Arizona republican., 1920-11-22
Slight Amendments To League Compact May Await United States Pro- posal; Armaments Are Considered
[Republlean A. p. Leased wirel

GENEVA. Nov 21-The responsi- bilities of the league of nations and the responsibilities of it's individual mem bers under article ten of the covenant Is one question the committee on ad- mission of new members is considering in connection with applications of II states, not including Germany. These applications are now in the hands Of sub committees. They are: Finland, Esthonia Letvit, L.ithunia and LA1xem burg, referred to committee pre- sided over by M Pouliet: Austria, Bull garia, Albania and Litchenstetn. pre- sided over by Lord Robert Cecil, and Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan. Ukraine and Costa Rica, b-committee presid- ed over by Dr. Fridtjof Nanse, Norway
 Besides responsibilities under article ten, the committees will consider in re- spect to each applicant the following question. Is it's application in order Is the government applying recognition de jure, or de facto. and by which states? Has the nation applicant
 stable government and settled frontier:
 what is it's population and size; is it self -governing2 What has been It's
 conduct. including both acts and assur-
 ances with regard to it's international Eobligations2"
 The latter question is supposed to lhave been inspired by the French mem Der of the committee. NJ. Viviani, with a view to any proposition that may be
 submitted to elect Germany.
 I The prescriptions of the league as to
 armaments will also be considered in connection with the military power Of
 each applicant.
 In the opinion of delegates, the first weeks work of the assembly has been l satisfactorily accomplished, even more ; so than could have been expected be-
 cause the conference has gone beyond
 the chaotic period of organization sooner than usual with freshly organ ized bodies In spite ot the diversified f interests, views and languages repre-
 sented.
 The assembly is well up to schedule time on the program and it is expected now that it will finish it's labors by 5 the middle of December.
 Final concrete solutions are not ex- pected on all questions because most of the important problems are com plicated by the absence of the United : States. Russia and the Central Euro s pean powers. It is hoped, however. that fundamental plans will be laid to Q control ornaments, organize an inter > national court of justice and put in q force the blockade against any power
 breaking the covenant.
 . SISnL aIn0uQIueHIc IO lHe COfc4aDJ E may be made. though many delegates ' hold that the entire question should await propositions from the United :. Staees which they expect as a result of = President elect Harding's consuIta- ' tions.
 e Germany's Protest
 The question of mandates, in conse- quence of Germanys protest to the as q sembly against the manner of the se- l af Hat iaG e the relations between the council of the Il league and the assembly and their re-
 spective jurisdictions. The Germans T appeal to the assembly is on a ques IL ton which the council regards within ' it's own province.
 e Some of the delegates intend to make n an issue on the supremacy of the as-
 sembly over the council by fighting for
 the election of all the members of the
 council by the assembly thus taking IS the control out of the hands of the big y powers, which under present conditions of name majority. This would involve le the revision of the covenant on which k it would be impossible to reach the re- T. quired unanimity.
 d It is pointed out that the import IS ance of Germany's protest is iessened
 by the fact that 1t has been understood
 all along that the present occupation of ' colonies and territories subject to man rI date is only provisional, pending the
 action of the league to sanction the .y method of adninistration. V It is reported sn good authority that
 Premier Lloyd George is only waiting n an improvement in the weather al
 Geneva and the assembly to arrive al
 stage where the final result can be > forecast with more or less accuracy be ln fore coming here to take his place a; s: one of the British delegates during the oA discussions of some special question.