Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-06
Argentine Delegates to AS
sembly Prepare to Leave
For Home.
WITHDRAWAL TO BE
IGNORED FOR YEAR
Will Not Be Considered Until Next
Meeting - Argentina's Delegates
Certain Their Action Will Be APP
proved by America - No Amend
ments to Covenant to Be Con.
sidered at Present Sitting.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Geneva, Dec "a r mt i n a S
amendment to the covenant of the
covenant Of the league of nations, re-
lection Of which caused the delegation
fof that country 10 leave the assembly
on Saturday morning, has been re-
ferred to the assembly for considera-
tion at it's next meeting. Honorio
Puyerredon, head of the Argentine
mission, told the Associated Press to-
day that his delegation would leave
for Paris on Wednesday or Thursday.
"Todays decision Of the assembly
finlly settles the question for Argen-
tina" he said. II shall make a few
calls, give several lunches and leave
for home the middle of the wekk. I
was willing to consent to the post :,
ponement of al! of Argentina's amend
ments except those regarding the ad-
; mission Of all states and the election
or the four e,e live members of the
council. but the assembly has seen fit
TO resort to Q technicality Of pre-
cedurc in q matter vital to the life of
the league
Il am sure American public opinion
IS with US in this matter and / have
already received indication of this in
cableGfam from Chicago"
Scnor Puyelredon intimated the
withdrawal Of Argentina from the
assembly might be followed shortly
tby formal announcement of that
country's intention to retire from the
league itself
Postponenent Of consideration Of
amendments to the covenant OF the
league of nations until the next
meeting" of the, assembly means that
the assembly at. its present series OF
sittings in Geneva does not intend
again to take up these amendments
Tor consideration. leaving. them to be
brought UP at the next. gathering of
the body in Geneva. 3 This will be
some time in 1872 In debate on the
assembly floor last yeek A. j. Balfour
mentioned Sept 1, next, as the date
Tor the meeting. but the impression
has been that this was tentative.
Article x Must Wait.
consideration of an emendment to
tie covenant ofethe league of nations.
which would eliminate article x. has
been postponed by the assembly of
the league Of nations until the next
meeting. This ann ndment, which was
proposed by c. j. DoHorty. a member
Of the Canadian delegation, has been
referred to a committee, which has
been instructed to submit a report
when the assembly holds it's next
session.
The resolution of the Argentine
delesation, providing that all sovereign
states, unless they remain outside of
their own will, shall be recognized
as members of the league, was the
hrst item on the agenda Of the as
sembly today 1T was planned also. If
possible, to take up the report pre-
pared by Rene Viviani, of France.
and N. w. Rowell, of Canada, on the
relations between the assembly and
council of the league.
After todays session had opened
Paul Hymans, the president pre-
sented Senor Puyerredon's letter to
the assembly and said ne had ex-
pressed personally to the head of the
Argentine mission his deep regret at
the step it had taken.
Bitter Toward Argentina.
Lord Robert Cecil. delegate for the
Union of South Africa, then took the
floor. saying:
III other delegations should be al
lowed to take tho same step when
their proposals arc not accepted it
would be Impossible for the league to
make any progress. The act of nc,
single country ca diminish our faith
ln the success CT the league, after the
great strides that have been made
toward the object ir view. All that is
needed is courage, candor and con-
slderatlOn for one another.
-. 1t is declared here that virtually
every delegate regards Argentina's
action as an error in practice"
After Lord Eobert's address the as
sembly proceeded to discuss today's
agenda without further reference to
the withdrawal Of Argentina.
Hjalmar Branting, of Sweden. asked
that Mr.. Doherty's amendment elm
AAAoIAAiS oi tiShS - VI tie covenant or
the covenant Of the league, and that
presented by the Argentine delegation
regarding the admission Of all states,
be sent to the committee without de-
bate, for study. A report on them
will be submitted to the next session
of the assem- bly,. This motion was
adopted.
Mr.. Doherty said, however, that as
the opinion seemed to have been that
all amendments should be dealt with
in the same manner, the Canadian
delegation would not have insisted
upon immediate consideration of it's
proposition.
Cecil Clashes With British.
The report of the committee on re-
lations between the council and as
sembly, presented by A. J. Balfour, of
Great Britain, provoked a long de-
bate, in which Lord Robert Cecil,
speaking for the delegation of the
Union of South Africa, came into
conflict for the first time in a full
session of the assembly with the
British delegation. Lord Robert OBJ
iected TO the liroita tiop ,,nop tho oop,