The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-12-02
LEAGUE ADOPTS
MANDATE SCHEME
Favors Countries Not Controlling
Outside Territory.
VICTORY FOR SMALL NATIONS
Geneva Council to Give Them Major
ty on the Commission-Body TO
Meet Every Year to Review
the Work.

Geneva, Swh eerland, Nov. 30.-The
council of the League of Nations APP
proved the final draft of the project
for the permanent mandates commits
sion, definitely accepting the tentative
proposal to have the commission COM
prise five non-mandatory and four man
datory powers. 1t was decided that
all the members be chosen by the coun-
Gil. Detailed rules for the commission
also were ratified.
The permanent commission, 1t is
forecast will probably meet here once
a year and review the administration
of the mandate holding countries.
The council did not consider the
proposed invitation to the United
States to participate in the discussion
over disarmament.
Election of a successor to Sir Regi-
maid Tower as high commissioner at
Danzig is also before the council Of
the league.
important TASKS This Week.
1t is believed .tht some of the most
important work before the council and
the assembly of the league will be ac-
complshed this week. Committee re-
ports are rapidly being put into final
form and it Is said several will be laid
before the assembly before Saturday
night.
Among the important questions
which will come before the assembly
this week is the question of admitting
Austria and Bulgaria to the league.
Despite the strong opposition of Ser
bia, Roumania and Greece to the grant
Ing of membership to Bulgaria at this
time, a large majOrity of the delegates
seem in favor Of taking that step.
There is virtually no opposition in the
case of Austria, the application Of
which probably will be fayorably acted
upon in a few days.
Fight over Raw Materials.
The question of whether or not coun-
tries shall be allowed to control and
dispose at will of their natural re-
sources is the subject Of a sharp con-
fliCt in n committee Of the assembly.
The contest arose over a resolution
by Gustave Ador Of Switzerland, set
ting up a permanent economic and
financial commission, one of the duties
of which would be to examine meas
ureS for preventing monopolieS in raw
materials, and the means of control
ling their distribution. The resolution
Is based on article % Of the covenant,
which assures all states equitable
treatment. 1t is supported chiefly by
Italy, Switzerland and other countries
not rich in raw materials.
one of the strongest opponents of
the resolution is Sir George E. Foster
of Canada, who has taken the same
attitude as n. +. RoWell, also of Can
ada, who served notice on the assem-
bly, in an impressive speech recently
that any attempt to exercise such con-
troll would be regarded as interference
in internal affairs, to which Canada
would never submit.
Mr. Rowel at the same time said
that the entry of the United States
could not be hoped for if any such in.
reference were attempted.
The question of mandates is another
difficult subject. The committee on
the general question of the form OF
terms and control of mandates, known
MS committee No 6, has recommended
that the United States be invited tc
cooperate unotiicially in the study OF
the question of disarmament.
with respect to mandates, most OF
the delegates are very reserved re,
garding the bearing the position of the
United States would have in the matter
of the exploitation Of the MesOpO
taman oil fields upon the settlement
of the mandate question by the assem-
bly,.
Await Polsh-Russ Discussion.
Delegates to the meeting of the as
sembly are awaiting with keen inter
est the probable discussion tomorrow
of a motion promised by George Nico
Barnes of Great Britain regarding thc
conflict between Poland and Russia
II is reported Mr.. Barnes may attempt
70 put the league in a position OF
defending its inactivity in that war
bur there is disposition on the par
of delegates not to permit the subjec
TO reach any decisive issue.
For the last two days European del
egates have been dividing their atten
ton between the sessions of the as
sembly here and the meeting of Pre-
miers Lloyd George and Leagues II
London. The decision Of France anC
Great Britain regarding Greece ant
the near East is awaited with mucl