Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-24
COMMITTEE OF LEAGUE
AGAINST AMENDMENTS
Balfuur Declares II Too Early to
Formulate Changes in
Covenant.
SCANDINAVIA Is oUTy TED
North Europeans Urge Immediate
Revision OF World Society Com
stitution-Nontrncg Makes APP
plication for Membership.
IBy Associated t.r.se. J

GENEVA. Nov 23.--Thcrc: vii! oa
no amendments to the covenant OF the
league OF nations at this session of
the assembly II the decision OF com
u!ttce number THAT on general
organization--wh!c has hccn con
siHcrinE amendments, is approved in
full session.
Arthur J. Ealfour. ch2iriaan Of tho
committee. suggested in committee
meeting that il waa too early TO
draw conciusiona 50 To the working
OF tho league OF TO form an idea as
To how the covenant mag be inn
proved. He proposed that the com
m:ttce recommend the appointment
of a special committee to consider
proposed amendments and report TO
thc next meeting Of the assembly.
TIC Scandinavian delegates on the
committee insisted upon the consid-
Grafton Immediately ci amendments
they proposed. llIt they were out
voted The South american dele
gates accepted Mr.. Balfour's suggcs-
;ion ull the more readily, because they
are of tho opinion that any amend
'nent OF the covenant should await
propositions that are expected from
the United States after President
Elcc; IIarding's consultations on the
subject. They declared - would he
entirely out OF order TO revise tho
covenant In the absence of one Of the
/ most important nations OF the world.
! The committee or tho international
cour, decided 20 send letter OF
thanks and congratulations to Eiihu
Root md other delegates Of the
! Hague conference. This is as far AZ
! they have got IN their work.
Antonio IIuncus. head OF the Chill
| can delegation. and chairman OF tho
! committed on admission of new mem
bers. told :hc Associated Press today
| that his committee already was bard
; nj work and hoped 10 make an early
| report.
/ News oil the application OF Mon
| tencsro for membership in the
! league Of nations leaked ont today.
No information whatever was given
on the subject by the secretariat OF
| the league. This eleventh hour ap-
| plication necessarily will come up on
| the floor OF the assembly before be-
| ing referred to committee.
| In the course OF this mornings
session Delegate Miiicn. OF Australia.
| asked that ticrmany's protest against
| the leagues method OF apportioning
mandates FOR former German colonies.
submitted recently, be laid before the
assembly before being referred to n
| committee. Tho question went over
! until tomorrow.
| Debate on the Polish -Ltthuaa n
| conflict. which was threatened for 4
| time on demand by Lord Robert
Cecil for full information. was avoided
by an explanation from the chair
that negotiations on the subject by
the council were stiil in progress.
Lord Robert also demanded greater
! publicity for the proceedings of the
council. and n pr3miac was made on
! behalf OF the latter to comply.
A resolution introduced by George
| Nicoll Barnes, OF Great Britain, ask
ing the council to explain why 1t
| failed to intervene and prevent hos
| t!li,ies between Poland and Soviet
| Russia last summer went over to the
next session TO be held Thursday.