The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-10
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
PLANS UNDER WAY
BY DAVID LAwBENch
IcopyriRht BY rhe IntelllGsnesr:l

WASHINGTON. May s-Thc League
OF Nations has been in existence ior
iour months What has II To show IN
ths way OF positive results thus far'
The facts as obtained from olrlCial IN
formation here disclose that nuch u
the work OF organization Is !ct 10 Dc
dono but that plans for every branch OF
the leagues activity are fully under
E1ihu Root, former Secretary OF State
will sail soon for London 70 &C. !,,m,,an IN on
of a permanent court OF internatlon.al
Justice is drawn up for submission 70
the Assembly of the League al a la'es
meeting this year Ssnsafsd Senator h%Si ."cS "a a
court and 80 have other leading Repuo-
leans. It was provided for In the coy
enant OF the league and IS now 70 ee
established by conference OF the T,s s
eminent jurists OF all countries on June
lst at London. The international courI
will handle all judicial questions az
disputes between nations Wnlcp ~
matters Of law as apart from poIit,Cal
questions. But even political contro-
Ssrs,es between nations often involve a
question Of law or facts and II VIII pe
possible for tho Council and the AsSetl,
blv of the League of Nations WneTc
political problems will be considered a.,
wavs 70 refer a question Of law or fact
TO the International court for ~ juds-
ment or opinion
International conferenoes
Resides tho meeting at London to
create an International court OF )ustice'
three other International conferences
90 to ~ held under the auspices or tnc
League Of Nations. The hnancsat con-
ference at Brussels on May 18TH mas az
ready attracted the attention OF lne SS
ononoic world, and on June l5th thete
viii he n seamen's labor conference al :
,.cti6S shipping But the important
meeting in the immediate futpre IS 'he
session OF the Council OF the League 10
he held at Roma on May l4th.
Plans will be approved a. tnsi a,ates s'eG for
the conyening OF the Assembly, tor inc
constitution of 4 permanent ArmamehtS
Commission, and the registration OF Al
new treaties between members ot tu
league other questions Will be TAKEN
nm such as Central European relief ana
Tho budget OF the league but 1t Is sig
niflcant that all member nations VIII oe
required to register at this meeting any
treaties or agreements lhe9 h"a'
made with each other.
This Is the first step in the era OF
publicity or open diplomacy on the ma
Ter OF treaties. Indeed, the PTo'tSIon' ,on
Of the isssss, Sss,6ns SSieR eS0s % @sSers
These Include Japan, Great Britain, Poi-
and France, Italy, Belgium. BOLIVIA
Brazil. zecho-sl9yakia, Per re5us ss;uatennis
ali OF whom were In the war or
x,Snad the treaty Of versailles-and the
ststes which we're neutral but have
ioined the league such as Arsen.Iaio'
Chile. Colombia; CaanaIs Ren%sIs parssaay. Persia.
SaIvador, Spain, Sweden and SwitzeF-
land. .,4 var
The meaning OF the foregoing mem
hershiR II list stousi6ered sa5 T that ~ every one Of
,hnss tyenty-eight nations, incluoinS'
for instance, Japan, Is aosoiu5etS Pm,suS
cd uot to make war without nrsl alton
~ nine months for investigation or ar
htss,atjon or the consideration OF their
Sixnutes by the Council or Assemoiy Va
tbr League Of Nations. None OF Iness
nations can now go TO war WIN ~
other or with powers on lne spur ur,.ibic W
moment without invoking the poSslUin
Ii.will or even military force OF all the
nth"r powers. The making OF war IS
not prohibited after the nine m9n.ns
period has elapsed nor Touia mil tSst
Intervention be considered during shnit enIt
neriod, n both parties agreed 10 snomt.
fheir case 70 inquiry or aroitraton; buS
Snr n ali practical purposes the hands OF
twenty-eight nations have been Neo 1ol
a nine month cooling on PERIOD.
oniy eleven states have signed the
1>rsaty OF Versailles but have not rat
iseJ Il and 50 are not members OF the
league. These include the Guntt Gutti
states, Cuba, Ecuador, Greece, Haiti
HonSSras. Nicaraugua, Portugal. Rou-
mania, Hedjez and the new Juso-9'a'
China abs,ained from signing the
treaty Of Versailles ouI Anstrian St,! 5't treaty
which contains the covenant OF the
league -Four other states-San Marino,
Luxembourg. Georgia and lceiano, HeIe
not mentioned in the ortSinai eovehahs .hs
hut have asked to be admitted 10 the
iearue, Mexico has never been asked TO
join. ..a
Concretely. the different meetings OF
the Council have accomplished 'ncSe
Jsnuary 15th-OrEanized the Council
and appointed the Saar Basin Frontier
EshrSsr1 11-Admitted Switzerland.
.dn1teS Tules OF procedure for the
S.ounctl. appointed the Saar Basin Gov
erninS Commission. accepted the ooilEa-
ton offered in the Folish treaty Tor
Tho protection of minoritieS. approved
mans for tho organization of the per-
manent court OF international justice,
FOR the freedom OF communication and
transit, and for the International Health
Office and summoned the international
March 13-Approved plans for send
ing a league commission OF inquiry to
Russia. and took nrss step steps for the pre-
April s-Answered request OF Sup
RENE Council that the League take
mandate in Armenia with the statement
that II would assume general oversight
for the time being
The next meeting at'Rome will follow
tho program already set forth IN the
beginning OF this dispatch. The budget
will be apportioned among the twenty
eight members. The total cost OF the
league thus far Is about 100000 and
The sum OF $2.5o0.ooo Is required for
The next flscal year. When divided by
tventy-eight this is an insignificant
sum as government expenses go, and
relatively small sun, TO pay In an cnort