Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Would Man Withdrawal
From rom Present Association, ) i'1',
With ! Which \ j ! They Adl|ili fill
ated Supp sing This Coun- "
try Would Take Part
Therein. Il. i

rs Geneva, Sept 9.--(By the Associat-
ed Press) s)-ShSuld President Harding
gee fit to create a new society of ma
tions, Colombia will be among the
!, first to apply for membership.
A. F. Restrepo, chief Of the Colom-
tons assembly made this declaration
today in discussing a report that Co.
lomhia, among other South American
states, might withdraw from the
league because of Its rejection Of the
Argentina amendment to the coven-
ant Of the league, providing that all
sovereign states should be members
of the league unless by their own vo-
iion they abstained from member
ship. He said Colombia did not res
gard the rejection OF the amendment
as sufficient reason to leave the
Others Would Follow.
Senor Restropo added that he be-
lieved all the other South and Central
American states would follow Colom-
bia into the new society, should II
be formed Asked II this could be
constituted as meaning these state
league In such event. Senior Restrops
said:
q I'VE would have to wait and see,
but nevertheless, 1t is q question of
public opinion II South America
would support two leagues"
The South American countries are
finding that virtually all questions be-
fore the league are purely European
in interest" continued Senor Restropo.
Nearly all interests comm erciaaly
and politically lie in the other con-
tinent and in a sense are common
to those of the United States.
Joined Because of q. S.
,'Colombia for example came into
the league only because we thought
the United States would be member
. and would. in sense, be a leader
and protector of all the states of
North and South America We see
and that the United States probably
never will join the present league,
This causes us to think, and natural
ly, we all are deeply interested In the
d outcome OF the forthcoming Washing
ton conference
Z Norway Accepts.
NJ. DR.. F. Nansen, on behalf Of Nor;
way today filed with the League 4 ol
h Nations that countrys acceptance O
the permanent i1ternat atinna1 scohyt 81
L jtlsticeSfor a period sof five years Il y. J,
= thnougil fhe assert bfy TOT I 3e, goose Sea
Z which he said was required to- buy
2,00O,00 tons Of wheat to save Rus.
sia. from starvation He declared Eu.
rope was menaced with the greates'
disaster in its history. 4 Y \, ~. ~ !.
Prince Dowleh Of Persia, who spoke
next, dwelt on the absence Of results
and the abundance of talk about dis.
armament. He said all eyes, in conse.
i. Guence were turned toward Washing.
TOM Sg, 4..5 ssS. Ae
, He scored the council for DOING
: nothing to halt the "dissraceful wal
between Greece anu Turkey"
Discuss Past Work.
Discussion OF the work done by thu
cohncil of the League Of Nations dur
ing the past year was continued at to-
days. session Of the assembly of the
league. Henri la Fontaine, a Belgian
delegate. was the first to, speak thi.
!, morning, and A. j. Balfour of Grea
Britain, K. V. Wellington Koo O
China and Viscount Ishii of Japar
were among those who expected tt
take the floor during the day. M. Il
Fontaine dwelt especially upon tn,
activities Of the council regarding re
lief work and social problems.'
Yesterdays debate included a dis
cussion of the United States note rel
ative to mandates, disarmament ant
trade conditions.
IN The United States was sharply crit
icized by Lord Robert Cecil for re
manning aloof during the period o
7 world reconstruction.