Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-08
EUROPEAN CONTROL
Of LEAGUE SEEN
Canadian Delegate Sharply At
tacks Plans for Technical
Organizations
aIgapIA DENIED ADMISSION
Ry the Associated Press

no fo~mntion Of the technical organi-
.,,ions of the League of Nations. deal.
=. witb finance. health and transporta.
.hS ~, we're SHARPLY attacked at t)day's
.n.ssion Of the leagues assembly by
ro,rton Wesley Rowcll. former prcsi-
- S.nt of the Canadian Privy Council.
ueTSb These p'ans. the Canadian ex xmin-
Lar contcndcd, tended to take such or.
En;,o,iona out of the hands OF the as
s.,bIy, which should control them. and
Nv st thcm under the influence Of Eu-
N .ano through the impossibility of the
.Cr ror European nations sending their
toat noI mon 10 three or four conferences
annually. c,,. .,,.
.,dor the sd in Europe Is the price
T,nada has paid for the European
s.,arttcsrnonslip which drcnchcd the Con-
.;Ssnt in hood" Mr.. Rowell exclaimed.
Tho canadian delegates energetic in
,,,rrntion in the debate took the as
.,r,biv hy surprise. Most Of the Eu.
,,ncan dc'egates gave no signs of re-
.Orc~y ,Or from their astonishment rs the
Canadian delegate concluded, but he
yIs warmly Npplauded from all the
'Ii1e nabotr on the subject had been
0Dencd BY DR.. Fridtjof Nansen, of Nor.
wSr W. Il was based on the report Of
,bs committee on technical organiza-
Sons DR.. Nansen insisted upon the
,srtssity Of cooperation in these or
.anizations by countries not members
\ II tbp league. He called attention TO
Ae participation of nonmembcrs In
nrsyio,,s financial conferences and other
Consultations. and pointed to the sub
4 hnl ptr-n IN ln
work Of rcpatriating prisoners OF war.
Il Hanotaux Answers Criticisms
Il After Mr.. Rowell had voiced his
1 vows. Gabriel Hanotaux, Of France, re-
rlisd 10 the Canadian delegates criti-
risms. These. the French representa-
/ tve argued. should have been made in
committee.
rorted Mr.. Rowcll. He warned the as
( ssr,b that it could not OBJ ige the gov
srnmcnts to take mart in the working Of
tbrSr organizations and that it had no
means under the covenant to meet the
expense Of them.
Gustavr Ador, Of Switzerland, cx-
blamed that 1t was proposed to set up
tbrae or anizatlons with consultative
nowe"s only, the assembly losing none
Of its powers in so doing.
Lord Robert Cecil said he thought
Mr., Rowell was mistaken in thinking
tbe organizations would fal under the
control of Europe. AL the word must
20. .operatc in all the leagues work, he
declared.
Replying to VI. Hanotaux's interpre-
.stion Of his remn"'S as an attack upon
Eurorean state Mr.. ROweil said
Ss did not 50 H. them and that il
sny Dc cgate so construed his remarks
he had no hesitation in withdrawing
his words.
Mr.. Rowcll's second appearance on
the sneakers stand removed the en-
barrqsemcnt his frankness had produced
In certnin parts OF the assembly and
he was appleuded after proposing ad-
iournmcnt of the debate until tomorrow
in order t. enable fur her study for the
purpose Of conciliating the divergent
views.
Conflict With Powers Forecast
Possibility Of conflict between tue
T.parue Of Nations and the va.
rious powers has arisen rs result
Of the decision Of the committee
on admission Of new states resnertins
Albania. and it is likely to be discussed
on the floor Of the assembly when that
ccmmitter's report is considered. Lord
Robert Cecil has insisted stoutly that
Albania shonld he admitted to the
league. Rcrr Viviani, OF France, and
Signor 'ag'iano. OF Italy, have oDposed
this step on the ground that Albania
has not been recognized by any power
and that admission at this time might
interfere with national policies of some
governments. They were able to sc-
cure postponemrnt Of Albania's applica-
ton, but Lord Robert reserved the right
10 CoHtimr the discussion on the floor
Of the assembly.
1t was expected the discussion Of the
scope aud powers Of the military. naval
aud aerial commission might develop
what connection ii may have with the
leagues international force that Is being
sent to Suneryise the plcbiscite in
Lithuania. On enc occasion Lord Rob
st Cecil, delegate from South Africa,
referred 70 this commission as "staif. i"
4 This uppcllRtiou, however. was dis
tSStefu to many delegates who do not
care TO encourage the idea Of the mill!
Irritation of the 'eague.
Washington, Dec. Shy A. P.)-
President Wilson'S reply to the invi =
Ishon Of the council of the League of
nations TO name representatives to sit
vi consultative capacity on the conf
mission studying the reduction of ar
mahnehtS has been prepared and will be
SMWara"d today, it was anonnced at the
ethte Department. Officials would not
ay whether the President had accepted
the invitation.