The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-19
Delegates State
Unrest of Labor and Com
mercial Conditions De-
mand This Concession
GERMAN ADMISSION
ESSENTIAL TO PEACE
INDUSTRIAL UPHEAVELS MAY
STOP IF FORMER BELLIGER-
ENTS BECOME PARTIES TO
PRESENT COVENANT

Geneva, Nov. 19.--At the openint
of today's session of the assembly
of the league of nations Paul Hymans,
the president, read q reply from Pres
ident Wilson to message sent to
Washington by the assembly on
Wednesday.
George Nicholl Barnes, British del
egate, then took the floor to begin
discussion of the report of the coun-
Gil OF the league.
DR.. Barnes dwelt especially on the
necessity of lending assistance 10
the Armenians.
They are" he declared, "hemmed
in by the brutal bolsheviki on one
side and by inhuman beings on the
other"
The labor chapter will become the
most important part OF the treaty
OF Versailles. Mr.. Barnes predicted.
There can be no permanent peace
in the world ne said, until there
is industrial peace, and there can be
no Industrial peace until labor gets
better share OF the product OF its
efforts"
He referred to the action OF the
league in the Polish-Lithunian dis
pute. and in the question of the Aland
Islands. between Finland and Swpden.'
He said the council must have support.
but he wanted to know why the
council had not taken action, as pro-
vided for in Article NJ of the league
covenant, TO prevent the war which
has been going on for q year between
Poland and soviet Russia.
The British delegate held that II
was quite possible ror the league TO
do something to prevent fresh out
break OF hostlities between Poland
and soviet Russia, which he declared
was Enthusiastically threatening In spite
OF the patched up peace"
Regarding the admission OF former
enemy states. Mr. Barnes said he was
here TO represent the labor element
OF Great Britain and he knew the
vast majority of the laboring people
demanded that all the enemy states
be admitted without delay.
The German government has Off
| cially protested to the league of M
tions against the system OF distrl-
buting mandates under the treaty OF
Versailles II was learned today.
The British government claims :,
is Illegal for the entente powers 10
distribute the mandates among them
selves. i.
Immediate admission of Germany
and the other former enemy states
TO the league of nations was urged
by the assembly of the league today
by George Nlchol Barnes. Of the
British delegation.
Mr.. Barnes said he knew the great
majority of the laboring people of
England demanded that all the enemy
states be admitted without delay.
The British delegates recalled the
fact that Germany had taken part al-
ready In the deliberations OF the In
] ternatlonal labor bureau established
by the league.
the world from ruin and the coop
GRAFTON of the former enemy states s.
needed" he declared.
Mr.. Barnes spoke approvingly Of
the action of the council on some
! questions. but criticized its inaction
during the last year while Poland and
soviet Russia were engaged in hos
tilities. He cited Article NJ OF the
league covenant providing that any
war or threat OF war should constitute
a matter of concern TO the whole
league and that 1t should take any
action deemed wise and effectual T..
safeguard the peace OF nations and
inquired why the council had not
taken action to prevent the Russo
Polish war.
In reinforcing hls argument Cor
speedy membership OF the ex-cnemy
states Mr. Barnes referred 10 the
instability OF present economic condl-
tons and the anomalies In exchange
what is needed above ALL" he
said, "is greater production and the
utmost freedom In business transnc-
tons between the different countries.
and this Ia unobtainable as long "a the
world Is divided into two camps"
Tho assembly. which custoinarily
listens TO n speaker without manifest
Ing its sentiments until he has fin
ished his remarks. broke into gcncfsi
applause at this point.
Countries kept from association
with US will form an association OF
their own." the British delegate added
"and we shall return TO the dangerous
pre-war systef OF alliances"
Mr. Barnes pointed out TINT the
world was dealing In central Europe.
not with European kings. but With
free peoples taking charge Of their
own dcstinies 1.
Tho Dutch minister Of foreign ~
fairs, II. A. Van Karnabesk. s1dfoo1o1
! tconunpsd On Pass Tve)