The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13
Military Control for Port Rec
commended to League.
Falls in Line With Demand
Made by Poland.
lRMENIA CONTINUES TO ANNOY
Delegates at Geneva Reused by
British Stand.
New International Tribunal Is
Proposed by France.

adopted the plan for an international
| tribunal drafted by Elihu Root of the
United States and representatives Of
] other nations.
All the plans for operation of the
tribunal were explained by Leon
Bourgeois, French delegate, after
which the delegation debated the
various proposals. 1t was explained
the United States would be admitted
to the court on equality with members
of the league.
! Geneva, Dec. 13.-Military control
7 of Danzig by Poland has been recon-
mended to the council of the league
OF nations in report from the mill
= tary commission. This recommends
{ ton. should it be adopted, would be
in line with request from the Polish
! government some time ago, it being
| alleged at that time that military con-
| troll OF the port of DanZig was neces-
sary to insure the transport of food.
munitions and raw materials to
| Poland.
The council has decided to refer
the report, along with a suggestion
! by Viscount Ishii of Japan that a mill
| tary commission study the best means
| to defend the town, to the high com
|
| in report.
Separate action by the premiers of
| France and Great Britain on matters
before the assembly of the league of
nations are made the, subject of sharp
comment by the committee on adrnis-
| sion of new states.
Assembly Is Annoyed.
Lord Robert Cecil, representative of
! South Africa, S. N. Rowell of Canada
and Doctor Nansen of Norway agree
in criticising the action of those gov
ernments in announcing policies re-
| garding such questions as the admis-
| sion of Armenia thru other channels
than their representatives at the as
sembly here, who are charged with
such problems -
Rene Vivianf of France, who has
been said to be most particularly an
noyed by the declaration of the British
and French premiere to the effect that
Armenia should not be admitted to
| the league, was not present today.
Comment on the incident continued to
! be one of the predominant features of
/ the meeting. the opinion being ex-
pressed that if powers desire to con-
| tinue to treat such questions in the
old form of diplomatic action, they
are not ready for the league of nations.
| The League of Nations assembly to-
! day began consideration of plans for
an International tribunal, submitted
by commission of three members.
| M. Leon Bourgeois, Franch delegate
presented the commissions report
The Hall of Reformation was filled
with an unusual crowd of visitors who
! occupied the balconies looking down
on the rows of delegates at their
scholastic looking benches.
Root Helped in Plan.
Acknowledgment was made of the
part played in drafting the tribunal
plan by Elihu Root
! Medill Mccormick. Republican SEN
/ ator from the United States and wide
| ly credited here at least, as an unoffi-
cial observer for President-elect Hard
| ing, was one of the assembly's guests
when Bourgeois began reading his re-
| port.
New Hague Tribunal
Bourgeois outlined the commissions
| plans for establishment of a tribunal
with headquarters at The Hague. He
said the court will comprise eleven
! judges with four deputies to meet in
annual session there The sessions
will begin June IS OF each year and
| terminate when the docket is cleared.
! Labor cases. he explained, will be
heard by a special chamber of five
| judges to be appointed by the court.
Similar provisions were made for the
/ hearing of transportation and COM
munication disputes.
| Open to All Nations.
AS provided under the Versailles
/ treaty, Bourgeois said, the official Ian
guages of the tribunal will be French
and English.
| Participation in the tribunal by the
United States is provided for in the
draft read by Bourgeois. 1t express
! ly admitted to the court. nations
which are not members of the league.