Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-24
PARIS MEETING
IS UNDER WAY
Questions Affecting Allied and
Former Enemy Nations UP
for Discussion.
TROUBLE OVER SWISS STAND
Fight to Ban Publicity on League
Work Throws Council Into Long
Parley--Germany and Hungary
to Be Invited.

Paris, Feb. 22.--1he executive coun-
Gil of the League of Nations met IN
the Petit Luxembourg palace under the
chairmanship Of Dr. Gastoa da Cunlla,
Brazilian ambassador to France and
president of the council.
The council reappointed four mem
bers Of the Sarre valley governing
commission whose terms have expired,
NJ. Raut, French president OF the
commission Major Lambert, Belgium
Count de Moltke Hyidtfedt, Den
mark, and r. ID. Waugh, Canada
II was decided to invite Germany.
Hungary and Ecuador to send repre-.
sentatives to the transit conference in
Barcelona, inasmuch as the league, at
Geneva, recommended that all inter
ested states be represented.
Oppose Full Publicity.
Discussion as TO publicity to be
given the councils proceedings was
continued to the afternoon session, OPP
position having developed to full pub
licity, such as was asked for In the
resolution Lord Robert Cecil of Great
Britain and Mailman Branting of Swe-
den put through the Geneva assembly.
Problems to be taken up included
the allied attitude toward Danzig and
Armenia, the proposed plebiscite In
Lithuania and plans for the relief of
Armenia.
In addition, a commission to study
amendments to the covenant of the
league proposed ut the meeting of the
league assembly at Geneva, was TO be
named. Three of these amendments
were especially important.
One was introduced by G. j. Doher-
ty, Canadian delegate and proposed
that article 10 should be eliminated
from the covenant.
Two others were sponsored by
H0nOrio Pueyrredon, Argentine sor-
eign minister. One would proclaim as
members of the league all nations
which have not announced their de-
sire TO remain outside. The ether
would provide that all members of
the league council should be elected
by the assembly.
Hope to Complete Work by March 3.
II was stated by officials charged
with the organization OF the work OF
the conference that II was hoped the
discussion of the Agenda would he
completed by March ;.
Switzerland's refusal TO allow league
cOntingents TO cross that country on
their way TO Iithuania would - dis
cussch early during the meeting. II
was declared. While announcements
have stated That the calling ot the
meeting In This city instead IT Geneva
was not influenced by SwitZerlnnds
refusal. Ii is known there has feen
considerable feeling in the council.
eone member having refused to go 10
Geneva.
! While II was not expected the roun
ell would act upon suggt Stion that the
capital of the league he removed from
Geneva, such action is being discussed
In league circles.
Agree to Revise SeVres Treaty.
London, Feb. 22,-I,eviSion nf the
treaty of SevreS, So MS TO give Turkey
additional territory IN Thrac. now
occupied by the Greeks, WAS decided
upon by Mr., Lloyd George AMI NJ.
BRAND in consultations preceding the
Near East conference here.
This decision, before becoming ef.
fectivc, however, requires the appro.
val of the allied colleagues ut The
French premier and the British prime
minister
According to this Franco British
agreement, the frontier line In Thruce
will he moved westward extending
from Enos on the Aegean to Ml.,a ON
the Black sea. This would take from
Greece one-fourth of the territory she
now occupies there and add IL 10 the
ConS,antinople district.
The Turks also. under this arrange.
ment. are TO be allowed rcpresentatio,
ON the internal commission controlling
ConStantinople.