The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-07
HOPES IN GENEVA
REST ENTIRELY ON
MADEOVER LEAGUE
New Obscurities Arise as
Assembly Powers Are Re-
duced to Minimum.
PROTESTS ARE FUTILE
Proposed Amendments Go
to Committee for Action
Next Year.
ARGENTINIANS REBUKED
Lord Robert Cecil Affirms In
creasing Faith in New
Diplomacy.
ARGENTINIANs REBUKED
BY LAURENCE HILLS.

Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright. 1880, by THE New York HERALD.
GENEVA. Dec. 6.-The hopes Of the
managers OF the international par
lament now seem to rest entirely on
some kind of a made over League Of
Nations. Argentinas withdrawal and
the new confusion arising over the
meaning OF the covenant as well as
the hopeless struggle against the
unanimity rule. are making the main
body Of league delegates merely the
mute spectators of the parliamentary
proceedings.
Argentina's proposals were referred
perfunctorily to-day to the amend
ments committee without the slightest
bid being made TO bring back into the
assembly the delegates from Argen-
tina. Then the assembly went on 10
complete it's discovery that the cove
nant bequeathed by President Wilson
and his associates in Paris was of such
astonishing vagueness and obscurity
that not even men like Arthur ]. Bal
four OF the British delegation, and
Rene Viviani OF France, could make it
out.
To crush further the hopes of many
persons who had looked to the assem-
bly, as a body for initiative action, the
effect Of the construction placed to-day
by the committee upon the articles Of
the covenant dealing with the func-
tons OF the council and OF the assem-
bly was TO reduce the powers of the
assembly almost to nothingness.
R~p"fs Delayed for Year.
Nol protest was raised at to-day's
meeting against the treatment accorded
Argentina's proposals. nor did Canada
object when her resolution TO eliminate
Article X. OF the covenant by will OF
the assembly managers took the same
course OF being referred TO n committee
which ~ not 90 report until the next
meeting Of the assembly in 1921.
ArEentina's delegates are now propar-
Ing to fold their tents and leave Geneva
next Thursday.
u was Lord Robert Cecil. delegate
from the Cnlon Of south Africa. and not
81 viviani. who rebuked Argentina s
delcElres for their action in withdraw
ing from the assembly. France was un-
willing apparently. 10 permit NJ. Viviani
% salvage the league 10 this extent for
fear OF causing an affront to the South
americans with the empty seats OF the
A ~. a.. fr.Tt
~ him aa n mute evidence OF the fact
that the Argentine Republic had lost
hope IN this assembly. Lord Robert. with
an the zeal OF a covcnantcr. told the
assembly no progress was possible II
every member OF the league were TO take
ths same course az has Argentina.
s'cfx@nsic step Forward"
~Bu, IN asy case" said Lord Robert
hddrosning tho dipiomatists, "the attitude
81 the leagues assembly is unchanged.
Whatever criticism may come. tho
iesrue Win continue 20 discharge its
duties. no ono who has had the prlvl-
iees 81 taking part In this assembly can
fan % realize tho gigantic step forward
which has been made IN international
rDoperation.
Then. ieaninE forward over the rails
likc a preacher sdjuring his congrega-
ton 20 be faithflsl hs said.
u have uot only unbrokcn but In
rffaelnr faith Ia the league. let us not
doubt that fbe old methods % diplomacy
are dead. The new diplomacy r. not
hcfween governments. but between
pfupieF ana peoples We need courage.
randor and consideration FOR others and
n-lLn lAl. Llle llAane VII a. Oh pro.plr-