The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-12-03
ART. X. COMES UP
BEFORE LEAGUE
ABSENCE OF UNITED STATES
AND RUSSIA FROM ASSEMBLY
coMPLtcArEs SITUATION
WOULD CONF eR WlTnnARDl
Many Delegates Contend United States
Should Express Views on Changes
Which Would Make Covenant
Acceptable to This Country

Geneva. Nov. 22.-The responsible
ties of the league of nations and re-
sponsibilities of it's individual members
under Article X. Of the covenant ia one
question the committee on administra.
ton Of new members Is considering in
connection with the applications Of IA
states. not including Germany. These
applications are now In the hands of
subcommittee. They are Finland, Es-
thonia. Letvia, Lithuania and Luxem.
bourg. referred to a subcommittee pre-
sided over by NJ. Poullet: Austria,
Bulgaria, Albania and Lichtenstein, re-
ferrel to subcommittee presided over
by Lord Cecil: and Georgia, Armenia,
Azerbaijan. Ukraine and Costa Rica,
subcommittee presided over by DR..
Fridtj Of Nansen. Norway.
Besides responsibilities under Ar
tcle \. the committees will consider
in respect to each applicant the fol-
lowing questions:
Is its application in order? Is the
government replying for recognition
deiure. or defacto. and by which
states: Has the nation applicant
stable government and settled from.
tier? What is its population and size?
Is 1t lf-gOverning? What has been
its conduct. including both acts and
assurances to its International obi.
cations?
The latter question is supposed to
have been inspired by the French mem.
her Of the committee. NJ. Viviani. with
view to any proposition that may be
submitted to elect Germany.
Final concrete solutions are not ex-
pected on all questions because most Of
the important problems are complicat-
ed by the absence of the United States,
Russia and the central European pow.
ers. 1t is hoped. however. that fun(la-
mental plans will be laid to control
ornaments. organize an International
court Of justice and put il. force the
blockade against any power breaking
the covenant.
Slight amendment to the covenant
may be made. though many delegates
hold the entire question should await
propositions from the United States,
which they expect as a result Of Presi-
Harding's consultations.
The question Of mandates. in conse-
quence of Germany's protest to the as.
sembly against the manner Of selec-
ton OF manufactures touches upon the
pn1o tinno hotuoon tho On,,ona1 ~ %h~
league and the assembly and their re-
spective jurisdictions. The Germans
appeal to the assembly is on question
which the council regards within it's
own province.
Some delegates intend to make an is.
sue. on the supremacy of the assembly
over the council ny fighting for the
election Of all members If the council
by the assembly. thus taking the con-
troll out Of the hands Of the big pow
ers which under present conditions
name n majority. This would involve
the revision Of the covenant on which
It would be impossible to reach the re-
quired unanimity.
1t Is pointed ont that the Importance
Of Germany's protest Is lessened by
the fact that it has been understood all
along that the present occupation Of
colonies and territories subject to man.
date is only provisional. pending the
action Of the league to sanction the
method Of administration.
Washington. Nov. ooo.-Through dis.
patch of another note to England the
state department has taken another
step in its effort to develop IA clear
definition of the RIGHTS of all powers in
mandate territories.
The new note is one of n series
which had its origin in reports the
British and French governments ut the
San Reno conference last spring nego-
tiated an agreement by which the oil
rights in the British mandate territory
Of Mesopotamia were to be divided be.
tween the two countries.