The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-24
Germany Must Comply
With All Requirements
Before Allied Nations
Permit Disarmament
MONTENEGRO ASKS
TO COME IN LEAGUE
ELEVENTH HOUR APPLICATION
MAY MEET WITH DISFAvOR
FROM THE DELEGATES no
THE COUNCIL

Geneva, Nov. 24.-Projects for an
international staff, proposed by Leon
Bourgeois Of France. at the Yer
sailles conference. and rejected there,
were reviewed here yesterday in a
prolonged discussion regarding the re-
duction OF ornaments.
NJ. Bourgeois, first of all, declared
that the carrying out of the Versailles
treaty must be assured before dis
armament was possible. lie declared
that in order to make that treaty
effective some military organization
SUCH as he had proposed at the peace
conference was required.
Details of this discussion, made
known last night, indicated that tho
sentiment prevails in the committee
on disarmament. that It is impossible
TO secure at present a general scrap
ping Of war materials
On the other hand, Signor Shanzer,
an Italian member, pointed out the
danger TO the league in the disap-
pointment of the masses il nothing
should be done.
Today's program comprised commit
tee meetings and a meeting Of the
council of the league at which it was
said that action would be taken on
the assembly's request for negotia-
tons with Mustapha Kenal. leader OF
the Turkish nationalists, through one
Of the powers.
There is some uncertainty relative
to the admission OF Luxemberg and
Finland to the league but 1t is said
that it is probable they may be in
vited to join by n majority OF the
delegates. Montenegro's eleventh hour
application has not yet been discussed
and sentiment would appear to indi.
cate that Albania may not be admit
ted.
Notwithstanding the decision OF com
mittee number one, Of general organ
ization yesterday, which ruled that
there should be no amendments TO
the covenant of tho league at this
session OF the assembly. some pro-
bb6tu nNit piphbhe w
again by the Swiss delegation. The
delegations will ask the committee
on central organizations to consider
n proposition to choose the four
elective members OF the council from
among different states successfully
with only one term expiring each
year. The Swiss representatives, with
L 81 8 4 Ia. tf.sf
Will also ask the committee to report
a proposition for subsequent meetings
OF the assembly.
Scandinavian countries will be in
vitel to send small detachments 10
Lithuna to take part in the work
Of keeping order there during the
pleblscite to be held soon.
New nations formed from parts OF
the former Russian empire will not
he admitted to the league for the
present, at least.
Antonio Huneus, chief OF the Chilean
representatives and chairman Of the
committee on adm ssion OF new states
told the Associated Press last night
that ne has the best Of impressions
regarding the progress of the as
sembly, and expressed his confidence
that the result of the present meeting
will be fruitful. His committee is al
ready at work and will report as early
as possible alter considering all up
plications with the greatest impair
tiality, he said, Senor tIuneus de-
clared ne would define his attitude TO
the league when the senate meets.
In connection with the application
OF Montenegro for adm .ssion into the
league of nations. it may be borne
in mind that the Montenegrln parlla-
ment, late in 1918, declared for the
merging OF Montenegro with the
kingdom OF the Serbs. Croats, and
slovenes, usually known as Juso-sla-
via. King Nicholas OF Montenegro,
however, refused to recognize the act
as valid, and charges have been freely
made by Mon,enet'ln representa-
tives tina, the people as a whole were
being subjected to Serbian domina'
tion. These statements meeting en-
phatic denial by the Serbians "he
Montenegrin government de facto has
existed since the war only at Neuilly,
suburb of Paris, where King Nlch-
olas has made his headquarters.