New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-14
Canada Loses
Her Battle to
Alter Article X
The Delegate Who Sought
Amendments Admits They
Cannot BE Obtained in
Sessions of This Assembly
Arms farley Is Endorsed
Australians Representative
Sees Chance for Confer
ence Making Forward Step
By Wilbur Forrest
Special Cable to The Tribune

Special Cable to The Tribune
Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc
GENEVA, Sept. 13.-Artcle X, that
portion of the covenant charged with
being the chief obstacle to the entry
of the United States into the League of
Nations, will neither be killed nor
amended at this session of the Assem-
bly, of the league. Members of the
Canadian delegation, who came to
Geneva with the intention to have it
eliminated, told the Tribune CORE
spondent to-day that they have defn-
itely lost the fight They said the
article would remain intact. at least
until next year.
In its eighth day, the sessions of the
Assembly have resembled nothing so
much as clack period in the House of
Representatives at Washington. when
congressman, in behalf of their own
constituents, speak on subjects of home
interest with the knowledge that the
government printing office and the pos
tai ranking privileges will do the rest.
Harding Farley Approved
Thus far the Assembly has heard
members from every quarter of the globe
discussing in general the terms the
leagues activity or lack Of activity dur
ing the last year, interspersed with
items of home interest.
Concrete suggestions for activities
thus far are few and action has been
absent.
Captain S. M. Bruce, a member of the
Australian Parliament, in a lengthy
speech to-day discussed the general
position of the league and the world
vide desire for peace. Touching on
the Washington conference. he ex
pressed Australians hope for its full
success.
The whole world to-day desires
peace he said. THE great difficulty
IN bringing about disarmament is that
some nations who desire peace fully as
much as we do are outside our portals.
That the nations do desire peace is
very clearly demonstrated by the call
Of the United States for conference
IN Washington in November of certain
powers primarily interested in the
Pacific. But this action shows that a
great nation like the United States in
feeling desire for peace possesses
the same character as ours.
Doherty's View, Too
Il would like to add, as representing
small nation whose interests lie in
the Pacific, that our hope and expecta
ton is that something may be achieved
IN Washington"
Charles j. Doherty, of Canada, spoke
in a similar vein
GENEVA, Sept. Is (By The Asso-
clated Press The competition among
about thirtyfive out of the forty-eight
states, members of the League of Ma
lions, for the eleven seats on the bench
of the international court of justice
and for the four seats in the Council
of the league gave more life to the
sessions of the assembly to-day than
has been shown all through the drag
ging debate on the work of the league
The aims of the league leaders to
have represented on the bench of the
international court all the principal
geographical divisions of the world, as
we'll as all races, have been somewhat
complicated by the ambitions Of most
wants member both on the court and
in the Council, while South America
announces that it will be content with
one member in the council, but desires
not less than three on the court
There remain eighty names on the
list of nominations, including that of
Elihu Root, who is not regarded as hav-
ing officially declined. Only about
thirty-five of them, however, are ex-
pected to receive votes. Six of these
are regarded to-nihgt as practically
certain of election. They are Viscount
Finlay, Great Britain; DR.. Andre
Weiss, France; Yorozu Oda, Japan;
Commentators Dionisio Anzilotti, Italy;
DR.. Ruy Barbosa, Brazil, and DR.. E. P
c. Loder, of Holland. John Bassett
Moore, Of the United States, is con-
sidered strong probability.
The chiefs of all the South and Cen
trail American delegations and Spain
met this evening and entered upon an
agreement to vote for five Spanish
speaking candidates for the court.
Hungary is expected in league circles
to withdraw its application for admis-
sion to the league. The troubles be-
tween Hungary and Austria have de-
veloped strong sentiment against the
admission of Hungary at the present
time.
The reply of the Bolivian govern
ment on the matter Of referring the
Bolivia Chile dispute to a special COM
mission was received by Senior Aramayo
this evening. 1t asks for more in
formation before giving final consent
to President Van Karneneeks plan of
referring the controversy to three ex-
perts.