ARGENTINE AND LEAGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 292, 7 December 1920, Page 5

ARGENTINE AND LEAGUE.

AMENDMENT REJECTED.

ASSEMBLY ADOPTS REPORT,

POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.

Ciy Cable. — Tress association. —Coprrisht.) (Received a.rn.j LONDON, December 6. When tho Assembly of the League of Nations met to-day the President, M. Hymans (Belgium) submitted Dr. Tuyrrredon's letter expressing Argentina's intention to withdraw from the League unless the amendments to the constitution submitted by Argentina wore agreed to. In submitting the letter M. Hyinans expressed regret at Argentina's action.

Lord Robert Oci], regretting the attitude of the Argentine delegation, said if other delegations followed that example no progress could be made.

The Assembly displayed no further interest in the inc-ident. M. Branting (Sweden) moved that the Argentine amendments be referred to a committee dealing with the amendment to the covenant.

Canada wished to have Article 10 eliminated from the covenant. Canada fought against itt. inclusion in Paris, but in view o§ the Assembly's decision she would leave the proposal to the Amendments Committee. /

The Assembly debated the report of the commission on the relations between the Council and the Assembly. Lord Robert Cecil viewed apprehensively the clause defining what decisions could be given by the Council, apparently depriving the Assembly of having the right to review its decisions. He contended that every , - matter should be subject to the ABsenjbly , 9~"review.

M. Viviani pointed out that the covenant sharply defined the powers of the Council of the Assembly, though the latter had the right of review when the report of the Council's work was presented.

Mr. N. W. Rowell (Canada) believed that the Assembly in its general jurisdiction had superior powers to the Council. He therefore disagreed with Lord Cecil's apprehensions.

Eventuallj' the report was adopted unaltered.— (A. and X,Z. Cable.)