The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19
FIRST COUNCIL OF LEAGUE
OF NATIONS COMPLETED
LABOR AND ADJOURNED
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the disappointment felt by the Cana
dian delegates that no opportunity had
been given the assembly to examine
mandates.
There will be no better test Of the
sincerity Of the league than the
terms Of the mandates and the man
ner in which they were executed"
he said.
Mr.. Doherty warned the council
Of the gravity Of the responsibility
1t had assumed in Withholding the
mandates from publicity. Mr.. Balfour
came to the defense of the council.
The danger, as he saw it, was not
in the terms or the manner of exc
cution of the mandates, but In the
liability OF the assembly to come into
conflict with the council which alone.
he held, was intended by the trainers
Of the covenant to have jurisdiction
over mandates.
II shall not feel bound, nor will
my successors in the council, feel
bound by anything this assembly or
any other assembly shall do" he
cried.
Many of the delegates appeared nom
plussed by Mr.. Balfour's defiant atti-
tude toward the assembly, particularly
when he referred to "the Jealous spir-
it shown by some Of the speakers"
and when he declared that the recon-
mendations Of the mandate commit
tee amounted to coercive measures, as
regarded by the council.
Lord Robert Cecil retorted that the
assembly had adopted the report on
the relations of the council and he
assembly in which it was declared
the assembly could examine any ques-
ton that came within the compe-
tence of the league.
Certain questions affecting interna-
tional relations coming within the
Jurisdiction Of the league of nations,
have been reserved by China for
more opportune occasion for bringing
them to the attention of the council
or assembly of the league, DR.. We'll
lington Koo, Chinese delegate to the
assembly declared at this mornings
session Of the assembly.
The agenda for today promised to
be very heavy, including the ques-
ton Of responsibilities of the league
for mandates over former enemy ter
ritories.
An effort was made to dispose Of
that question this morning and 1t
was hoped the report from the Ar
menian committee might also be acted
upon. This program. If carried out;
would leave the afternoon session
for cleaning up miscellaneous unfin-
ished business and the ceremony of
closing Of the assembly.
Representatives of Austria, Bull
garia, Luxembourg. Albania, Costa
Rica, and Finland, which have been
made members of the league, have
seats in today's meetings, but did not
participate in the proceedings. 1t
was impossible to secure the proper
credentials in the short space OF
time which has intervened since these
nations were accorded membership.
The formal signing of the protocol
by the representatives Of number
of nations accepting jurisdiction OF the
international court, has planned to be
held at headquarters Of the league
secretariat.
The general pnclusons of the man
date committees report, which was
awaited with much interest were that
the council of the league had adopt
cd such a policy regarding mandates
that there was no opportunity to dis
cuss them publicly before they went
into force. That the mandatory ma
tions should not recruit soldiers In
territories confided to them. nor profit
from their trust in exploiting for their
own benefit the natural resources Of
these territories.
Lord Robert Cecil. in presenting
the report, suggested that at least one
woman should be appointed member
of the mandate commission since that
body will have much 90 do regarding
women and children in inundated ter
ritories.