Evening star., 1926-05-27
ARGENT|NA'S ROLE
|NLEACUE UNIQUE
Nation Takes Part in Big
Commissions, But May Not
Vote in Assembly.
BY JOHN w. WHITE.

BY Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May
27.--Argentina' active participation
| on two League of Nations prepare.
tory commissions in the last fort.
night puts the republic in the position
OF having taken an important part in
the preliminary meetings, without any
certainty that it will he represented In
the league assembly, which acts on the
recOmme nda tions submitted by the
commission.
Argentina's situation in the league
Is peculiar one. and is by no means
settled by the appointment of dele.
gates to the commissions studying the
reorganization of the council and dis
armament.
When the league was organized
president Alvear was the Argentine
minister In Paris. and on his recon-.
mendation the government joined the
league. without reservations. during
recess OF the Argentine Congress.
Congress Delayed Action.
Congress delayed action and mean.
While the matter was complicated by
the Withdrawal of the Argentine dele.
cation from the first assembly he.
cause 1t refused to vote on Argentina 3
motion to allow all nations to join
the league on an equal footing rega rd-
less of whether they were friend or
foe in the World War. Ambassador
fueyrredon was president Of the
Argentine delegation.
For long time IL was uncertain
whether the withdrawal constituted
resignation or merely a withdra va |
from the particular assembly Eventu.
any II was decided not to consider
the Withdrawal as resignation
In the meantime Alvear had been
called home To assume the presidency
OF the republic. One Of his first acts
was To submit the league matter to
congress. lie and the cabinet have
since made repeated efforts to have
congress ratify Argentins's member
ship. So far this has not been done.
although funds have been appropri.
ated To pay the league dues. There.
fore. so far as the league authorities
are concerned. Argentina is a member
IN good standing. although the mem.
bership has no legal standing locally.
Action Again Put OF.
Membership in the league was one
of the matters before the recent extra
session Of Congress, the government
having sent several notes urging the
members To pay special attention to
the matter. When it became an.
parent that politics was interfering
with legislative opera tions to such N
extent that there was NO possibility
that Congress would act on anv Of
the subjects submitted at the extra
session. the President closed the ses.
sion. Withdrew the aSenda and put
INTO effect by executive decree as pro
Vided in the constitution such matters
as We're Of pressing Importance.
One of these DEGREES accented the
leagues invitation to be represented on
The commissions reforming the league
council and planning disarmament.
Two cabinet meetings were devoted
exclusively to consideration of Arsen.
tina's position in the league before
the DEGREES were issued A regular
session of Congress begins this month
and the league membership matter
will he submitted again. hut unless
the congress ratifies such member
snip IT is not likely that Argentina
Will be represented at the next lea que
assembly. which will consider two i'm
portant programs in the pre- eparatjon
OF which Argentina has played an
active part.
Wopvr,rht. 1926 hy Chicago Daily H.v.