The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-12-10
ADOPT PLAN FOR
LEAGUE BLOCKADE
RATIFICATION OF LEAGUE PRO.
posAL ~ SUBCOMMITTEE
is EXPECTED
sQuAssLes DELAY ACTION
Financial Committee Working Out In.
ternationat Credit Plan, to BE Sub
mitted Within Few Days.
Working Plan Drafted

Geneva. Dec. 4.--The general COM
mittee Of the league OF nations assem-.
bly, took up yesterday plans for facIli-
tating the work Of the assembly with a
view 10 It's completion by December
10 or II. A definite plan for use Of
the economic blockade against menu
hers Of the league breaking the coven-
ant was unanimously adopted by the
subcommittee on blockade. The MEM
hers Of the commission expressed the
belief that the plan does much to pre-
vent serious international dispute from
developing into actual wars. The men,
hers declared themselves confident
that the scheme would be ratified by
the assembly Of the league.
Geneva, Dec. 4.--Thc Galatians have
asked the league OF millions 10 free
them from spanish rule: the Montene-
grins repeatedly are appealing 10 the
council and assembly for the indepen-
dence Of their country and for relief
from alleged crueities Of Serbian
almost innumerabc odds and ends In
the league mail are demands for re-
vision Of the treaty Of Seyres.
These and minor complications are
preventing the council OF the assembly
from pushing ahead with the big pro-
gram Of the present meeting. Mean
while the financial committee Of IL. ap-
pointed to continue the work of the
BRUSSELS financial conference. has been
working out plan for an international
credit Institution. This committee took
the rough sketch Of the plan prepared
by the Brussels conference as a start
Ing point for Its work. After 20 odd
sittlngs II has virtually completed the
drift Of the plan. which will be sub
United to the council In few days.
Announcement Of this progress to-
ward practical solution of one Of the
worlds greatest problems IL hailed
with the greatest satisfaction by many
delegates who had acquired the Inn
preston that the council was permit
ting the recommendation OF the Brus-
Geneva, Dec. 4.-~.rhe report of the |
committee ON relations between the |
council aud the assembly OF the league
OF nations suggests the adoption by the
assembly of the following principles as
n working hasis for the time being:
Ffrst-~rhe council and the assembly |
eaeh Will be Invested with particular |
powers and duties Neither body will |
have jurisdiction 10 render decision |
In any matter which has been express
~ committed To the other.
Second assembly will have no
power To reverse or modify n decision
which falls within the exclusive com.
petence Of the council. The same re- |
spect must be shown by the council
for decisions Of the assembly
Third--under the covenant. repre-
sentatives sitting ON the council md In |
the assembly win render decisions us |
of their respective |
states. and IN rendering decisions they |
have no standing except RS such rep
tFrsttNtittN.
FourthThe council viii present
each year report tn the assembly. II
win be Impossible to consider the AS
xemhly as chamber Of deputies aud
the council as nm upper chamber the
report finds. because In certain mat.
ters the council and the assembly viii
have identical rights. while In others
each body has special rights.
Neither eau the council be consider
FL ms invested with executive aud the
assembly with Legislative power. since
tho assembly also possesses executive
The committee finds no
analogy for the league In ordinary con.
law aud comes To the con-
rlusIons that. In view Of the eomplicat.
Ell questions involved In the final def.
milton ~ the relations between the
TWO bodies, II Is better 10 adopt only
general principles ~ working basis
pending further study Of the situation.
Creditors of the defunet old Colony