Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-24
Disarmam ent of Nations
Far Distant, League AS
semDly Comedies.
WORLD STAFF PLAN
UNDER DISCUSSION
Council of League Approves Action
Of Assembly, in Moving FoE--ln-
tervention in Armenia-Some Un-
certainty Regarding Admission Of
Luxembourg, Finland and Monte
negro Into League Membership.
BY Associated Press

Geneva. Nov. 24-Action in con-
formity with the resolution fol
Armenian intervention recently pas
sed by the assembly Of the league OF
nations was taken today by the
council Of the league.
Projects for an international stan
proposed by Leon Bourgeois, OF
France, at the Versailles conference
and rejected there, were reviewed
here yesterday in prolonged dis
cussion regarding the reduction OF
arrnaments. NJ. Bourgeois first Of all
declared that the carrying out of the
Versailles treaty must be assured be-
fore disarmament is possible. He de-
clared that in order to make the
treaty effective some military organi-
zation such as he had proposed was
required.
Details of this discussion, made last
night, indicated a general sentiment
that it is impossible to secure at
present a general scrapping of war
materials. On the other hand Signor
Schanzer. an Italian member, pointed
out the danger to the league in the
disappointment Of the masses II
nothing should be done.
Little Nations Want In.
Today's program comprised COM
mittee meetings and a meeting of the
council OF the league. at which ac-
tion was taken on the assembly's re-
[ quest for negotiations with Mustapha
Kemal. leader Of the Turkish nation
aIists. thru one Of the powers.
There is some uncertainty relative
to the admission Of Luxemburg and
Finland to the league. but it is said
that it is probable they may be in
vited to Join by a majority of the
( delegates. Montenegro's application
has not as yet been discussed and
sentiment would appear to indicate
that Albania may not be admitted.
Notwithstanding the decision of
committee No. / on general organi-
za,tion yesterday, which ruled that
there should be no amendments to
the covenant at this session, some
proposed amendments were brought
up again by the Swiss delegation.
The delegation will ask the com
mittee on general organization to
SSiAoioCl q PlOpOSlIlOu w CUOOS0 lllS
four elective members Of the coun-
Gil from among different states sue
cessively, with only one term, expir-
ing each year. The Swiss represen-
tatives. with the support OF Scandin-
,-yian. delegates, Will also ask the
same committee to report a PROPOSE
sHion for fixed meetings of the assem-
y Early Report on Admissions.
= Antonio Huneus, chief of the Chill
ian representatives and chairman of
the committee on admission of new
states, told the associated Press last
night That he has the best of impress
sions Regarding the progress of the
i assembly, aEd expressed his conf
dence that the result Of the present
faeeting Viii be fruitful. His com
mittee is already at work and will
report as early as possible after con-
.-.e - expectations with the
greatest impartiality, he said. Senor
Hqneus declared he expected the
attitude o. the United States toward
the league would be defined soon ar
ter the new senate meets, and he
thinks the decision will be to come
into the league ratner than "frustrate
the greatest effort humanity has
ever made to assure it's own preser-
yation."