Evening star., 1920-11-19
ENGLISH DELEGATE
URCESGERMANyBE
TAKEN|NT0LEAGUE
George NicoII Barnes Says
People Demand Admission
of Enemy States.
.BLAMES LEAGUE INACTION
IN RUSS-POLISH CONFLICT
Labor Representative Declares
Working Glasses of Great Britain
Are Supporting Claims.

Are Supporting Claims.
By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, November 19.-Immediate te
| admission of Germany and the other
former enemy states to the league of
nations was urged before the assem-
bly, of the league today by George
Nicoll Barnes of the British delega-
ton. Representing as he did the Ia
boring people of Great Britain. said
Mr.. Barnes, he knew the great ma
jority of them demanded that all the
enemy states be admitted without de-
lay.
The British delegate recalled che
fact that Germany had taken part al
ready in the deliberations of the in
ternational labor bureau established
by the league.
1.-THE people Of Great Britain. whom
l represent here" he said, do not for
get that the central empires plunged
the world into war. They do not for
get the misery and devastation caused.
But the question now is to rescue the
world from ruin, and the cooperation
of the former enemy states is needed
Crtfcizes League InactiOs.
delivered in course of discussion on
the report to the assembly made by
the executive council Of the league.
criticized its inaction during the last
year while Poland and soviet Russia
were engaged in hostilities.
He cited article II of the league
covenant, providing that any war or
threat of war should constitute a mat
ter of concern to the whole league
and that it should take any action
deemed wise and effectual to safe
guard the peace of nations. and in
quired why the council had not taken
action under that article to prevent
the Russo-Polish war.
In reinforcing his argument for
speedy membership of ex-enemy
states in the league. Mr.. Barnes re-
ferred to the instability of present
economic conditions and the anomalies
in exchange.
What is needed above all," he said,
"is greater production and the utmost
freedom in business transactions be-
tween the different countries, and
this is unobtainable as long as the
world is divided into two camps"
Assembly Breaks I.to Applause.
The assembly. when customarny
festins il sentimentS. until hs has
finished fiS remarks, bfoke into gem
eral applause at this point.
Countries kept out from associa-
ton with us will form an association
Of their own, the British delegate added
"and we shall return to the dangerous
pre-war system Of alliances"
Mr.. Barnes pointed out that the
world was dealing now in central Eu-
rope, not with European kings. but
with free peoples taking charge Of
their own destinies.
Mr.. Barnes dwelt especially on the
necessity Of lending assistance to the
Arme enians.
"They are" he declared. "hemmed
in by the brutal bolsheviki on one
side and by inhuman beings on the
other"
The labor chapter would become
the most important part of the treaty
Of Versailles. Mr.. Barnes predicted.
There can be no permanent peace
in the world" he said, until there IS
Industrial peace: and there can be no
idustrial peace until labor gets bet
ter share Of the product of It's efforts"
He referred to the action Of the
league in the Polish-LithI nian dis
pute and in the question Of the Aland
Islands between Finland and Sweden
He said the council must have sup
port. but he wanted to know why the
council had not taken action as pro-
vided for in article XI in the league
covenant to prevent the war which
was going on for year between Po-
land and soviet Russia.
Sees Chance to Act.
The British delegate held that it
was quite possible for the league to
do something to prevent a fresh out.
break of hostilities between Poland
and soviet Russia. which he declared
was enthusiastically threatening. in
spite OF the patched up peace
Regarding the admission of former
enemy states. Mr.. Barnes said he was
here to represent the labor element
Of Great Britain. and he knew the
vast majority of the laboring people
demanded that all the enemy states
be admitted without delay.
The Dutch minister Of foreign
affairs. H. A. Van Karnabeek. ad-
dressed the assembly after Mr.. Barnes
had concluded, on the question of reg
istration of treaties. He called atten-
tion to the provision of the treaty of
Versailles that treaties were not bind
ing until they were registered. He
said that there were several inter-
pretations of article XVIII Of the
covenant containing this provision
and he proposed that it be studied
carefully. either by the assembly or
by a commission with view to its
Qualification. Giuseppe Motta, presi-
dent of Switzerland. raised the Ques-
ton Of the relation Of the council of
the league to the assembly. He held
that the report Of the council was not
presented to the assembly for the ap-
proval Of the latter body. but for its
information. He gave it as his view
that the council and the assembly
could not be regarded as bearing the
relation to each other. for example. OF
government and parliament but
rather that each had its own separate
function and status.
Says Diplomacy Will stand.
President Motta also alluded to the
treaty registration question. and, in
cidentally, called attention to the fact
that Of nine treaties registered with
the league five were Swiss.
'There will always be diplomacy: 1
will not say secret, but discreet" re-
marked NJ Motta. who pleaded, how
ever, for the most open diplomacy,
with full publicity through the regis
tration Of all treaties.
Al the opening Of todays session
Of the assembly Of the league of ma
tions Paul Hymans. the president.
read a reply from President Wilson to
the message sent to Washington by
the assembly on Monday.
George Nicoll Barnes. a British
delegate. then took the floor to begin
discussion OF the report Of the council
OF the league.
The league assembly yesterday
completed its organization by the
election of six vice presidents, who,
with the six chairmen OF the commit
tees, form a sort of executive commit
tee Of the assembly. these were: WIS.,
count Ishii. Japan; Honorto Pu".@
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