The New York herald., 1922-10-29

again the league proved powerless to
intervene and the hostilities were only
terminated by the fixing OF a Russo
Polish frontier at the conference Of
Riga.
TIE ARsaENIAN-T TURKISH WAR. This
began In the spring OF 1920. when
Turkish Nationalist troops invaded
Armenia, which had been encouraged
by the peace conference to set up an
independent Government. In May,
1929, Armenia formally appealed to the
league TO protect her from this in
vasiou. The Armenian army fought
the Turks for several months. the
league explaining that it couldn't do
anything other than forward Ar
menia's appeal to the supreme Council.
In November, 1920, the League AS
sembly asked the council to safeguard
Armenia and President Wilson was
asked to act as mediator between
kemal and the Armenian nation.
kemal refused TO accept Mr.. Wilson's
mediation, with the result that by the
end of 1920 Armenia, unable to secure
any assistance from the League OF
Nations by the invocation of its cove
nant clauses. was completely wiped
out as an Independent nation, part of
it being taken by the Turks and part
by the Russians, who organized Boil
shevist Government.
THE RUSSIAN INVASION or PERSIA
Soviet armies in 1920 suddenly invaded
Persia and after meeting and fighting
with the Per ;ians occupied the town OF
Enseii. III May, 1920, Persia. an ortgt-
nal member OF the league. formally ap-
pealed to the council for protection un-
der the famous Article y. of the
covenant guaranteeing each member
against territorial aggression. The
council failed to meet and Persia, IN
despair was obliged 10 make a peace
treaty with the Russians under which
the Russian troops were withdrawn.
after Persia had made valuable cco-
nomic concessions.
THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF GEORGIA
Georgia, a State recognized as inde-
pendent by league members, was like
wise invaded by the Soviet army and
its Government overthrown. Repeated
protests by the Georgian delegation at
the headquarters of the League of Ma
tions have failed to elicit any response.
THE POLISH LITHUANIAN IMRRoGLIo--
In the fall of 1920 Lithuanian troops
collided with the Poles in a dispute
over the line between the two coup-
tries. The league council asked both
Governments 10 suspend hostilities,
which they promised to do. but a
month later Gen. Zeligowski with sew
eral divisions captured Wilma. The
league suggested plebiscite and or
ganized ar international army which
never got into action because the two
countries refused TO recognize the
plebiscite. The Poles have remained
in Wilma ever sirca despite various
promise plans proposed by the
league, and Wilma mas now been for
maliy incorporated in the Polish re-
public The league at its last assembly
virtually accepted this result In reject
ing the appeal OF Iithnania 10 reopen
the question.
THE SERBo-ALBANIAN NAR--In 1921
Serbian irregulars invaded Albania
council refused to interfere In No
vember 1921, Serbian regular forces
advanced as far as Arraz and Tirana,
the design being 10 crush Albania and
march to. Scutari to face the Italians.
Encounters between the Albanians and
Serbian forces cost many lives. The
British Government, as a member Of
the league, invoked Article II. and
called for a meeting of the council.
This caused collapse of Serbian Sc
curities on the exchanges and resulted
in Serbia calling off her war, agreeing
to accept the boundary line OF the
Council of Ambassadors.
THE F'IUsE DIsPUTEAThis. going on
from the days of the peace conference,
resulted in numerous armed clashes
between D'Annunzio's forces, italian
regulars and the Serbian army with
out interference from the league. the
| dispute being finally settled by Dan
nunzio's retirement and fixing COM
promise frontier along the Adriatic.
THE FIGHTING IN UPPER SILEsIA--
This was warfare waged between Po-
land and Germany under the very eyes
of the Allies occupying contingepts
AS in many other disputes. the league
declined TO interfere until requested
by the allied Governments. This re-
quest came finally in tho summer OF
1921 after a truce had been called and
! "a plebiscite held. The leagues deci-
sion on the disputed boundary line was
finally accepted but not without blood
shed.
THE IRISH WAR WITH ENGLAND
| Fighting between the Irish forces and
tho British troops was actively re-
sumed about the time the league be-