Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-21
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executive council OF the League of Ma
tons met in the Petit Buxemburg Pal
ace shortly before noon today under
the chairmanship Of DIR. Gastoa Da
Cunha, Brazilian ambassador to France
snd president OF the council, and inn
mcdiatelys began consideration of the
various, questions before Il. |
The council decided to reappOint' four
members OF the Sarre Valley governing
coipinission whose terms have expired,
mission; Major Lambert. representing
representing Denmark. and II. ID.
Waugh, representing Canada.
1t WIS decided to invite Germany,
Hungary ard Ecuador TO send repre-
sentatives to the transit conference to
be held in Barcelona, inasmuch as the
assembly Of the league at Geneva rec :
commended that all interested states be
represented. 'T
Discussion as TO the publicity TO be
given the councils proceedings will be
continued this afternoon, opposition
having developed to full publicity, such
as was asked for in the resolution Lord
Robert Cecil, of Great Britain, and
Nialmar Branting. OF Sweden, put
through. the Geneva assembly. =
Among the problem" 20 be dis
cussed Included the ealhed attitude
toward NDanzie and Armenia, the
nroposed p,ebiscite In Lithuahia and
plans for the relief Of Armenia. In ad :
lition, q commission to study amend :
ments "a the covenant Of the league,
which we're proposed Mt the Geneva
meeting. was named. Three OF these
amendments were especially important.
Z One was introduced at Geneva by G:
J. Doherty. a Canadian delegate. and
proposed that article \, about which
storms Of opposition have ragged. should
be eliminated from the covenant. Two
others were sponsored by Honorio
Pueyrredon, Argentine foreign minis
ter. One would proclaim as members
of the league all nations which have not
announced their desire 10 remain out
side. and the other would provide that
all members of the league coincil should
be elected BY the assembly.
Seek TO Finish March 4
NJ. Bourgeois represented Nfrance.
Arthur, ]. Balfour was the British
delegate, while Italy, Spain, Belgium,
Japan md China were represented, re.
SDttllNtls, ~
Francaville. Count Quinones de Leon,
Paul Hymans. viscount Ishii and DIR.
Wellington Koo. II was stated by of
fcials charged with the Organization OF
the work Of the conference that It was
hoped the discussion of the agenda
wotild be completed by March 4. ..
'NSwitzerlqnd's refusal to allow league
contingents TO cross that country on
their way to Lithuania would be dis
cussed early during the meeting. 1t was
declared. While Announcements have
stated that the calling of the meeting
In this city instead Of Geneva was not
Influenced by .SwitZcrland's refusal, II
Is known there has been considerable
feeling In the council, one member hay
ing refused t. Cd. to CScneya. - h. '' .
While Il is not expected the council
would act upon suggestions that the
capital Of the league be removed from
Geneva. such action Is being discussed
In league circles. - .&sit". :. :
France. it vas said at the foreign
office. was prepared Immediately to an.
ply the penalties should Germany not
accept. the Paris :. reparation plan or
otherwise fail to meet the allied re-
quiremcnts. F...' 80 {
FIX. President Poincare in a signed
lh NV ltiupr Nhss..
'f Germany refuses 10 accept the
demands made at the Paris conference.
then the Versailles Treaty automatically
comes into force. IL n impossible that
a third bill Of costs can be drawn up
ut Lonton. The French Government
can count upon the firm determination
Of both chambers If parliament to re :
iect any further delays that Germany
may claim concerning the penalties and
also obtain from our allies full indorsc-
ment Of, frances demands. ,.. r
Let Us Remember FRANKFORT '
"Dr. Simons (the German foreign
minister) speaks today in tones he
would not have dared adopt six months
ago. although six months ago Germany
was laughter than year previously.
German insolcncc IL taking an ascend :
ing line which. II maintained. will mean
that the yictors will be humiliated by
the vanquishcd and the victims jeercd
at by the executionerS.
"Once more let .us remember what
happened after the treaty of Frankfort
and also what Germany would have ex =
acted from us had she been victorious.
We do not wish Germany to weep, but
We have a right TO demand that she
does not mock us. b..