The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-12-17
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Ruling on Unanimity Clause May
Cause Argentina to Quit
League OF Nations.
WILSON WILL HELP ARMENIA
Entente Warns Greece Not to Restore
Constantine to Thrs.,e-O'Annun
xio Declares Wa, IN itaiy-Pres-
ident- Elect Harding Homo.

BY EDWARD W. PlcKARD.
Comparative harmony. forced by
stress Of circumstances, marked the
doings Of the League OF Nations assem-
bly, during the early part Of the work.
and then came discord that threatened
TO result In the withdrawal Of ut least
one important member nation--Argen.
tina.
Certain amendments to the covenant
delegates and the commission on
amendments had reported against them
and any other amendments nj this
time. In the assembly there was mo-
ton to refer the amendments TO 4 spe-
cial committee for report next Sep
TENDER. Delegate Pueyrredon Of Ar
gentina alone opposed this. and since
the covenant requires unanimous
cote for the carrying OF any motion.
apparently the proposition was
blocked. But yiviani OF France at once
asserted that this was Question of
procedure" and that the unnnimity
rule did not apply President Hymns
resolution carried and adjourned the
meeting.
Dispatches from Buenos Aires said
the government was momentarily cx.
pecting n cnblegram from Pueyrredon.
who IN foreign minister OF Argentina,
and that the withdrawal of the nation
from the league was likely TO follow.
The league members thought they
had found The way 10 save what
remains OF the Armenian people. for
President Wilson, asked by the league
council TO mediate for Armenia with
Mustapha Renal Pasha. consented 10
undertake the task through repre-
sentative TO be NAMED by him. He
made II plain that his effort must be
personal and that lie would have 10
rely, In determining the method of
approaching the problem. on the ad.
vice Of those nearer the scene Of nc.
ton. Such advice will be supplied
by the commissioners Of the allied
nations In Turkey. Spain and Brazil
have offered To cooperate with the
United States IN the matter.
When. and II. the Armenian affair
is settled. Greece evidently must pay
the price. Kemal must be placated.
and this can be done only by a radical
revision Of the treaty Of Seyres At
this writing the plans for such re-
vision are being arranged In London
by Premiers Lloyd George OF Great
Britain and Leagues Of France. The
most important changes In the pac,
doubtless will be made at the ex.
pense Of Greece's newly acquired ter.
ritory In Asia Minor and Thrace.
Since the Greeks ousied yenIzeles and
prepared TO restore Constantine TO
the throne their ambitions have re-
cefyed smaller consideration by the
great powers. Already. II IL under
stood. Great Britain. France and Italy
have agreed that the smyrna region
shall be- internaiionaiized and poIicsd
by locally recruited g.ndarmes of.
feered by an international officers
corps
II is certain that Kemal viii not be
satisfied with this Smyrna concession.
for his growing power II cnUsing his
demands to Increase. Newspapers Of
Angora. where he makes his head.
quarters. SAY be asks that Thrnee f,e
given s-to.ofny. ConStaniinople be
evacuated by the allies and the allied
and in,erailied zones 81 control and
influence in Syria and other parts Of
the Turkish empire he abandoned. II
is probable sorne 81 these demands
will be rejected. ard equally probable
that some OF hem VIII be granted.
Kemal-s military strength IL worth
consideration and his popular support
n widespread. Sixty German officers
ave been making over his bands %