Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-07
lET LEAGUE SESSION
TO DISCUSS BLOCKADE
NH Form Plan for Use OF Eco
nomic and Financial Weapon
ss to End Disputes.
ORGANIZE PERMANENT BODY
Back of Proposed Blockade
Commission Is One of Speed and
Efficiency in Enforcing Terms Of
sgCOycnant,
IBy Associated press.l

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SEW YORK. Nov. Cone of the
&important questions to he considered
blythe assembly of the league OF ma
tions at its frs, meeting. beginning
aNoxenf5er IS. at Geneva, will be the
PREPARATIONS required to enable the
league to use. IL necessity arises. the
&Wtstpoa of International economic
and financial blockade contemplated
lin Article XII. of the covenant.
a memorandum by Sir Eric Drum
ntond. the secretary-gcBcral. now be-
ing distributed to the members OF the
league. ana received here by the
league to enforce peace. shows that
assembly on the recommendation OF
b league council in the form of Il
proposal TO appoint a body TO be
known as h international blockade
Il commission The SeCrctary-gcncral
suggests that his commission con
sist of Representatives nominated by
the countries entitled TO permanent
membership III the council. with the
other members of n league selected
by the assembly, for the purpose OF
studying the problem and settling
tho general plan OF action. the or
machinery required and the princi-
pies on whicl. II should work.
To Affect All states. e
\ This question is of peculiar inter
est to the United States. because one
OF the first problems such Il COM
mission would consider promises to
he sthe method of rendering a block
ade effective against states which
members of The league. In
.afreport adopted by the council Of
league at the San Sebastian meet
nlE in August. NJ. Tittoni. the ltal.
Ian representative. stated: 81; should
10 clear that the states members Of
fthe league who declare tho blockade
have the right to render Il effective
sMho are not members OF the league.
but they have not the right 10 force
the states who do not form part OF
the league to declare the blockade
5G Article NVI. provides that should
n member of the league resort TO
war in -d~isregarl of its covenants,
aii tile other members shall under
take" Immediately to subject IL to the
~severancc OF all trade ~ financial
relations and the prevention
OF all financial. commercial or per-
sonnl Intercourse between the ma
state and the nations Of amy other
state whether a member OF the
league or not and tha, the mem
bers Shall mutually upport one an
other in TIVE financial ana economic
measures taken under THIS article.
Nrrt "~rcu,rcdr-ss.
The nsc of this ~wenror" says the
sccretary-Eoncral IS in certain cir;
sby Articb NVI This du,v canine be
effectively. carried, ort without great
stlerc rs been considerable previous
~iIreparatior before the time at which
actinu is. required.
"~Situnticrs micht well arise in
which tho knowiedr" thit the weapon
is ready tor use would hay" "a Very
Sa1utnrv effect. Many. re'pl" think
food Intentions ,hrn upon = cool CON
SderrtiNn ~ the stern realities Of
i"t"rna''"n"l trouble. IT is there
hr" derirah'" on general grounds
rNrnr'l n~d tNc assembly should give
the world tho nositire mono Of re-
mrNir" Observation-Disclosures ana nro-
yrotirr intor"9tioral cn-0ncra,icn.
tsiev shon'h "ls6 show opite clearly
the mon,h"-s Of Mo LEAGUE rs
n whole irtcrNin.d II rccnsSi;v
gfcct!v. action On wy r"rticulnr coun-
fry w',icN In tive iror~stn"ro con-
iamnlatrd nv IN" cov"a~rt d"Hcs the
sernr"i verdict ~ ~" world"
TO - i-~nN"tnS' Hi"e~cnrn wo"u
the two forms ~ "-"ssnr- ~secouomic
ard rnint.nr,'> which ~" league ,rnv
tur the icaCue -"sorts To WAY In az
rer'rd Of s".ri""d ~covoner,s. ~.
ether Trnrhe~s of TIC l"Nru" r~o we
ii~rh tn n~"'v Two ~ccnro~ir wconnn
They arc rot similarly OBLIGED To use
the'r ml't1ry or n"yrl rorcgs. In
irovides ~, n, shall l." ~. dn,w n,
the rounrp g. such rascS 10 r,.ow.
mend to ~ "o"n~al rov"-rmnnts
chnccrnc' """rtiv" military or
naval Fore" ! " shall sevcraly con-
tr'h-tn"
Thu <oorn'"rv-roncr"l. So the
.anini.- 49,, -" "r'.S'" '~c'".v'v ccn-
"thn "reoo-~,hni,v rar orf6~ciuu SO.
2tnrnlc o~r"ss"r" shall he dccou;rol-