The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-24
GERMANS FORCE
LEAGUE MANDATE
PROBLEM TO FORE
Debate on Berlin Protest Set
for Thursday.
What Assembly Does None Of
Berlin's Business.
| AUSTRIA may Be ADMITTED
Huns Must Disarm First, De-
clares French Delegate.
Cannot Be Given Any COnsid-
Grafton, Says Australian.
AUSTRIA MAY Be ADMITTED
Cannot Be Given Any COnsid-
Grafton, Says Australian.

Geneva, Nov. 24.-Immediate ad-
mission of Austria and Bulgaria was
recommended to the League of Ma
tions assembly today by the commits
sion on membership.
The commission reached favorable
decisions on the former enemies of the
world but withheld recommendations
for number of small European states
until conditions are stabilized and
recognition has been accorded by
nearby powers.
Those states favored for member
ship in today's report are Austria.
Bulgaria. Finland. Albania and Lux
embourg.
-Four Held Over.
The petitions of Latvia, Lithuania.
Ukrainia and Esthonia were held over.
Affairs in the Baltic region are too
chaotic to permit favorable action
now, the commission decided.
Speaking before the sixth commits
sion, Leon Bourgeois France, declared
France cannot disarm until Germany
has been compelled to fulfill all con-
ditions of the Versailles treaty. Ger
many, he admitted, has begun dis
armament but has not completed IL.
Before disarming, France will await
the report of a military commission
which will meet in Geneva to prepare
a disarmament plan, he said.
This plan will take into considera-
ton the geogra phical and special con-
ditions in each country, Bourgeois
said.
In order to emphasize the inter-
national character of the commission
to oversee the Lithuanian plebiscite,
the league council has invited the
Scandinavians to send small detach-
ments of gendarmes.
Germany Forces Way In.
Germany has forced her way into
the League of Nations discussions
The whole German situation will be
canyassed Thursday when her protest
gainst the distribution Of her colonies
under mandate is to be discussed.
E.. d. Millen, Australia, with the as
sistance of President Hymans. carried
the fight there. Viviani of France:
Tittoni of Italy, and Balfour of Great
Britain. usually at the forefront in any
discussion bearing on the Germans.
took no part in the debate.
Had to Call Halt.
In an interview today. Millen de-
clared: 1T was necessary to call
showdown on Germany's impudence-
Berlin was inspired by two motives in
ening that she would no longer con-
slider herself bound by the colonies
clause of the treaty.
"She hoped to gain a disruption of
the league ana O1SdRTeemenJS among
league members. Then she hoped TO
obtain postponement of distribution
of mandates until she becomes a
member of the league. qualities AS a
mandatory power herself and thus
again obtains control of her former
colonies.
Australia will insist on a distrfbu-
ton of mandates as previously agreed
upon. We are opposed to giving Ger
many the slightest consideration.
Nome of BerIin's Business.
'1t is none of Berlin's business how
the mandates are handled. Her rights
to the territories were sacrificed for
ever. Whether the supreme council
or the league is entitled to dispose of
them is purely a technical matter as
between the allies and the league
Millen declared he intended to de
mand that Germany's tactics "be ex-
posed" He expected full support
from France and Belgium.
The assembly. practically decided
yesterday to await the new administra-
ton in the United States before at
tempting amendments to the covenant.