in behalf of the foreign
relations committed
A. j. Balfour, of Great Britain,
speaking on the resolution said that
| If the United States had been willing
to take the mandate for Armenia,
| she had the men, money and spirit,
to make her an ideal mandatory.
| The league has been unable to ac-
complish anything with regard to
the Armenian situation, Mr.. Balfour
admitted, because the condition of
Armenia was not such as the league
was organized to deal with.
| Mr.. Balfour said that an appeal
must be sent to the forty-one states
| of the league for "a united effort tC
save Armenia.
Rene Viviani, of France, follow
ing Mr.. Balfour said all were agreed
/ that compassion no longer would
/ suffice for Armenia.
/ 1T is not the fault of France il
the league today is disarmed before
the situation in Armenia is righted,
said NJ. Viviani. Virtually the en-
tire assembly applauded this state
ment. 1t was noted however, that
the British delegation did not APP
/ plaud.
IF the conference had listened 10
/ France. continued NJ. Viviani we
would have had an international
staff and an International force 10
deal with the situation"
NJ. Viviani presented resolution
inviting the council of the league to
consult the powers with Il view to
I the constitution of a force sufficient
| to put an end to the hostilities in
Armenia.
DIR. Frigtjof Nansen, of Norway,
/ estimated that 10000 men would be
( force sufficient to deal with the
| situation. He thought that if the
/ assembly appealed to the whole
! world the United States, though II
/ had refused the mandate, would do
is share.
Delegate Jonescu, of Roumania
supported NJ. Viviani's proposition,
and also thought the United States
( might be counted upon for help. Ger
many's protest against the method
/ Of distributing mandates by the al
I lies among themselves, has been dis
/ tributed among the delegates to the
assembly of the League of Nations.
! The text of this protest, thus far, has
| been withheld from the press. but
| it seemed probable it would be
| brought before the assembly today,
and would be referred to the com
mittee on mandate without debate.