The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-11-15

IVfDCCOAAC AlVAAOOA0 ~ SAAS A|Sss6~S s~N~>~
have accepted and already been taken
into membership. T., ss.,....
China, alone, derives her member
ship by being signatory to the i hea-
tys of St. German.
Eleven other states have applied for
membership, some Of them saving
only de facto governments. In ad-
dition 1t is believed Germany, Aus
tria, Bulgaria and Hungary Will
make attempts to gain admission to
full fellowship among the nations
az; exemplified in the League.
The only Aations that will not be
represented at the first meeting OF
tho assembly, either officially or semi
officially, are the United States OF
America, Mexico, Turkey and Rus
aias:.t ... -. 3D..
The assembly will be called to ord
erfat. II o'clock by NJ. Paul Hymans
ofsBelgium. Later a permanent pre-
stdent Will be elected for the period
ofsJhe conference.
Advance information is that a
number :of days will be required
mStely to ilear1the reports OF the va
rt6ps2 commission which have been
authorized BY the council to inves-
tigate International questions. Dele
gates will be Quartered at Geneva's
main hotels, and their office work
will be done in the Leagues new cap
it0l,- recently the National Hotel.
which was acquired by Sir Eric to
take care Of the offices OF the secre-
tariat and commissions.
Among the reports to be heard of
commissions named under. provisions
oftthe treaty are: Appointment Of
three members of the Saar Valley
boundary commission; the Saar VAL
lsy governing commission; Appoint
1tsSft of a the high commissioner of
D1ntzig and approval of the constitu-
ton of the Free City; responsibilities
of the league arising out of the dis
tribution of mandates and the en-
fofcement Of article XXI ~tman-
dates); appointment of DR.. Fridjof
Nansen, arctic explorer, to invesu-
gate repatristion Of ex-ererv nrik-
oners from Russia and Germany to
their respective homes; the Polish
minority treaty; the resolution re-
garding the admission Of Switzerland;
the first and second budgets of the
league; relief in Central Europe and
methods of combating typhus; re-
port on the piebiscite in Eupen and
.Malmedy. .,
Probably one of the most ticklish
problems the assembly will be called
On to settle isslikely to be proposed
to- the league by Peru, Chill and
Bolivia. It is the Tacno-Arica boun-
Diary controversy. Both Peruvians
and Bolivians have made known their
intention Of submitting the question
to the league for settlement. 1t is
expected Chilli will acquiesce.
Since the seventies, the question Of
who owns Tacna-Arica has worried
statesmen of South America. More
than once has war threatened, and
in fact Chill actually declared war
on Peru and in the treaty of Ancon
gained possession Of the disputed
province. A plebiscite was set for
ten; years later 1883, but for sew
eral reasons the will Of the inhabi.
tants was never allowed to be ex.
pressed. Since then a crisis has ap.
peared on many occasions, but al.
thnugh no diplomatic relations are
maintained between Peru and Chill,
there has been no war.
of most interest to the United
States, perhaps, IN view Of the failure
Of that nation to enter the league,
is the assenbly's attitude toward the
Root Phillmore international court OF
arbitration, proposed by committee
Of world jurists under guidance OF
Elihu Root, former secretary of state
under President Roosevelt.
Ifla1much as several European ma.
tons are opposed to the unlimited
powers of the court, as the United
States is to the unqualified Article
X}of the covenant, considerable de
bate Isl expected before the court!
constitution is finally approved.
That the court will certainly b.
: established is assured by action; O.
the league council in approving O.
the plan for formulation of a perma
J lientF courtclof international justice
Mainly the mopted questions are wha
form 1t win take and to what extern
5 nations win adhere to It's decisions
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