The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-02
Message of Solemn Graft.
tude Sent President Will
son for His Acceptance
of MediatOrship
FIUME FUMES WITH
POSSIBLE TROUBLE
IMMINENT DECLARATION OF WAR
WITH ITALY NOT CONSIDERED
SERIOUSLY By GENEVA
CONFERENCE

Geneva, Dec. 2.-Dispatch Of a sol
emn message Of gratitude to Presi-
dent Wilson for the way he responded
TO the appeal of the council of the
league Of nations to act as mediator
between the Armenians and the Turk
ish nationalists, was proposed to the
assembly Of the league, by Paul Hy-
manrs, its president, shortly after to-
days session Of the assembly be-
gan.
After the opening ceremonies, NJ.
Hymans announced Mr.. Wilson's Of
fer to mediate in Armenia and read
the councils reply.
That body informed Mr.. Wilson that
II is asking the Brazilian and Spanish
governments, which yesterday also
offered their service as mediators, to
communicate direct with Washington
regarding the means of action.
The reading of Mr.. Wilson's mes
sage drew hearty applause from
the sparsely-filled house. A large
proportion of the delegates are suf-
fering from colds and We're not pres
ent at the beginning of today's ses.
sion.
NJ. Hymans also proposed that mes
sages of gratitude be sent to Brazil
and Spain.
Lord Robert Cecil, representative
Of the Union of South Africa, said
thanks were also due the French dele
CATION, particularly Rene Vivianl.
whose eloquence, he declared had In
spired this meritorious effort to save
Armenia"
Germany's protest against accept
ance, by the league, of what the Ber-
lin government deemed falsifed re-
turns from the plebiscites held In the
European and Malmedy districts, along
the Belgian frontier has been rejected
by the council.
There was apprehension in some
Quarters that n sharp conflict would
develop at today's session of the as
sembly which took up the question Of
amendments to the covenant.
a. J. Balfour presented the report
of the committee on amendments. ex.
planning that the body had found the
moment inopportune for changes. The
fact that no changes were recon-
mended did not mean that the COM
mittee regarded the covenant as per-
feet and immutable, he said.
The possible need Of important
changes in the future was forecast.
The eventually of the next as
sembly's being called upon to con-
slider amendments OF far greater inn
portance than those now proposed.
must not be forgotten, he said.
IF you amend the covenant. you
amend the treaty Of Versailles, which
| gave zeal to the peace Of the world"
Mr.. Balfour declared.
Another motive of the committee
Mr.. Balfour explained. was the con-
tention that another years experience
was insufficient to show just what
amendments should be made. lie
said commission which the commit-
| tee recommended TO study proposed
amendments could not report to tho
council which In turn would report TO
the next meeting of the assembly.
BY referring TO changes proposed
now to commission for study, Mr..
Balfour thought the assembly could
establish precedent of great value
to the next assembly, which might bs
| asked TO make more important
/ changes.
/ Honorio Pueyrrcdon, minister OF the
Argentine, had not renounced his op-
| position to the report Of the commits
tee, however, recommending postpone
ment Of all amendments until they
had been studied by special COM
mission. lie declared ne would bring
to the floor the proposition that all
members of the council should DO
elected by the assembly.
A majority Of the delegates hold
that the little work this session OF
the assembly can hope to accomplish.
should be donc without a dissenting
voice on any question.
Declaration OF state OF war with
Italy, beginning Friday morning, which
was made yesterday by Captain Ca
brielc d'Annunzio. Is not regarded In
serious light BY military commanders
here.
Travel In and out OF Fiume has
been restricted and closest watch is
being kept on the operations Of SNUG
glers who seek to takc fire arms and
ammunitlons into the city.
General Cavlglia, commander OF the
italian regular troops. which have
thrown n Gordon around Fiumc. plan
ned to send an airplane over the city
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