The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-08
U. S. SCORED BY
LORD CECIL IN
LEAGUE SPEECH
Blamed for Delay of Allies in
Settling Mandates.
In Resolution He Asks Council
to Define Terms.
REGRETS PREVIOUS DELAY
DIR. Branting Charges League
With Secret Diplomacy.
Settlements Actuated by War
Hatred Is Claim.
REGRETS PREVIOUS DELAY
DIR. Branting Charges League
With Secret Diplomacy.

Geneva. Sept. S.-Article X, which
was the chief stumbling block to
Americas entrance into the league of
nations, and which Canada has sought
to have eliminated, will be retained in
the covenant. The amendment COM
mittee reported this afternoon that it
had decided upon retention of article
X with an interpretative statement to
quiet the fears of Canada and the
United States. Article x pledged the
members to protect the present ter
ritories of the members of the league.
washington, Sept. s. Denial that
the United States had ever noti-
fled Bolivia that this government has
no objections to the Lea que of Nations
seeking to adjust the territorial dis
pute between Chile and Bolivia was
made at the state department today
When the attention Of officials was
called to the Bolivian claim al Gen
eva-that the United States had con-
sented to the leagues Intervention
they declared Bolivia had never been
notified by this government to that
effect.
Cecil Takes Slap at L. S.
Geneva, Sept. S.-The delay of the
allies in settling the mandate question,
7-as laid to the United States by Lord
obert Cecil, of England, in a speech
fore the League of Nations assem-
,ly today. Lord Robert Cecil sub
ynitted a resolution asking the league
council to define the terms of the
mandates forthwith "regretting the
previous delay in doing So"
Lord Roberts speech and his reso-
luton stirred up the assembly and
when he concluded, there was an ex-
cited buzz of conversation. Some of
the delegates interpreted the speech
and the resolution as a direct slap at
the United States. which came at a
gagged in negotiations with the allies
OF the question of mandates.
There was another sensation when
DR.. Branting, of Sweden, at the open
ing of debate on the report of the
league council, charged the council
with carrying on secret diplomacy and
enacting secret agreements.
Branting Scores Council.
The charge of secret diplomacy
was lodged against the council Of
League of Nations today by Doctor
Branting, chairman of the disarma-
ment commission, and Swedish dele
gate to the league assembly meeting
now in progress here.
This accusation was made when de-
bate was opened on the report of the
council to the league assembly. Doc
tor Branting made a sharp attack
doing business. He declared that Sc
cret sessions had been conducted in
public. The Swedish delegate inti-
mated that some of the settlements
had been actuated by war hatred.
THE action of the council of the
League of Nations has caused the
world to believe that the league has
failed to meet expectations" said Doc
tor Branting.
BIames United States.
Lord Robert Cecil depGored the fall
ure of the league council to settle the
mandate question, but declared the
delay was entirely due to the attitude
of the United States.
America, said Lord Robert Cecil,
had adopted a purely negative atti-
tude
The territorial dispute between
Chile and Bolivia involving the Chill
ean-Bolivian treaty of 1914 is still in
allegiance while the assembly studies
the counter claims of the two South
American republics. The assembly
has promised both countries a final
decision will be given before the pres
ent session ends, but the dilemma Is
SariO1IS