Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-07
|NSOLUBLE ISSUES
CONFRONT LEAGUE
Delegates Agree Only Time Can
Solve Some Problems
in Covenant
ARGENTINA BOLT STIRS U. S.
by the Associated Press

Geneva. Dec. PLANS for 60 opera
tion on technical organizations Of tho
League of Nations by representatives OF
Armenia and former Russian states,
though these states nrc not admitted
to full membership in the league. were
discussed by the assembly Of the league
today This was the principal item on
the agcnda, having been brought into
prominence by the decision yesterday OF
the committee on the admission of new
states.
The assembly also continued the work
Of laying working basis for the league
which would enable IL TO ruuction as
efficiently as possible. pending the time
necessary to get clear Interpretation
OF various matters and to note the
practical effects Of the intricate system
by which the assembly and council
dovetail into each other.
Insoluble Problems In Covenant
The most enthusiastic supporters OF
the league now admit herr are prob
lens in the covenant which seem, for
u,
since il is impossible to tell how pres
Cnt arrangements are going to work
ont. The general policy adopted seems
10 be to let time work out solution
Of some problems.
Decision was reached by the commit =
tee on relations between the assembly
and council last night to apply this
policy to the contested point as to
whether the word exclusive" should
be eliminated from the second of the
four general principles enunciated BY
the committee as working basis for the
league. This sentence reads at present
The assembly has no power to mod =
ify decisions coming within the exclu :
sive competence Of the council
The committee decided to recommend
that the whole paragraph be dropped
from the report rather than prolong o
discussion which might be fruitless.
Aid Asked for Fighting Typhus
Sir George T.. Foster. Of tho Cana
dian delegation. stirred the assembly
by an eloquent appeal for nction against
the typhus in Poland and the Near Fast
in general. Canada and Siam. he re-
marked, were the only countries that
had responded with cash contributions
to the call Of the council for aid.
"Let It not be said that the flood =.
gates Of sympathy arc closed" he cried
LET 1t not be said that the scnsiblitieS
Of the world have been dull to such i'm
perativr calls.
A member Of the Indian delegation.
the prince of NavanAgHr. added to Sir
Georges appeal by giving vivid de
scription of the ravagcs Of typhus in
the East He declared the world was
fpcing in this gravcr emergency than
the situation in Armenia.
Dr. Fridtiof Nansen. the Norwegian
delegate. said that the typhus could be
effectively fought with the price Of two
torpedo boat destroyers. II" proposed
money.
Berlin. Dec. by \. P.D-The
Vorwaprts, the Socialist organ. repre-
scnting the largest party in Germany
discussing the withdrawal Of Argentina
from the assembly. expresses the be-
lief that this action presages the disso-
luton Of the League Of Nations in its
present form and the formation Of "a
new and moro democratic league, en-
bracing all the civilized nations of the
world.
The newspaper characterizeS Argen
tina's decision to withdraw as "a noble
exploit" which It says probably was
made possible only by the South Ameri-
can republics remaining alOof from
"thr general corruption Of the war.
In conclusion. expressing the hope
that other nations will realize the sig
nifcance Of Argentina $ action, the
Vorwacrts says. 'the Versailles League
Of Nations Is dead Long live the true
league.
Rio Janeiro, Dec. Thy \. P.l-
Praise for the Argentine delegation at
Geneva and criticism Of the brazilian
representatives there was voiced by
Deputy Nascimento in tn" chamber OF
denuties here today. He declared the
Argentine mission proposed Il step that
was supported by Brazilians at the
Hague conference in 1907
Other deputies defended the Brazilian
delegation, pointing out that Brazil was
n signatory to the treaty Of Versailles,
whereas Argentina did not participate
in the framing Of that pact.
Washington, Dec. bitter indig.
nation Is felt in White House quarters
over Argentina dcsertion Of the League
~ Nations. The feature Of her ac-
zion which arouscs the livcliest interest
in Washington is its possible effect
upon the impending visit to Argentina
Of Secretary Of state Colby. 1t was
seriously suggested yesterday that
President Wilson might be Constralnru
to go tho length Of canreling Mr.. Col
by's visit to Argentina.
There Is a disposition in Washing
ton to attribute Arg"ntina,s action TO
,na from
Rncnos Aires, II will be recalled, that
tbe German minister's celebrated
"spurlos vcrsenkt" (Sunk without a
traccj manifesto emanated during the
German submarine campaign.