The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
NEW WORLD LEAGUE
Predictions AS To Outcome
Arms Conference
AMERICAHOLDS THE KEY
Action Present Body Rejecting
Amendments To Covenant
Cause Withdrawals
.{Associated Press Dispatchl

BuenOS AIRES, september o.-he-
lection by the assembly OF the
League of Nations of amendments to
the covenant of the league proposed
by. Argentina. may be followed by
the Withdrawal from the league or
certain American republics, it is
learned here in reliable sources. Be-
lief is expressed that Chile will be
among them. Argentina withdrew
from the first assembly when her
amendm ents were not accepted.
Reports from Geneva stating that
the committee on amendments had
rejected the one proposed by Argen-l
tina, providing that all sovereign
states should be members OF the
league unless they voluntarily alb
stained from membership, were com
mented upon by Foreign Minister
Pueyrredon, last night. He said this
action by the committee undoubtedly
meant rejection of that particular
amendment by the assembly, and
that such action would result in the
absolute and permanent separation
of Argentina from the league.
Declares the League Dead.
Senior Pueyrredon declared the
league was dead" explaining he did
not believe It could survive under
the present undemocratic system
of organization in which there is an
equality of duty, but not an equality
of power"
to harmony and cooperation among
the MEMBERS" he continued. THE
possibility OF new world association
of nations. growing out of the Wash. :
ington conference for a limitation OF
r>maments depends upon the United
States That county holds the key to.
the situation"
Charges Lord Cecil.
lya Geneva, September 8.-Chargess
that the purely negative" position
OF the United States has been re-
sponsible for. the delay IN the appn.
cation of mandates by treE League
of Nations were made by Lord Be-
bert Cecil. representative of SouSn'
Africa. at tod ~ . sessiGnaQf fhesa
sembly of the league, which took
up general discussion OF the ac-
complishments of that Eody, to date.
A furry of interest spread over
the audience as the South African
delegate, rose and announced he
wished to speak on mandates. Lord
Cecil reviewed the whole mandate
casion not only to criticise the policy
of the United States, but also the
lack of publicity permitted by the
recent meeting of the council of the
league. .
said Note Should Have Been. Earlier
Regarding the note recently sent
by the United States department of
state, he said that international af
fairs would have been better ad
vanGed had it been received earlier.
These territories,p he said, re-
ferring to the countries over which
mandates were provided by the cove
nant of the League of Nations, must
no longer be left in their present
situation, deprived of a definite sta
tus or a definite government"
He said he did not want to appear
to criticise the United States, but
the mandates should be settled in
the interest of the people directly
entrusted with them, and without
further delay"
Must Not camouflage Mandates
while the interests of the man
dated peoples" Lord Cecil contin-
ued, care. safeguarded by the cove:
nant, they are not yet so safeguard |
ed by the league organization" The |
mandates he added, must not be
"camoufaged."
The South African delegates ac-
tion and consultation of the military |
commission of the league, which |
he said, had been studying disarm-
ament for year and a half without
formulating a single construc- |
tive suggestion regarding disarma-
ment, without which no power or |
organization would ever be able to |
make progress toward permanent |
peace. |
The world cannot afford to go on
spending twenty per cent of the !
severnmsat go Gan1sre5 outlay for ornaments
Introduces Resolution
What the world needs he as
serted" is the revival of the indus
tries of peace to solve the economic
problem of the world" The dis
traction of twenty per cent of the |
governments effects on armaments
is the reason for high prices, he de-
clared He introduced a resolution
providing for an immediate defini- |
ton Of the mandates of the A and |
B classes.
Upon introducing this resolution |
Lord Cecil shouted: Nations are |
going on building ornaments with |
which to tear one another to pieces |
and in SO doing they are tearing
themselves to pieces"
This assertion was greeted by a
loud outburst p. of applause. Lord !
Cecil, in concluding his address, de- |
manded with great energy that the
league continue it's work Of disarm-
1t get at once to practical action.
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