Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-29
Committee Decides That
Their ENJOYS May Sit With
out Any Voting Rights.
MANDATES. COMMISSION
APPROVED BY COUNCIL
Proposal Accepted Creates Body of
Five Non-Mandatory and -Four
Mandatory Powers.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, November 29.-The coun-
Gil of the league of nations this
morning approved the final draft Of
the project for the permanent man.
dates commission, definitely accept
ing the tentative proposal to have
the commission comprise five nom
mandatory and four mandatory pow
ers. 1t was decided that all the
members be chosen by the council.
The permanent commission, it is
forecast, Will probably meet once a
year at Geneva and review the ad-
ministration Of the Misunderstanding
countries.
Detailed rules for the commission
also were ratified.
The council did not consider today
the proposed invitation to the United
States for its participation in the
discussion over disarmament.
The committee on the admission of
that it is impossible to admit now
the new states carved out of old
Russian territory. The theory of the
committee is that these states will
eventually form part of new Rus
sian confederation, entirely changing
their present status.
The committee will recommend,
however. that. while these states are
not admitted to full membership.
their delegates shall be allowed to
sit in the assembly in consulting
capacity, without the right to vote.
Control Of Natural Resources.
GENEVA, November 2S (by the AS
sociated Press). - The question
whether countries snail be allowed to
control and dispose at will of their
natural resources is the subject Of a
sharp conflict in a committee of the
assembly. The contest arose over a
resolution by Gustave Ador Of
Switzerland, setting up permanent
economic and financial commission,
one of the duties of which would be
to examine measures for preventing
monopolies in raw materials and the
means of controlling distribution.
The resolution is based on article
20 of the covenant. which assures all
'atates equitable treat tment 1t is sttp-
ported chiefly by Italy. Switzerland
and other countries not rich In raw
materials. 1a. A.
One of the strongest opponents of
the resolution is Sir George p. F0s-
ker OF Canada. who has taken the
same attitude as N w. Rowell. also
of Canada, who served notice on the
ASSEMBLY in an impressive speech re-
Gently that any attempt to exercise
such control would be regarded as
Interference in internal affairs to
which Canada would never submit.
Mr.. Rowell at the same time said
that the entry of the United States
could not be hoped for if any such in
terference were attempted.
The question of mandates is an
other difficult subject coming up this
week. The council has on the agenda
for tomorrow the nomination OF a
permanent mandate commission. and
another committee at the same time
will take up the general question
in the form OF terms and the control
of mandates. This committee, which
is known as No. 6. has recommended
that the United States be invited to
cooperate unofficially in the study Of
the question Of disarmament.
Elkus at HelsinEf0Fs. BE-.
HELSINGFORS, November 27-
Abram !. Elkus of New York ap-
pointed to serve on the commission
named by the executive council Of
the league of nations to examine and
report a possible settlement of the
dispute between Finland and Sweden
over possession Of the Aland Islands,
arrived at Helsingfors today.