Evening journal., 1920-11-22
league WILL
ACT To HALT
TURKS DRIVE
On ARMENIA
To Decide Today on
Strength of Armed Forces
to be Sent Against
Sultan
NANSEN THINKS U. S.
WILL GIVE SUPPORT

GENEVA. Nov. % UNITED Press. )
The League OF Nations assembly to-
lay summoned the league council toI
take immediate steps 10 aid Armenia.
Voting unanimously for the first
lime. the assembly adopted the reSo-
luton presented by NJ Rene Niviani
= Of France TO summon the council this
afternoon with the committee 10
which the Armenian question was
. referred 20 determine the scope Of
The leagues action.
The action comes after long dfbate
= In the assembly's forenoon session.
The plan Of VI. La Fontaine Of Bel
gium for the appointment of a COM
mltiee OF six TO seek means Of halt
ing hOStilities between Armenia and
Turkish Nationalists received strong
support. Lord Robert Cecil was one
10 approve that plan.
VI. Vivianl carried over from Sat
lrday some OF the belligerence that
characterized the debate. His first
proposal was that the council be
summoned 10 reacn an understanding
immediately with all the great pow
FRS as TO the strength OF the armed
force 10 be contributed by each for
lhe purposs of saving Armenia.
Under the plan adopted the COM
miitee OF six Is TO De appointed 20
Z advise with the council In determin-
lg action.
nr. Nansen, Norwegian explorer
declared during debate that 60.OOO nj n
and an expenditure OF iOOOtOOl
pounds would De necessary 90 save
Armenia. lla asserted he was con-
= glnced America would do her fun
share.
America was referred 10 by Arthur
3alfour. also. Balfour declared an
economic blOckada on The followers
Of Musiapha kemal would be ridi-
sulous. Public opinion would have
. 90 effect on the kemalities, he said
The first ESSENTIAL, he declared, w'oulc
De- the finding Of a mandatory power
wiling and able TO act. Amer1ci
e0uld have done this. he said bu
10 is now nee ssary b. look elsewhere
The council is convinced, he de
= ,lared. that such a power cannot b'
found unless 10 Is guaranteed agains
loss. H. admitted that 20 date flnan
o.al appeals have not succeeded. HI
emphasized the Importance OF ful
support from every mn mber Stale.
During The discussion 10 was as
-. serted that while America held M
mandate over Armenia she has *
pressed a willingness TO send a fee
10 aid the country.
Demands were made that telegra
Ihic dispatches DE- sent all the worl
powers asking steps be taken 70
Armenian assistance.
The raaue commission consider
ing tn admiss on OF new members
adopted Hlcs today directed at Ger
many and Russia.
It was decided that no Siahe shal
b. admitted 10 The league until sh
. has fulfilled international obligi
tions: has a responsible govrnmer
capable Of contracting engagements
has an Organ'ZtiOn Waft'8nting On
leagues belief that she Is capable {
carrying ont her obligations and ht
exact frontiers.
The first OF The rules was dlrect
at Germany and the Others at Russk
The membership commission diN'
ed applicants inn0 throe grOufs u
dav and appointed Subcommittee
consisting OF neighbOring states
examine the petitions
Legal minds in the assembly al
concerned over problem arslI
IImIIN Wlf NNlIlllNNHNM W INV NANiHN. ~
, whether admission constitutes de lu
recognition by other members.
Three thousand "internailona
troops will be sent 10 wilma imm
datelv. 70 was announced today.
Spanish. French. Belgian and Br
ish soldiers will comprise the force
. supervise a plebeso.te 10 deiermi
whether wilma shall be Polish
Lithuanian.
Spanish cooperation was assur
hv Premier DatO who denied ]
country had refused 10 cOntribu
tr00ps 10 the expedition.
The use OF poison gas in war tii
cannot be suppressed, according 10
report from the permanent advise
commission on military. naval a
air questions The commissions {
tire report will be submitted for {
hate IN the assembly within a sh'
time.
The commission favors the folio
fng ornaments for states apply
for membership In the league.
Armenla-35.00O men. 1--WE airplan
Costa Rica-i0OO troops, the pres,
sea forces.
Tsihonia-i5.O0O men. 30 airplan
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