The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-09
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HELPElLEAGUE
N EVERY WAY
Circumstances Of the Ac'
ton Helped to Weaken
Its Effect
BY Il N. RIcKKEY
N. E. A. Staff CorrespondenD
tBy SpeciRl CABLE

! The withdrawal Of the Argentine
| delegates form the eLague of Ma
TOMS assembly, when first announc-
ed created q tremendous sensation.
Some of the weakest spirits
among the officers and delegates
feared at first that the League
structure was not strong enough 10
! Withstand the shock Of such an at
/ tacl: and that the very life, not
only OF the assembly, but of the
I League itself was Threatened.
Fortunately Sunday interviewed
! between the giving Of the Argep-
time ultimatum and the necessity for
I action upon it by the assembly. This
! gave all Of the delegates plenty OF
/ fime'to closely anglyze the Argen-
( t!ne position and the motives back
of it
Reasons Untenable.
1t was so obvious that tho rea.
sons given by the Argentine dele-'
gates for withdrawing we're absolute
~ urtcpabile and that It was a de-
/ libcrata Ntenpt to embarrasa the
assembly and weaken the League
that by the time the assembly
I meeting was called to order Mon
day morning there was practically
4 unanimous determination, by the
: delegates Of all the other nations.
that the atte1np Should not succeed.
When the Argentine ulIimatum
was Rad to the assembly not a
voice was raised to defend her aC'
| ton Lord Cecil spoke briefly. re-
Sretting that the Argentine dele
! Gates had taken such step. but
| adding that no one nation could
presume 10 control tho action Of
tho League.
| Ills speech was unanimously ap-
proved and the assembly proceeded
with its regular order Of business,
! the Argentine withdrawal being a
closed incident
League Strengthened
Instead OF the assembly and the
/. League bang weakened by the Ar
genuine attack, they have been
strengthened. They have been
strRted the powers of resistance to
! influences which wish to destroy
The League. that many have doubt
ed they possessed
The nat result of tile Argentine
fasco Is that so nations, instead Of
I "A. are now functioning in the as
semhly and that there is greater
solidarity among those nations than
before Argentine attempted her
tIidiculous coup.
Argentine delegates will not be
invited to return to the assembly.
They either must ask to come back
Or mack their trunks and go home.
They will probably do the later,
( q nd It will then be Up to the Ar
r7r.inc government to decide
( whether or not it is to give the two
/ years rc.icc OF withdrawal from
The League. which is provided in
Itho covenant.
Sec German Influence.
There seems to be very little
loub: hat the action OF the Argen-
! tine doJegats was the result OF Ger
man influence The point they en-
irhqst2od was that the assembly had
refused to discuss the admission of
I'll nations to the League at this
session Germany was not mention
Cd particularly, but Germany was
meant.
Germany would like to get into
! the League before she has made
good her treaty obligations and Ar
lgontine which was Germany's good
fnioud dNrinE the war. seems still
% be playing that role.
PuerrydOn. foreign secretary OF
! argentine md leader OF that dele
I cation here directed tho Argentine
/ scho.ne Ever since the first day OF
tho assembly he has boon very ac-
. live on the floor and in committees,
, nSsing rs one OF the liberal leaders
Tor The assembly. Now It develops
That his whole purpose was to Gre
at9 2 favorable impression which
would bring to his aid other liberal
Leaders when he got ready to force
tho discussion OF Germany's admis.
sion to the League.
Liberals Show Sincerity.
That he miserably failed and
that his purpose is celarly exposed
IFS evidence Of the good sense and
sincerity Of the real liberal leader
ship OF the assembly. Incidentally
It is said that Puerrydon Is q candi-
date for president OF Argentine and
| Mthat his play here Is designed to
strengthen him with the German
iCphile party at home
/ The Lodge interview published
In European newspapers, citing the
Argentine withdrawal as proof that
! other nations are. now finding
tLeaglye Weaknesses that America
found two\ycars ago Is as far as
possible from facts.
It is truo that the fact that the
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