Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-12-10
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Ruling on Unanlmity Clause May
Cause argentina to Quit
League Of Nations.
WILSON WILL HELP ARMENIA
Entente Warns Greece Not to Restore
Constantine to Throne-D'Annun-
xio Declares War on ltaIy-Pres-
ldent- Elect Harding Home.
By EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

Comparative harmony, forced by
stress Of circumstances. marked the
doings Of the League Of Nations assem-
bly, during the early part Of the. work,
and then came discord that threatened
to result In the withdrawal Of at least
one important member nation-Argen-
tina.
Certain amendments to the covenant
had been proposed by the Scandinavian
delegates and the commission oii>
amendments had reported against them
and any other amendments at this
time. In the assembly there was mo-
ton 70 refer the amendments to q sbe-
tiai e6nimltte9 fof report next Sep
tember. Delegate Pueyrredon of Ar
gentina alone opposed this, and since
the covenant requires unanimous
vote for the carrying Of any motion.
apparently the proposition was
blocked. But vIyIanl Of France at once
asserted that this was a "Question of
procedure" and that the unanimitv
fule did not apply. President Hyndns
supported the contention. declared ~
resQlYtlon carried and ad,i,ourhed the
meeting.
= Aispathes from Buenos Aires said
the government was nosaentarily ex-
peeting n cablegram from Pueyrredon.
who is foreign minister Of Argentina.
and that the withdrawal Of the nation
from the league was likely to follow.
The league members thought they
had found the way to save what
remains of the Armenian people, for
President Wilson, asked by the league
council to mediate for Armenia with
Mustapha Kemal Pasha, consented to
undertake the task through q repre-
sentative to be named by him. He
made 1t plain that his effort must be
personal and that he would have to
rely. in determining the method Of
approaching the problem, on the adj
vice of those nearer the scene Of ac-
ton. Such advice will be supplied
by the commissioners Of the allied
nations in Turkey. Spain and Brazil
have offered to cooperate with the
United States In the matter.
When, and II, the Armenian affair
is settled, Greece evidently must pay
the price. Kemal must be placated
and this can be done only by a radical
revision Of the treaty Of Sevres. Al
this writing the plans for such re
vision are being arranged In Londor
by Premiers Lloyd George Of Great
Britain and Leygues Of France. The
most important changes in the pact
doubtless win be made at the ex
pense Of Greece's newly acquired ter
ritory in Asia Minor and Thrace
Since the Greeks ousted venizelos ant
prepared to restore Constantine Il
the throne their ambitions have re
eeIyed smaller consideration by th'
great powers, Already, It is under
stood, Great Britain, France and Ital!
have agreed that the Smyrna regioi
shall be internationalizsd and police,
by locally recruited gandarmes Of
acsTQ9 bZ a International officers
corps. -s-HzA IEsAA l.aaIssNs-..- HSlysaa.-
It is certain that Kemal win not b
satisfied with this Smyrna concession
for his growing power is causing hi
demands 70 increase. Newspapers 9
'Mgora, whore he makes his head
Quarters. say he asks that Thrace b
given autonomy, CQpstanti1Qpls b
evacuated By the allies and the alie'
and lnteraIlIsd zones q confol sa
influence N Syria and other parts 3
the Turkish empire be abandohed.
is probable some Of these demand
win be rejected, and equally probabl
that some OF them will be grantee
Kemal's military strength is wort
consideration and his popular suppoi
Is widespread. Sixty German officer
have been making over his bands {