The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-19
LEAGUE TO SEM
FORCE TO VILN 4
FOR PLEBISCITD
Action Is First to BE Taken
Under Article XII. of
the Treaty.
RIGID RULES INTRUDE
Need for Revision Seen, but
Action Awaits Views
of America.
HELPLESS IN PROBLEMS
Issues Decided in Committees
Covenant in Danger I'm
less Patched Up.
HELPLESS IN PROBLEMS
By LAURENCE HILLS.

Special Gable 10 THE NEW YoaK HERALD.
Copyright. 1890, By THE New YORK HERALD.
GENEVA. Nov. 1S.--An international
force, the first ever organized AZ the
request of the Council Of the League
Of Nations under Article XII, will be +
sent to Wilma 10 preserve order there
during the forthcoming pebiscite This
force will be composed OF military con-
tingents from Great Britain, France,
Belgium and Spain, the latter coun-
try sending two companies of infantry
and thus appearing for the first time
in many years as contributor 10
European order.
The official announcement does not
contain the word plebiscite, but uses
the phrase. Popular Consultation OF
the Inhabitants. This is in conforms
IT, with the statement made by Gen.
Zellgouski, who when he entered VII
la, announced that the inhabitants
should determine their government.
The announcement tonight that
these nations had acceded to the
Councils request heartened league en-
thusiasts. who insisted that at last
the league had real power However.
this allied action has been the same
in all pleoiscite areas, but this is the
first time it has been done as a re-
suit of "A treaty initiated by the league
itself
League supporters here insist that
this move Will have a great moral af-
feet in allaying criticism Of the league.
They declare that II viii revive in
terest on the part of many nations in
the assembly meeting here. an inter-
est which for time the conference
here threatened to lack.
Committee for Open Sessions.
Alarmed over the outburst Of criticism
against the secrecy surrounding the
meetings Of the six major commissions
of the Assembly. the Committee on pis-
armament Blockade and Mandate has
decided to open rs doors 20 the public
at its session. This action was the re-
suit Of the endeavors. OF Lord robert
Cecil and Hjalmar Branting at the first
meeting of the committee to-day. The
commissioners had the privilege of
holding deliberations behind closed doors
or not
Another development to-day was a lie
cision that the question Of Gcruany's
admission 10 league membership be post
poned. A request to this effect was con-
tained In a statement by Herr Schwartz
OF Germany that Germany dill no. wish
to enter the league until the indemnity
question was settled
So glaring are some Of the faults OF
the present covenant appearing as the
league goes on with Its work OF organi-
cation and In committees here, that a
formidable movement for reylsl1n OF tho
society along looser lines IS already
under way. This movement is ,nly reid
back by the contention OF some obsery-
ers that before making over thl present
covenant It would be better to wat until
the Views OF the United stasrs arc
known
However. fear is being expressed OF
all sides that this body In frying to
function under the rigid frame CT tho
present covenant viii founder IN A sea
OF talk and formality and may even
be wrecked on some or its provisions
such as the unanimity requirements.