Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-19
Immediate Admission of That
Country and Former Ene-
my States Urged by British
REPRESENTS LABOR CLASS
Will Aid to Rescue World
From Ruin, He CIaims--Co-
Operation of Those States

BY The Associated Press.
GENEVA, Nov. 19-Immediate
admission of Germany and the other
former enemy states to the League
of Nations was urged before the as.
sembly of the league today by Geo.
Nicoll Barnes. of the British delega-
tion. Representing, as he did, tho
laboring people of Great Britain,
said Mr.. Barnes, he knew the great
majority of them demanded that all
the enemy states be admitted with.
out delay.
The British delegates recalled tho
fact that Germany already had TAX.
en- part in the deliberation of the In
ternational Labor Bureau, establishe
ed by the league.
"The people of Great Britain whom
represent here do not forget that
the central empires plunged the
world into war. They do not forget
the misery and devastation caused"
he said. But the question now Is to
rescue the world from ruin, and the
states is needed" 'i
Mr.. Barnes in his speech, which
was delivered in the course of dis
cussion on the report to the as
sembly made by the executive couu.
Gil of the league, spoke approvinKiy
of the action of the council on some
questions but criticised it's action
during the last year while Poland
and soviet Russia were engaged In
hostilities.
He cited Article XI of the league
covenant, providing that any war or
threat of war. should constitute
matter of concern to the whole lea-
que and 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 re-enforcing 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 anon.
olies in exchange.
What is needed above ALL" he
said. "fs greater production and the
utmost. freedom in business trans
action between the different coun-
tries, and this is unobtainable as lon8
as the world is divided in twQ
camps"
| The assembly, which customarl1y
listens to a speaker without nnRn3A
Testing its sentiments until ha~
finished his remarks. broke into gen
| efdl applause at this point.
Countries kept out from asso-
citation with us will form an associa-
| ton of their own" the British dele
| gate added. 'and we shall return 10
the dangerous pre-war system OF al
| liances."
Mr. Barnes pointed out that the
world was dealing now in Central
Europe, not with European kings,
but with free people taking charge
of their own destinies.
The Dutch minister of foreign af-
fairs II. A. Van Karnabeek address
ed the assembly after Mr.. Barnes
had concluded. on the question OF
registration of treaties. He called at
tention to the provision of the treaty
| of Versailles, that treaties were not
binding until they were, registered.
| He said there were several interpre-
tations of article Is of the covenant,
| containing this provision and he pro-
| posed that IL be studied carefully
| either by the asse mbly or by a COM
mission with a view to it's clarifica-
| ton.
| Giuseppe Motta, president of
Switzerland. raised the question OF
! the relation of the council of the lea
| que to the assembly. He held that
the report of the council was not
| presented to the assembly for the
approval of the latter body, but for
its information. He gave it as his
sembly could not be regarded as
bearing the relation to each other.
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