The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-24
Details of Latest Meeting Of
Council Show America Can
not Destroy Organization.
DOESN'T RELY ON ARMY.
Will Use Commercial and Eco
nomic Blockades to Enforce
Its Policies.
By DGUid LGIDTence.N
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve.
nina WORLDLY

Of the Council Of the League OF Ma
tions not covered in the cable de-
spatches have just reached here from
Spain. and they show particular ac-
tivlty on a programme OF commercial
and economic blockade which is to be
relied upon more than military or
naval force TO keep the peace OF the
world
''The vital fact OF to-day" writes
one OF the officials who has no con
ncction with our Government. us that
the League OF Nations is in existence
and Is rapidly organizing regardless Of
Amgica's detection. It Is the sheerest
cant TO say that all the other nations
OF the world cannot organize a society
for peace and cooperation without
America. Every day dlsproves It..
The League Il going on eourageously.
Twenty-nine nations are already
bound by its provisions which they
cannot ignore without violating their
signed word The United States can
not destroy the present League; II
cannot build up a wholly new League
It must either stay outside a COM
munity of nations organized for CO.
operation and for peace. or come into
that League with such reservations as
II thinks necessary and with the pur-
pose Of pushing all those great move
men1 for which American foreign
policy has always stood"
LEAGUE DRAWING IN ALL
OTHER NATIONS or. WORLD.
The foregoing view Is expressed by
one who has no connection with
Americas political controversy but
brings out n new point-namely that
far from going on the rocks because
America didn't enter IT, the League Is
proceeding to draw together the ma
tions Of the world, and much of the
preliminary work Of organization has
alrhady been accomplished. This
summary Of the meetings at San Sc
bastian was also sent here from the
secretariat Of the League OF Nations:
First, the armaments commission
which has been misrepresented in the
United States has begun work on it's
programme. The actual powers of the
League Of Nations with regard to
armnments may be summed up under
the headings OF inquiry. recommended
tion and the exercise Of public
opinion. The Leagues most definite
powers, perhaps, are contained in
Article ] which provides that no
new member may be admitted 10 the
League until It accepts such regula-
tions as may be prescribed by the
IAa6lie with regard TO naval. mill
tafy and air forces and armaments
The council may consider the ques-
tion OF the armaments of the " 1rld
. draw up what appears to be an equit-
able basis OF armaments and then
' submit It 10 the various nations. The
, council has no power to interfere or
|. the question OF national armamsnti
) beyond this form of recommenda'
tlon.
ECONOMIC BLockADEs AGAINST
a | nv w LAW w
Second, methods Of carrying on
the economic blockade and tn
A method OF coercion against a stat
: going 20 war in defiance of the GOV
y snaht have been recommended to tn
b Assembly and the Council Of th
League. This Is vital to America be
a cause II is the greatest step eve
d taken toward the prevention Of wa
u and because whether the Unite
States ls In the League or not. sh
" viii be asked 10 cooperate with tn
OF other nations against any natio
a. which thus made itself an lnterna
ct tiOnnl outlaw,
X Immediate confederation OF tn
I'd subject was felt 20 be essential b,
ut cause such a blockade could not
he carried ON without great loss of tin
", and efficiency unless there had be,
b. considerable preparations, and b
cause the mere knowledge that Il
weapon Is ready for use might ha'
a very sAlutary effect and becnul
-' such action would show that ii
members OF the League are d
e. termined, II necessity arises, TO ma
IL impossible for any nation 70 vi
~ late the carefully drawn and ~
Ica cepted provisions OF the covenant.
~, at should be noted perhaps that Z
!. obliBa ton resting on each State TO a
- ply a financial and economic blocka
ld- against a covenant-breakine state
re- automatic. II arises from the We
ler fact Of the violation OF the covenai
mo thus dlfferihg fundamentally from a
A. military or naval obligation viii
on may rest upon the members OF I
de- league. In the latter case proYisi
or. Is made only that the Council sh
ee.as recommend TO the several Cover
IVY mentH what effective forces they sh
Beverally contribute, thus leaving
each Government the final decision
a.. to whether II shall or shall not
i operate in the military OF naval
an' tion. Final approval and adoption
Ar the plans being drawn now rest w
the the meeting OF the Assembly OF
,IN oi League al Geneva on Nov. l5, WI
All for the first time all the States VIII
uck have entered the league will come
gethsr 70 agree upon the many eour