Evening star., 1922-09-15
LEAGUE BODY VOTES
TO ADMIT HUNGARY
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Political Committee of AS
ssembIy Favors Ex.Foe for
J.
!, Membership.
REFUSES TO ACT ON WILMA
Disarmament Committee to Recon-
mend Reduction Of Expenditures
to Figure of 1918.
REFUSES TO ACT ON WILMA


GENEVA, September 15.-The polit.
ical committee of the league OF ma
tions assembly voted unanimously to-
day to admit Hungary to membership
in the league.
The assembly adjourned till Mon
day after disposng Of the conflict
between Lithuania and Roland over
the possession of the Wilma district.
so far as the league is concerned.
The assembly sent to committee
the complaints of the Lithuanians re-
garding the treatment of their ma
tionals by Polish officials. but it re-
fused to place the question of the
elections on the assembly agenda.
This buries the question of Wilma,
SO far as the league is concerned, and
leaves Poland free to elect repre-
sentatives to its parliament from
that district.
Sir Edward Grigg. Lloyd Georges
secretary, has arrived here to maxi
arrangements for the premier's visit
next week.
Pre-war Figures Asked.
The assembly disarmament commit
tee has decided to recommend to the
assembly of the league OF nations
resolution introduced by NJ. De Jou-
vsnal of France, asking all countries.
except those whose juridical situation
has been granted. to reduce their ex-
penditure for armaments to the hg-
ures OF 1913. This would exclude the
United States and Canada, as wen as
N W O.
The idea Is to make 1t apply to all
European states under Present cir
cumstances having no excuses .or
maintaining bigger armaments than
before the war. The reductions t>s
the resolution would involve are liz
dicated by the statistics of the miXeC
commission. which show that the FOL
lowing countries are spending more
for military purposes than oefore tne
war: Great Britain. 10 per cent; IN
New Zealand. Is; Portugal IN Japan
81; Denmark. IS; Holland. As: Sweden,
20.
Belgium In Excused.
Belgium, which Is spending So per
cent more than before the war. is ex-
cused because she had virtually no
army in 1918. but was protected by
treaties Of neutrality.
The countries which are spending
less than in 1919 are: South Africa.
"a per cent: Rumania, %; Italy; 80;
Brazil. As; France, S; Switzerland,
SO: Norway, 1913.
M. de Jouyenal remarked after the
session that he had not included the
United States, because every one felt
that the stronger the United states
is the greater the guarantee against
war. The European nations were
particularly mentioned because the
field of conflict 10 In Europe.
Article 10 Center Of storm.
The decision of the steering COM
mittee to put over again for another
yoar the Canadian amendment to
the covenant eliminating article y.
met with stout opposition. The
Canadian minister of marine. Ernest
La Pointe, insisted upon its con-
sideration now. He made a most
immediate consideration of the
amendment. declaring that the
Canadian delegation insisted upon 1t.
This attitude Of the Canadians finally
prevailed, and the committee decided
TO appoint a subcommittee to make
q new report on tho question.
,d ArtisIe Wh,eS ot provtdes tat eSs
members OF the league undertake to
respect and preserve against ex.
ternai aggression the territorial ia
tefrity and existing political inde-
'If by the Suppression Of article
Y we could attract the United
States into ths league" ". .Barthelemy
said, "the sacrifice would appear to
be light. But az IL seems that our
esteemed sister republic 10 not ready
all
mated. we are bound to inaist upon
its maintenance"