Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-15
FRANCE OPPOSED
To THE GERMANS
JOINING LEAGUE.
Question of Admitting the
Huns Is Expected to Come
Up at Geneva Meeting;
Sentiment is Divided.

Paris, Nov. 1.-THE questions
whether Germany will apply to be
admitted to the league of nations
at the meeting of the assembly in
Geneva, November Is and wheth-
en- if she applies she will be adj
mitted, are being discussed by for
eign offices of the principal powers.
Germany's admission to the
! league would change greatly her
| international status, and the dele
gates of some European countries
are beginning TO take position. The
| foreign offices of Holland and of
Sweden are understood to have in
timated to members of the council
of the league that they would con-
slider withdrawal if the central
powers were not admitted. on the
ground that the league would be
incomplete without them. The I'M
official replies of members of the
council to these limitations were
that the delegates of either Sweden
or Holland were free to propose
the admission of the late enemy
states.
Italy Is Favorable.
The Italian delegates have de-
cided in agreement with their for
eign office that Italy would second
the nomination of Germany should
any other state propose her. The
French government is resOlutely
opposed to Germany's admission.
1t will take two-thirds vote of the
assembly to admit a new member.
Consequently, as there are forty
one governments represented it
would require the vote Of twenty
eight for admission.
1t is by no means certain that
Germany will ask to be admitted.
The German foreign office has
been displeased with the manner in
which the council Of the league of
nations has administered the Saar
coal region, and also because NAL
medy and Eupen were transferred
to Belgium. Nevertheless. an I'M
official agent of the German for
e+gn office. the president of the
German league of nations society,
Eas recently visited London and
had unofficial conversations with
permanent officials of the league.
Thirteen Applicants.
The Bulgarian government has
announced that it will apply for
admission, Thirteen other states
have formally applied for admis
sion. They are: Luxembourg, Es-
thOnia, Ukrainian Republic. Latvia.
Monaco, Finland. Liechtenstein,
Costa Rica, San Marine. Iceland,
Georgia, Armenia and Lithuania.
When the delegates to the peace
conference were making up the list
of states to be invited to become
members of the league, the United
States government objected to in
vitations being sent to Costa Rica,
San Domingo and Mexico. on the
ground that the governments of
these three countries were not Suf-
ftciently stable to be recognized.
The objection of the American
state department 10 Costa Rica was
that it did not recognize the de
laCtO TinOCo government Omitted
States has since recognized the
Acosta government of Costa Rica)
Neither San Domingo nor Mexico
have applied but Costa RIGA has.
ATmamcntS Commission.
One of the most interesting sub
jects to come before the assembly
will be that of the permanent arm
aments commission and the reso-
luton on that subject adopted by
the conference Of ministers of
state of Norway, sweden and Dem
mark at Copenhagen in August last
which reads:
1.-THE conference has considered
the resolution of the council of the
league of nations regarding the es-
adjustment of the commission on
the reduction of ornaments, pro-
vided for by Article TX OF the COW
enant of the league of nations.
"The conference has expressed
the hope that the work of this
commission will be carried OUT
without delay, in spit of the diff
ferenccs of opinion which may
arise regarding the principles APP
piled in its formation, so that 1t
may soon be possible to determine
the bases of agreement with regard
to an effective limitation of arma-
ments, without which peace cam
rot be assured"
Another subject likely to occupy
good deal of time is the defining
of relations and respective COM
petence of the council of the as
sembly OF the league.