Evening star., 1922-09-22
LEAGUE FACES TEST
WHEN NAT|ONSFA|L
Resolutions by Assembly
Show Purpose to Tackle !:
Problems in Earnest.
TURK MENACE SHOWN
Moslems May Be Given Temporary
Membership to Achieve Peace
in Near East.
TURK MENACE SHOWN
BY EDGAR ANsEL MowREn.

BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.
! BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1922
GENEVA. September 22.-The cul-
mination OF league prestige and a
| revelation of it's potential value was
reached Thursday afternoon, when
the third committee by unanimous
| vote passed the de jouvel resolutions
| by which the assembly notes. first,
! that moral must precede physical dis
armament; second. that only the re-
! construction Of the worlds shattered
J economic system with the restoration
! Of the devastated regions and UNDER
| standing about the interallied debts
can restore confidence; third, that the
| principal governments interested will.
so far as purely European solution
Is possible. solve the reparations and
| debt problems. and fourth. that the
| league council will pay constant at
| tention to these problems.
Gordian Knot to BE Cut.
Each league committee Is composed
| in the league. The meaning Of the
resolution is, therefore, that either
| the interested governments must In
the shortest possible time cut the gor-
dian knot Of European troubles or
| the council Of the league will be ask
| ed to undertake such work.
This decision was taken in an atmos-
phere Of singular enthusiasm and
! moral elevation. Speaker after speak
. er arose and extolled the spirit Of con-
cord and unity animating the assem-.
| bly, and expressed the opinion that
Europe and the greater part Of the
| world had apparently resolved to fol-
low the path Of mutual cooperation
| for the common benefit
M. de Jouvenel. for France. referred
ance Of the nightmare which had
weighed upon Europe. H. A. Fisher.
for Great Britain, praised the unity Of
ideas prevailing. Felix Motto Of Swift
| zerland asked for the immediate entry
,h into nns the League n,n and n.
readiness on the part Of European
| statesmen to 80 to the root OF the
\ evil is the logical outcome OF con-
vinction which was noted at Genoa,
but not publicly expressed until now.
Turks May Be Admitted.
Practically similar is the position
| of the near eastern negotiations. The
| decision to hold a conference at
Venice will relieve the league of this
task temporarily. II Turkey comes
to Venice and II the assembled pow
ers succeed in reaching a solution,
then action by the league will not
; be necessary. II the conference
should fail, then the matter of near
eastern mediation will probably be
| referred to the league council. The
point raised by the Turks that as a
non-member of the league, Turkey
could not accept a decision, could be
! avoided by Offering Turkey 4 tenn
! porary membership with the under
standing that permanent membership
| would follow near eastern pacifica.
| tion.
| League pressure will thus have
| proved effective in forcing the inter-
| ested powers toward the rapid elimi-
! nation of two Of the bulkiest OBJ
stacles to European and world re-
| covery.
! According to opinion here. the
league should be asked to guarantee
| the safety of the Christian minori.
| ties under the Turks, of the Ar
| menians and Of tho freedom and neu-
trality of the straits and probably,
! also, of all Thrace. which. according
to Premier Stambouliski of Bulgaria.
can only be given lasting peace by
| making it autonomous and placing 1t
| under the supervision of the league.
! The population Is composed Of Turks,
! Bulgars and Creeks No nationalist
| solution can be permanent.