Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-19
URGES league
TO ADMIT / HE
ENEMY ! j J NATIONS! / ! | J
Immediate Action Regard
ing Proposal Sought ~ 4
Barnes. 81,
COOPERATION IS 4.
| AIM OF BRITISH
Belief Expressed that For
mer Enemy Nations Would
Form Alliance.

Geneva, Nov. 19.-(By the Associ-s
ated Press. s.)-Immediate admission of3
germany and the other former enemy s
states to the League Of Nations was Il
urged before the assembly OF fhe
league today by Geo. Nicoll. head of
the British delegations REPRESENTING
the laboring people of Great Britain.
MT. 5arnes said he knew the great
majority of them demanded that an
enemy states be admitted without dc-
lay. ..s b : = . ~ = i
;. The British delegate recalled that
germany had taken part already in
the deliberations OF the International
LABOR bureau established by the league
The people of Great Britain.,' he
said, do not forget that the central
empires plunged the world into war.
They do not forget the misery and
devastation caused. But the question
is to rescue the world from ruin. and
the cooperation Of former enemy
states is needed"
Approves OF Action.
Mr.. Barnes in his speech, which was
delivered in course of discussion on
the report to the assembly made by
the executive council Of the league.
spoke approvingly of the action of the
council on some questions, but criti-t
clsed ITS inaction during the last year
engaged in hostilities.
He cited article XII Of the league
covenant, providing that any war Of
threat of war should constitute a
matter Of concern to the whole league
and that it should take any action
deemed wise and effectual to safe.
guard the peace of nations, and in
quired why the council had not taken
action under that article to prevent
the Russo-PoliSh war
In reinforcing his argument for
speedy membership of ex-enemy
states In the league. Mr.. Barnes re-
ferred to, the Instability of present
econdgnic conditions and the ano-
molies in exchange.
.sWhat is needed above ALL" he said,
'tis greater production and the utmost
! freedom in the transactions between
the different countries and this is un-
obtainable as long az the world IS
divided in two camps.
Countries kept out from associa-
t,pn e theis w kna ss'atien 1e
shall return to the dangerous pre-
twar system of alliances.
Deals With Free People.
| Mr.. Barnes pointed out that the
Eurdpe, not with European kings, but
with free peoples
| The Dutch minister of foreign af-
fairs, II. A. Van Karnabeek. addressed
! the assembly on registration OF
treaties. He called attention to the
provision of the treaty of Versailles
I that treaties were not binding until
4 registered. He said there were sew
eral Interpretations of Article XVIII
of the covenant containing this pro
vision, and he proposed that it be
studied carefully with a view to its
Qualification.
Giuseppe Motta, president of Switz.
erland. raised the question Of the re.
lation of the council of the League o1
Nations to the assembly. He held
that the report of the council was not
presented to the assembly for the ap.
proval of the latter body, but for its
information. He gave as his view
1 that the council and the assembly
could not be regarded as bearing The
relation to each other, for example
of government and parliament, bu
rather that each had its own separate
function and status.
President Motta alluded to tn.
treaty registration question and called
attention to the fact that Of nine
; treaties registered with the. league
. five were Swiss.
!, There will always be diplomacy,
will not, say secret, but discreet" re
marked NJ. Motta, who pleaded, how
ever, for the most open sdipiomac!
possible, with full publicity through
the registration of all treaties.