THE LEAGUE.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17021, 18 December 1920, Page 9

THE LEAGUE.

| ADMISSION OF NEW STATES. ! i (By Cable—Prc-« Association —Coprrirht.; j ! (Australian ar.ci A.Z. Cablo- Association.) i i GENEVA, December 16. 1 | Tlie Assembly admitted Costa Rica, ■ Finland and Luxembourg, but refused ; Armenia's application by 21 votes to i ' cieht. Australia and New Zealand i i voted with the majority, and Canada j I with the minority. i j The lU, Hon. *0. N. Barnes said lie j j thought it a farce to vot-e in favour of j allowing Armenia representation oil j technical organisations, which sho wild j ,loi:i by signing the necessary con.cn- j tions. , Heplving to tho Hon. li. D. Millen, the president (M. 1-lymans) announced that the Council had 110 information that Armenia had turned Bolshevik. On M. Viviani's suggestion, the whole subject was referred back to the Commission. ~ The Hon. E. D. Millen (Australia) ex- ' plains that he did not vote for the admission of Austria to the League because lie did not know whether the Commonwealth embargo against grading with Austria had been removed. i The Assemblv resumed the debate on ! the admission of States. Mr Millen al>staincd from voting on the admission _ot Bulgaria. M Viviani (France) explained that he did not object to Bulgarra s admission, but abstained from re n ordm£r h's vote. Bulgaria was admitted bv 35 votes to two. Mr Millen decided, having abstained from voting against Austria, to maintain consistency by not _ vot'Ti? in the case of any enemy State. ! (Received December 17th. 7.55 p.m.) ! GENEVA, December 16. I The Assembly refused admission to i tT-" B"l f 'c States. I Dr Nen strongly appealed for the admission of Georgia, as that countrv ! wis one of the safeguards against Bolshevism in the East. Lo d Pohort Ceil sunnorted Dr. Nnnsen. but Mr Fisher said he thought tho League should not undertake re-'ponsi-Vit'os which it might not be able to Fulfil. Tho Assembly refused admission by i 14 votes to TO. but all States will bo given rf>nre=entnt : in. if" desired, on the technical organisations. NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. GENEVA, December 16. The League budget for 1921, in gold Irancs. provides: —Revenue: Direct expenditure on the Secretariat, 6,565,000 francs: indirect expenditure, 3,535,000; extraording contribution to capital account, 2,000,003; special working capital fund, 1,880,000; Labour Organisation, 17,010,000. , I The main items of expenditure are: j Salaries of secretariat 4,200.000 francs; ! Assembly's meeting at Geneva, 750,000; i Barcelonia conference, 500,000; fin an- ] eial and economic organisation, 760,000; j Court of International Just'ce, 650,000; | the Health Organisation, 400,000; Permanent Mandates Commission, 450,000; iinforseen expenditure, 500,000. The capital expenditure on the purchase of the League's seat at Geneva is 2,000,000 Irancs. ISSUE OP MANDATES. (Received December 17th. 5.5 p.m.) GENEVA, December 16. The Australian Press correspondent states that a meeting of the Sixth' Commission discussed the question of mandates. It is reported that a number of I members held the view tliat the Assemblv should nominate the mandatory States. The Hon. E. D. Millen took strong exception to this view. The surrendered territories had been ceded to tho Allies and Associated Powers who I granted mandatories to various coun- | tries and published tho fact to the whole j world before tho Covenant was signed. | Tho League claimed to rest upon jusi tice, nnd it could not begin its career I by violating the very Covenant jvhich 1 called it into being. _ Mr Milleh*'strongi ly urged tho Commission not to press S n view. Several dolcg sta'ted .that they hold the Assemblv had rirlit to issue mandates, they would not pres3 it in face of Mr Mil'en's statement, and particularly as the mandates were granted . before tho signing of the Covenant. Th'ero is some likelihood that tho mandates will come before the Assembly tomorrow.