Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-15
Geneva Prayers
for League Asemsbly
in It's Work Ahead

Press)-The League of Nations AS
sembly will begin work here sup
ported by the prayers of all Geneva
Special services were held in all the
churches today and were largely at
tended by the delegations.
The representatives OF Great Brit
ain and her dominions went To. Holy
Trinity Church. where George Nicoll
Barnes read the first part of the
service and Lord Robert Cecil the
second part.
The principal delegations held con-
ferences during the day. The Bit
ish, with the dominion representa-
tives, continued talks begun in Lon
the floor of the Assembly
The leading delegations will go into
the sessions with a well-defined policy
and surprises can come only from the
smaller states, whose delegations are
expected to exercise care not to as
sumo the responsibility OF provoking
a conflict.
Baron Gonsuke Haisaha. head OF
the Japanese delegates, told The AS
ISOLATED Press today there was no
chance of any dangerous questions
being raised by Japan. He declared
unfounded a report from Tckio that
the delegates had prepared propo--
sitions on racial equality. 1T is USE
less" he said, Ito induce such a SEN
sational matter to the Assembly.
There is nothing of it,
Tho Cnt1naiI Of hn I nI
this afternoon to leave a place on the
financial commission for a represen-
tative of the United States in case it
is decided later by Washington TO
accept a place on it.
The commission was named chiefly
to carry out the recommendations of
the financial conference at Brussels.
1t is not yet determined whether it
will proceed to The organization of an
international credit institution or
whether it will continue to study he
question. leaving the actual orsanlza-
ton to the new international confer
ence to be held next year. Most of
the members of the commission were
delegates at the Brussels conference.
Six members of the economic COM
mission were named and six places
were left open. one of which may
eventually be filled by an American
Ignance Jan Paderewski. the former
Polish premier, sat with the council
during the discussion of the Polish
Lithuanian questions while represen-
tatives of Danzig were present when
the organization of the free city was
discussed.
The guarantee of the rights of Min
critics in the Balkans also came up
for discussion by the council. Arthur
j. Balfour, who is not expected to join
the British delegation next week, was
replaced on the council by H. a. l..
Fisher. The latest arrivals today
complete nearly all the other delega-
tons swell the foreign press repre-
sentatives to over two hundred of
which a score are Germans and sew
eral are Japanese.
The delegates are very modest in
their forecasts of the work of the AS
sembly generally, saying it can not be
expected that anything will be accom-
plished that will make a brilliant
showing to the general public as only
after the lapse of considerable time
can the effects of the deliberations be
felt. They hope however TO fix def
nitely system of disarmament and
decide upon the organization of an
economic so as to make it an arm
against aggression.
The attitude toward the United
States is that the League of Nations
must go on whether the United States
comes in or not, but that it must be
developed in way that will not close
the door for her entry when means are
found to make it possible.
During the proceedings of the coun-
Gil. NJ. Paderewski reminded the
members that it was the intention of
the peace conference Enthusiastically to
give Poland free access to the sea,
but. recently, at a time when the fate
of Poland was hanging in the balance,
the Danzig authorities held up in the
port munitions destined for Poland.
He demanded that the city be so
organized that Poland would count
upon what the treaties entitled her to,
Burgomaster Salm. representing
Danzig, replied in German He said
the intention of the treaty was to
make Danzig autonomous; nothing
else would satisfy. The Council asked
NJ. Paderewski and Herr .Sahm to
send written statements of their posi-
tions for consideration at the next
meeting of the Coucil which will
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