Evening star., 1920-11-23
CLASH ON ARMENIA
RESOLUTION LOOMS!
May Precipitate Showdown
on Powers d Council
and Assembly.

GENEVA. November % (by the As
ISOLATED Press).--A clash between fhe
council and the assembly OF the
league Of nations on the question of
the carrying ont of the assembly's
resolution of yesterday Tor inferven-
tion In the Armenian Situation loomed
I'D as q possibility this forenoon as
the assembly met for today's session
The subject OF Armenia was early
to the fore. the chairman announcing
the makeup of the committee to ex-
anime into the details Of the eventual
Intervention. The committee was
headed by Lord Robert Cecil Of the
Union Of South Africa delegation, who
IL q strong proDonent Of help for
Armenia, and had on its membership
list likewise Rene viviani Of France,
whose eloquent plea yesterday swept
the assembly into unanimous approval
Of the resolution for action on the sub
ject The other members amounted
were Senator Henri la Fontaine Of
Belgium, DR.. Fridtjof Nansen OF Nor
way, Hororio Pueyrredon of Argentina
and Sigor Schanzi Of Italy.
split Threatened.
The order of the day for the as
sembly contained several resolutions
of an apparently innocuous character
promising in themselves no such SEN
sational interest as yesterdays ses-
sion developed. The possibility was
seen, however, that the failure of the
council of the league to act last night
on the Viviani resolution might pro-
woke another debate on Armenia and
raise the entire question of the re.
lations Of the council and the assem-.
bly,.
The respective powers Of those
biggest questions before the assembly.
The clash on this subject would nat
urally come in discussion Of the re-
port of the organization committee
in reg gular course. but 1t could easily
be precipitated by refusal Of the coun
ell to carry out any resolution OF the
assembly.
Consider Covenant Revision.
The subject of revision Of the coy-
enant of the league came up again
AT Yesterdays session of the assem-
bly,. H. A. Van karnebeek OF Hot-
land. addressing the delegates on his
resolution that committee be
charged with the study of the re-
vision Of article XVIII on the regis
tration of treaties. held that the
article was now subject to three diff
ferent interpretations as to the legal
ity of unregistered treaties. He urged
revision Of the article to make its
meaning clearer:
The assembly decided without a dis
senting vote yesterday to appeal to
the powers in the hope Of finding .
government willing to undertake me-
diation between the Turkish nation
alists under Mustapha Kemal Pasha
and the Armenians-
An earnest debate preceded the vote
on the resolution, which was pre-
sented by NJ. Viviani. former premier
OF France, inviting the council of the
league to take the action Indicated 1t
threatened at times, however. to jus
tify the predictions of the leagues
opponents that the work of the as
i sembly would founder on the rule re-
auiring a unanimous vote.
Accept Pogrom Proposals.
LONDON, November 22.-The Jew
ish board of deputies at it's meeting
here yesterday was informed by Luz
cien Wolf. secretary of the Joint for
eign committee of organized Anglo
Jewry. that the league Of nations had
accepted the committees proposals
with regard to pogroms and would in
future take effective measures against
them. In this connection, the meeting
| was informed. Mr.. Wolf will pro.
ceed to Geneva tomorrow.