Bisbee daily review., 1921-01-11
Rielkey Tells
 of League Work

Returning to America from the first session of the Assembly of the League of Nations at Geneva, I am surprised at, the misunderstanding or rather misconception of many people with whom I have talked as 10 what was done by the Assembly and the meaning of it.
 Not one of the several hundred del egates, technical experts and news paper correspondents from every cor her of the world who attended the meetings of the Assembly, left Gene Va feeling that the first session of the Assembly had beenl failure.
 The greatest single accomplish ment of the Assembly was the adop- tion Of the plan for a permanent court of international justice.
 This court will sit at The Hague and will have eleven judges elected by the League. The plan must be signed and ratified by 9 nations, a majority of the League membe rShip before 1t becomes effective Whether or not the United States joins the League, she may ratify the world court plan and participate in its ben efits.
 The admission of Austria and Bull garia. former enemy states. to tn League was important as showir desire of the other nations to heat the sears of the World War as rapid ly as possible. That Germany was not admitted at this session was due entirely to the fact that she has not yet given guarantees that she will carry out the treaty of Versailles.
 The election of China as member of the Council of the League to sue ceed Greece was a great moral vic tory for the League as a whole as il puts China in 3 very advantageous position to get justice from Japan in respect 10 Shantung province.
 The action of the Assembly in bringing about a better understand ing between Poland and Lithuania, probably preventing war; in taking steps to negotiate between the Turk ish nationalists, under kemal. and the ArmenianS with a view to saving the latter from eXtermination: in de ciding to continue to finance the bat tie against typhus in Poland. and in giving moral support to the commits sion which is studying the question of the limitation of ornaments was all constructive work of the highest order
 There were a number Of proposals to amend the League covenant among them a proposal by Canada 10 drop out the famous Article 10. All of these proposals were referred 10 commission to he appointed by the council of the League. This commls- sion will report, to the next meeting of the Assembly in September
 Almost any suggestion that Ameri- ca may make as to amending th League covenant, so long as 1t leaves the foundations intact will he favor ably received by the nations VI now make up the League member ship. They have no illusions about the difficulties ahead of them if Am erica stays out.
 II probably would not wreck the League but it would greatly limit It's sphere of activity.
 One of the chief obJectlNeS ot the League is the disarmament ot me ha- tions, the first step being armament limitation.
 And yet with America playing lone hand outside the League httle' if any. real progress can be made to- ward disarmament
 Jap.n frankly says that with the Tinted States outside the League making great naval increases she cannot consent to agree to any pro gram or armament limitation.