The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-12-02
BY EDWARD w. PicKARp.

BY EDWARD w. PicKARD.
What shall be done 10 save Armenia7
That IL the question that absorbed
much Of the attention Of the League
Of Nations assembly last week, and II
Is not yet solved. nor. apparently, I'm
the way OF being solved. The Armenl.
an problem was forced on the atten-
ton Of the assembly by the repeated
questions OF members OF delegations
whose countries would not be involved,
and the representatives OF the greater
powers were compelled 20 take II up.
ment Of commission which will ex-
anime the Armenian situation. Sir
Robert Cecil. South Africa. is Its chair
man. and the other members are: Sen
ator Henri la Fontaine. Belgium; Doc
tor Fridjof hansen. Norway; Honorio
Pueyrredon. Argentina; Signor Schan-
ri. Italy. and Rene viviani. France.
In the course OF the debate viviani
proposed that the league council
should seek some government which
will mediate for Armenia with the
Turkish nationallsts and try to OBJ
tain a cessation OF hostilities. The
council thereupon cabled to President
Wilson asking the United States 10
act as mediator In the case. pointing
out that although the senate had re-
jected the mandate for Armenia.
new situation had arisen and a new
solution was possible. The United
States Is not asked TO send an expe-
dictionary force and only a small out
lay OF money will be necessary. since
we are asked merely I" represent Ar
menla by entering negotiations toward
ending warfare with Renal Pasha.
II Is believed In Geneva that the Ma
tionalist lender would welcome Amer
lea as mediator because the fixing
OF the boundaries OF Armenia was
left 10 President Wilson.
NJ. viviani declared that the Unit
ed States would be the most logical
power TO represent Armenia In the
proposed negotiations. and that the
fact that II was not a member Of the
league would not interfere. Some cor
respondents saw In all this talk an
endeavor TO lure" the United States
into the league. Mr.. Balfour saw more
than this In the French plan. He be-
iieved II was the beginning Of an ef-
fort 20 tear up the treaty Of Sevres
with Turkey and to deprive Greece Of
the territory given her by that pact;
also that II was designed first TO rec
ognize Mustapha Renal Pasha. He
demanded whether the Kemalists
would be offered money or territory as
a bride TO cease attacking the Armeni-
ans. and said Renal was entirely in
different about the leagues opinion
furthermore. he did not believe a
power for Armenia could
be found anywhere In the world. and
said the league could not send an ex-
petition into Asia Minor unless II was
under the control OF some treaty sign
Ing power.
Various delegates asserted their be-
lief that the United States would now
accept the mandate and furnish the
expeditionary force. which. according
to Doctor hansen Of Norway. would
require 10000 men and $10O,0O0.OOO.
High French officials In Paris said on
Wednesday that France would not
send man or spend a franc on an
Armenian mandate. but intimated that
she might ask Renal Pasha what
changes In the treaty would make II
acceptable TO him.
The league subcommisslon on new
members has decided not to admit
states carved out OF the former Rus
sian empire-Lithuania. Latvia, Es-
thonia and Ukraine; and undoubtedly
this means that Azerbaidjan. Georgia
and other states In the Caucasus will
be refused admittance. This accords
with the position taken by the Unit
ed States administration some weeks
ago.
The league council decided to limit
the scope Of policing operations 10 the
wilma region and TO keep the league
army" down to 1900 men. OF these
Spain will supply 800, Sweden 100.
France at least 1000. and Great Brit
ain and Belgium small detachments.
Holland and Switzerland refused to