The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
SPANISH ALSO
MADE OFFICIAL
LEAGUE SPEECH
Adopted as Third Language
of Delegates in Assem-
bly, at Geneva.
WORLD POOL OPPOSED
Canada Warns Session Ma
lions Are Supreme in
Internal Affairs.
DISARMAMENT IN DEBATE
Chairman of Committee Ar
cues League Can DO Moth
ing at Present.
DISARMAMENT IN DEBATE
BY LAURENCE HILLS.

Special Gable to THE New York HErALn
Copyright, 1890, by THE NEW YORK HERALD
GENEVA. Nov 2o.-The proceedings
of this pseudo world parliament have
again demonstrated the almost in
superable difficulties attending any
such experiment as that contained in
the present covenant OF the League OF
Nations. National interests in eternal
conflict between the "haves" and the
shave nots'C and the difference in
tongues were in the foreground to-
day. Not only did the assembly ap-
pear to be running into an economic
dispute in consequence of the repeated
insistence by some nations that it act
as pooling agency for raw materials
of the world, but also was threatened
with falling under the curse which be-
fell the builders OF the Tower of Babel.
Upon the demand of Spain and her
Latin-American children. supported
by England, France and Denmark, all
of whom are anxious for the friend
ship of this group. Spanish was added
as an official language of the league.
1t is probable that the Italians will
make a similar demand on behalf of
their language. So important is the
Latin American group which Spain is
mothering that it had little difficulty
in getting Spanish accepted. But the
committees are now wrestling with
the problem Of how to conduct their
proceedings in three languages instead
of two.
Raw Materials Pool Opposed.
1t was Canada to-day, speaking in the
person of Mr. Rowell. who caused a
cooling draft to blow on the super
heated imagination of the representa-
tives Of those nations which see league
as the prospective world pool for raw
materials for the benefit of themselves
s.sH a. the expense Of those nations
which are endowed with such riches.
Not only did Canada intimate that she
did not propose to rellnquish to the
league control of her raw materials. but
she told the Old World nations that II
they wanted American adhesion they
had better give up the idea immediately.
as 1t would never be accepted by the
United States.
Mr.. Rowell's speech was that If n
hard headed business man talking to a
lot of diplomatists. many OF whom give
the impression that they are here chiefly
foor such objects as that embodied in
the idea by Tomasso Tittoni. Italian
representative, for an economic pool
supervised by the league.
This demand was expressed again to-
day by NJ. ,Lafontaine of the Belgian
delegation. who Said down a proposition
that no nation had a prior right to its
own raw materials
Certain nations have advantages in
possessing these raw materials which
other nations have not" he said Some
arrangement should be made whereby
no one nation would have prior rights
over the rest OF humanity. but these ma
terials should be equally disposed of be-
tween all nations for their mutual bene-
fit"
Internal Affairs barred.
Insisting that this was utterly outside
the provisions OF the covenant, Mr..
Rowell said
ait would be we'll II this assembly and
the council could get a little Of the New
Worlds viewpoint before 10 goes any
furthcr There is one idea held tcna-