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romic commission. such as Tomasso
'Hittoni. Italian delegate, suggested, to
allay social discomfort.
Argentna's position was regarded as
very significant. inasmuch as :. was
taken as rejecting the views of many
Latin American countries, and also be-
caIse it is becoming more or less APP
parent here that France is trying to
exercise great influence ever these coun-
tries. Moreover, France is foremost
he"e in wanting to make over the league
to suit America.
However. the Argentine position re-
specting admission of enemy States TO
League membership cannot be said to
accord with the French view. Argen-
tins's speaker said:
1T is essential that all sovereign
States be admitted in such way that
their non-incorporation in the league
would merely be the result Of their own
wishes. The strength OF the league lies
in the incorporation into IL of the great
est possible number OF States. The nom
admission OF States could create a dam
fgerous antagontsm. could cause another
league by the States left outside to be
lined up against the present league and
could be the cause of much disquietude"
Regarding an international court OF
justice, he said: THE organization OF
permanent court of justice is so
essential that the Argentine cannot i'm
agine the league existing without il.
BY its obligatory Jurisdiction and SEN
fences II would be defender of in
ternational right, of relations between
states and of all against any country
which sought to disturb the peace of
the world
Lord Robert Cecil defended. as well
as ticised the leagues course thus
far. Apparently referring to Senator
Harding's position. but without naming
the American President-elect. he de-
clared that the league was not dead.
but. to the contrary. it was very much
alive. as reports of the councils ac-
tivities showed.
He made a plea for more publicity In
the councils meetings. insisting that the
demand for publicity ran throughout the
covenant and that there had been much
criticism in Great Britain and in South
Africa whom he represented. against
the secrecy surrounding the council. He
also voiced a plea for action immedi-
ately on the Armenian question and for
decisive action regarding disarmament.
His chief criticism of the council was
that II had not done too much. but too
little Speaking from the rostrum with
all the zeal and fervor or covenanter.
he said
Let us not be afraid of our power.
but go on from strength to strength. II
is not by doing too much that the league
is in danger. The danger that threatens
the league is that il may gradually
sink :nto position of respectable
medlocrity and become useless diplo-
matte machine. We must not be afraid
of our power. but must be ready TO take
bold line in the great work OF re-
Cancellation and pacihcatio now before
us"
Other commission chairmen and vice.
chairmen elected to-day were DIR. Well
ington Koo, vice-chalrnan on genera
organization Tomasso Tittoni of Italy
chairman of the Commission on Tech
meal Organization and Take Jonescu
of Rumania. vice-chairman Leon Bour-
geois. head of the Commission on thf
Court Of international Justice. with DIT
Alfonso Costa of Portugal. az VICE
chairman: Count Quinones de Leon
Spanish Ambassador to France. chair
man Of the Commission on Finances ant
Senior Restrepo of Colombia, vice-chair-
man; Hjalmar Branting OF Sweden
chairman of the Commission on Disarfii
ament, Blockade and Mandates andSenoi
Agnery of Cuba. vice-chairman.
Spain has three representatives on The
committees