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NOT QUITE time
FOR DISARMAMENT
League Decides to Pass Over
That Subject at This Meet
ing-Takes Further Action in
Armenia's Case

Geneva, Nov. "a. (By tho Associated
Preso)-Action in conformity with the
resolution for Armenian Intervention re-
, Gently passed by the assembly of the
League of Nations was taken to-day by
the council Of the League 1t Is eXpecte ed
that the United States will he among the
powers to whom a telegram is sent con-
corning Intervention.
scandinavian countries will DO invited
10 send sma!! detaci,mcrts to Lithuania
to take part in tho work OF kocplrg or-
der there dur.rg the plebisciic to tc held
soon.
New nations formed from parts of the
FORMER Russian empire will not be ad-
mitted to the league, for the present. n,
least. Bulsaris and Austria. however,
may become members at cnco. Monte
neg-o. which has applied for membership
may be forced to wait some time before
being accorded place. There is oppos-
ion to Albania aad uncertainty about
Luxcmburg and Finland.
Antonio Huneus. chief of the Chilean
representatives and chairman of the
committee on admission of new States
told the Associated Press to-day that
he expected the attitude of the United
States toward the League would be de-
fined soon after the new Senate meets
and he thinks the decision will be to
come into the League rather than
"frustrate the greatest effort humanity
has ever made to assure it's own pres
ervation."
1t transpired to-day that the coun-
Gil on Sunday invited Sweden, Nor
way and Denmark to join in the wilma
expedition, sending 100 men each.
The sub committee on typhus heard
n 1ioc ,,,
which recently returned from Poland
Over crowding of the population in the
area recently evacuated by the Boil
sheviki, after the destruction of a
great many houses, has intensified the
spread of this disease according to the
commissions report.
Cholera also broke out in the same
region in September while the preva-
lence of typhoid completes tho picture of
misery presented by the commission.
The council was unable to get the powers
to unite on necessary program of re-
lief and passed the problem on to the
assembly.
1t is understood the committees on
ornaments, new members and amend
ments practically decided to report as
follows: No amendments this session
and no general disarmament until con-
ditions have become more settled in east
ern Europe and execution of the peace
treaties is assured: the admission of Aus
tria, Bulgaria. Luxemburg and Finland
to membership and postponement of ac-
tion on other applications.
1t was pointed out to-day by some dele
cations that the speed shown by these
committees in getting on with their work
may mean prolonged discussions when
bo
as the committees may decide by a ma
jority vote while that of the assembly
must be unanimous.
The question of amendments promises
further debate as the Scandinavians do
not accept the report of the amendments
committee and will fight it on the floor
or the most important subjects on the
agenda there remain the economic block
ade, the International Court, mandates
and the re ations between the council
Of the league and the Assembly. This
last named subject is expected to give
rise to the sharpest contention. 1t in
wolves discussion of the proposition of
Honorio Pueyrredon of Argentina that
all members of the council elected by
the Assembly. which might take control
of the council from the powers who,
under the treaty of Versailles were given
1--WE Jul VI the OI tne COun-
Gil to be appointed by themselves.
The committee the international
court is divided on the question of obli-
gatory jurisdiction. The majority seems
to favor permitting the complainant to
cite the defendant nation into the court
but In view of the vigorous minority op-
position it has been decided to name a
sub committee to study the question
further
The provisional finance committee has
appointed a sub committee to take under
advisement plans for another interna-
tional financial conference next year.