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WAR IMMINENT
BARNES
British Delegate, at League
Conference Today, win he.
mand Action on Russian
Situation.
eY A. e. JOHNSON,
United News Staff Correspondent.

BY A. E. JOHNSON,
United News Staff Correspondent.
Geneva, Nov. 22-George N.
Barnes, labor member of the British
delegation in the league assembly.
will bring the Russian mi general
near-eastern situations before the
assembly as the most important
question in the world, threatening a
renewal of general European war
he informed the United News.
Barnes criticises the league for
having failed to report why it did not
intervene in the Russo-Polish war.
RENEWAL of the war between Rus
STA aud Poland is now imminent.
Barnes declared, The Poles are 800
miles beyond their legitimate frontier.
Sixty-nine Russian divisions are re-
leased as a result of the defeat OF
Wrangel, and should the Poles and
attempt to again involve Europe in
warfare. Poland must be made re-
turn to her e-thnographical frontiers
Ut axe Up 7robicm.
AS the League of Nations assembly
reconvenes Monday, 1t Is faced with
the first demand for the enforcement
Of what amounts to the war clause"
of the league covenant against one of
the league members.
Lithuania claims Poland is vio-
latins the arbitration agreement and
has called upon the assembly to en-
force article 16. Lithuania declares
General Zeligowski's army Of Poles
has been increased from two to Is
divisions, n is attacking Lithuania.
General Zeligowski holds Wilma,
inc claims to be a Lithuanian. He
refused to recognize the Lithuanian
government at Kovno, however, and
also Is refusing to be bound by the
arbitration agreement in the terri
torial dispute. His operations against
the Lithuanian government would be
to the advantage Of the Poles, as
Zeligowski claims the people Of his
region do not want to be governed
from Kovno. and a plebescite under
his domination probably would mean
a vote in favor of Poland.
The league has already decided to
send a mixed body of troops to wilma
for police duty during the plebescite,
but the L~ithuanians are now asking
for more drastic action.
Would Save Armenia.
One Of the first subjects to be
taken up probably will be the motion
Of Lord Robert Cecil for immediate
steps to save Armenia from the
Turks and the bolshevists.
Then will come the motion pre-
speaking, .nationalities to give the
Spanish Language equal official rec
ognition in league affairs with the
TNno1ich a,,J LNror,L
BY HENRY WOOD.
United Press STAFF Correspondent.
Geneva, Nov. 22.-"The hour for
universal disarmament has not yet
arrived" M. La Fontaine, Belgian
delegate declared today, in address
ing h assembly Of the League of
Nations in public session.
La Fontaine maintained that the
economic situation is the most i'm
portant confronting the world, insist
ing upon the right Of the league to
rest upo the strength of the nation
al armies which are at it's disposal,
then it will be at the mercy of no
one"
"Prove Effectiveness to World"
AS the situation now stands, La
Fontaine said, the league is com
posed Of AZ states with armies num-
bering millions and yet is unable To
save Armenia. He demanded for
nation of an international general
staff n immediate employment of
an international force, Under the
league, in behalf Of Armenia, there
by demonstrating to the world the eff
fectiveness Of the league"
Turn Forces to League.
Disarmament not being possible
now, the member armies and navies
should be placed at the disposal of
the league to form the basis for an
international force under the league,
La Fontaine said.
His remarks were greeted with ire
menaous applause.
Delegate Rowell, of Canada, criti-
cized the league council, declaring it
had wasted time with Secondary
problems" He demanded immediate
settlement of the territorial dispute
between Poland and Lithuania.
'The council is on trial before the
world" he said. "The typhus report
is a humiliating confession of failure.
If the members of the council cannot
make pledges for their own nations
they had better resign and give way
to others"
Rowell concluded with a warning
that unless the council is packed up
by a few well done actions it will
cease to hold the respect OF the worlG