Poland and Lithuania were new countries created by the post war treaties and Vilna was the capital of Lithuania but it had a largely Polish population
In 1920 a private Polish army took control of it
Lithuania appealed for help from the League of Nations - this was the first dispute for the League
Both countries were in the League so they could be controlled and Poland was clearly the aggressor so the League protested to Poland but they would not withdraw
Now the League was stuck - it should sent in British and French troops to stop Poland and force them out of Vilna but it didn't
The French didn't want to upset Poland because they were an Ally against Germany in future conflicts
Britain wouldn't act alone and send there troops to the other side of Europe
So, the League did nothing and the Polish kept control of Vilna
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