Arizona republican., 1920-11-16
HYMANS ELECTED
 PERMANENT HEAD. If LEAGUE EDDY ON OPENING DAY
Belgian Delegate Receives 35 Votes from Al Nations Represented at League of Nations Assembly
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GENEVA, Nov. 15.-Paul Hymans of Belgium was elected permanent presl- dent of the league of nations at the opening session of the leagues assem- ply here today. He received s5 votes to votes for President Motta of Switzerland and one each for ex- President Ador of Switzerland and Leon Bourgeois of France.
 M. Hymans called the delegates to order and introduced President Arotta of Switzerland, who in his address wer- coming tha delegates expressed the hope that the United States would not delay much longer in taking It's le- gitimate place in the league"
 When M. Hymans. who heads the Belgian delegation and is a former minister of Belgium, declared the first session of the assembly open, the hall was crowded with men and women and there were several women among the delegates. Their toilettes with the quaint rod and yellow gowns of the Swiss guards gave touches of color to an otherwise sober scene.
 M. Motta, in his greetings to the delegates. thanked the peace confer once for having selected Geneva as the seat of the league of nations and also thanked President Wilson for calling the meeting of tho assembly in the seat of the league.
 The first session of the assembly WIS greeted with the ringing of all the beus In Geneva after several minuteA silence on the part of all the people of the canton. President Motta of Switzerland was followed by M. Hy- mans.
 Socialist Starts Debate
 The Socialist leader, Hjalmar Brant- irg, head of the Swedish delegation. provoked the first debate by objecting to the election of Paul Hymans as president of the league by exclamation. M. Hymans himself decided the aues- ton by holding that, since one member requested a secret vote, he was en- titled to it.
 A more animated and more signifi- cant discussion grew out of the adoo- ton of the agenda. Lord Robert Cecil, who represents South Africa held that the applications for membership of AL bania, Bulgaria and Austria. which were received since the agenda was made up, should be added to it. The assembly SO decided after the French delegates. viviani and Bourgeois. had made 1t clear that the applications
 
 be examined and a decision taken as 'to whether they would be received.
 Pave Way for Hun Protest
 This reservation, 1t is contended. vii establish a precedent so that if Ger. manys application is received later the French delegates will be abls t' raise the question of eligibility at once
 Working organization of the assem- ply was formed this afternoon anS consists of six committees. each witl 41 members, representing all the state attending. All questions on the agend' will be divided among these commit tees and will come up for debate ol the floor only when the reports ar submitted. The presidents of thes committees will be ex-officioi vic presidents of the assembly.
 The debates today clearly indicates that Lord Robert Cecil, Leon Bour geois, Rene Viviani and Signor Triton arc likely to become leading figures ol the floor and that the small states ar showing spirit of independence an will not accept pre-arranged pro grams without having their way.