New-York tribune., 1920-11-15
Delegates at Geneva De-
clare There Can Be No
Union WithoutAme
Will Accept Revisions
Poland and Danzie
I'm Clash Over Port
France Reported Ready
to Withdraw if Ger
many Is Admitted Now
By Arthur S. Draper
Special Gable to The Tribune

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GENEVA, Nov. 1d.-~The Council of
the League of Nations, at it's final meet
ing to-day prior to the opening of the
assembly here tomorrow, decided to
leave vacancies on the mandatory COM
mission and the financial and economic
committees so that an American dele
gate can be placed on each of them if
the Washington government later de-
sires representation.
All the delegates with whom the
Tribune correspondent has talked insist
that unless the United States Joins the
league there will be no league. This view
is held by the British, French, Swcdcs,
Swiss and Chinese, to mention only a
few who have thus expressed them
selves. The South Americans and the
nations that were neutral during the
war, who are the keenest supporters
of the league, insist upon the neces-
sity Of having tha United States in the
league because it is not tied to Europe
with lettering alliances. No reserva-
lions which the United States might
consider necessary to insure her inIe-
pendence would be unacceptable to the
league.
Heated Clash Over Danzig
Herr Saim, who heads the Polish list
Oberburgermeister of DanziB, speak
ing in German before the league coun-
Gil, declared on behalf of the inhab-
itants Of his city that Poland's demand
for military control of their port was
lntolerable. Ignace Jan Padercwski in
fiery speech gave the members to
understand that Poland would not be
satisfied with anything less than domi-
nation of Danzig by Polish armed
forces.
The council members had thought
that nne-year lease on the harbor
1aclutles OF Danzig, similar to that
granted the Czecho-Slovaks at Ham
burg. would settle the question of Dan
zig to the satisfaction of Poland The
Foies, however, are now demanding
guarantees against interference in
passage of military supplies through
the port They want to keep it open
Tor military equipment in case new
antl-Bolshevik campaign is decided on
next season.
Herr Saim, as the official representa-
tive of the people of Danzig, hotly op-
posed Paderewski. During the war.
Wnen the Germans were occupying
warsaw, Saim was the administrator
IN that city and earned Polish hatred
by his ruthless administration of af-
fairs. He owes his position on tbc
war criminals list to his behavior on
that occasion.
Mandatory Commission Tn
" hen members Of the league coun-
Gil saw to-day that sfo solution could
come from the personal wrangle into
which the meeting between Sam and
Paderewski resolved itself, they de :.
clded to ask both sides to state their
case IN writing by Thursday, when the
council would again consider the prob
lem.
After the failure of the league to
settle one of the two questions agitat-
ing Poland, it was thought better not
to embark on the Lithuanian DISPUTE
at to-day's session. Instead, the Nom
bers thought it would be profitable 10
discuss the constitution of the man
datory commission. Here also no.
dispute arose over the report pre-
sented by the secretariat of the
league.
Americas interest in the mandatory
SOiIiHl oSlOu lies III CHc TACT that this
body is charged with carrying out the
open-door policy provided for in the
mandatory regions by the Treaty of
Versailles. officials of the league ad-
nit that in the period that has passed
since the signing of the Turkish
Treaty for Sevres there has been a
strong tendency for the mandatory
regions to become little moro than
colonies of the powers in control.
France and England have agreed to
divide Mesopotamia, instead of ad
nlinistering its production for the
benefit of the native population. The
American government has already
twice protested against this monopo-
listic step.
Secretariat Makes Proposal
The league secretariat, therefore,
placed a proposal before the council to-
day for the establishment of a manda-
tory commission to see to the honest
application of the terms of the Treaty
of Versailles. They suggested TIE ap-
pointmcnt of a commission Of fifteen
members, eight of whom should be
nominated by the now mandatory
powers. The secretariat believed that
the council would agree to this ma
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