DEMOCRATIC REFORM WANTED

Grey River Argus, 29 November 1920, Page 3

DEMOCRATIC REFORM WANTED

(Ivecd. November 2S, 5.5 p.m.) GENEVA, November 27. Argentina is dissatisfied with the Commission's decision not to accept .amendments to the League Covenant. It is understood that Argentina will test the matter in. "vtho Assembly, by moving that the Council of the League should be elected each session, five members only to be re-eligible for election to the succeeding session. - " BULGARIA'S POSITION Roumania and Serbia strongly oppose the admission of Bulgaria. THE MANDATES. The Council has decided to appoint a permancut Commission for tho examination.of the-annual reports of the mandatories under Article 22 of the Covenant, consisting of five representatives of non-mandatory Powers and four representatives of the mandatory Powers. LORD CECIL'S VIEWS. Lord Cecil, addressing British and American journalists, said the Assembly thus far had been extraordinarily successful. It had a genuine belief in its own vitality, which Avns exceedingly encouraging. A review of the present international situation was perhaps the most important of its functions. It should not „Ijc confined to legislative work, like a Parliament, but should indulge in discussion and criticism, which was as important as fits legislative duties. Referring to tho [Armenian situation, Lord Cecil said he had good reason to believe that if a twenty-million dollar loan were forthcoming, it would suffice to save Armenia irom the Turkish Ivcmali.sts until the Armenians could .stand alone. He believed America was the best nation to undertake such mediation. To a question by an Australian Press Association agent as to whether j tho League Assembly could reply to J the German protest against the mandate rules, without, referring the subject to the Allied and Associated Powers, Lord Cecil said he would like to sec a delegate dare to sfand up and argue that the Assembly would have to submit this matter to the Allies. Lord Cecil said he was unable to say wJvpihcr the Assembly would reply to the German, protest-. ,