The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-12
SERIOUS QUESTIONS
FACE ASSEMBLY OF
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

The Assembly of the League of Ma
tons, which will hold it's first meeting
at Geneva on Monday next, Nov. Is.
Is the popular or representative
branch of the double body designed to
gu.Se the affairs of that organization
as created under the Treaty of Yer
sailles.
While the representative character
of the gathering will be impaired by
the absence of the United States, Ger
many, Austria and Russia, yet with
these exceptions it will come near to
representing the greater part of the
civilized world. The session has ad-
ditional interest as marking the COM
plete organization of the league as
provided by the Versailles peace
treaty.
Forty-two nations, ranging in i'm
portance from the British empire to
the Republic of Haiti. are expected to
send delegates. OF the As states men
toned in the covenant, only three will
be unrepresented, the United States,
Honduras and Ecuador. Fifteen
more nations have applied for admis-
sion. and the question of granting
them access to the session as new
members will be one of the first
items of business to be considered.
Among the applicants are Austria and
Bulgaria of the former enemy states
and a number of smaller nations just
emerged into statehood.
May Admit Germany.
The question of admitting Germany
to membership will also come under
discussion, as it is likely to be raised
by several of the former European neu-
trails, and it seems likely that the ad-
mission of Mexico may also come be-
fore the session.
The acting president of the Assem-
bly,, M. Hymans. of Belgium, will open
the first meeting, as the Assembly
has not yet had chance to elect a
president of it's own.
Enough names OF delegates are
known to show that the absence of
monarchy will not detract from the
importance of the gathering, although
it may reduce it's picturesque quality
somewhat. Among the more noted
figures may be mentioned DR.. Edouard
Benes, foreign minister of Cecho- Slo-
vania and creator Of the Little
Entente; NJ Paderewski, first prime
minister of the new Poland: Hjalmar
Brantng, prime minister of Sweden
until a few weeks ago; President
Motta of Switzerland, and his prede-
cessor, ex-Presideut AdOr, who re-
Gently acted as chairman at the inter-
national financial conference at Brus-
sells. Many of the non European
states will he represeted by diplomats,
but it will not be the rule even in
their case. Thus Argentine will send
its foreign minister, Senior Pueyrredon,
as one of its delegates, while Chile
will be represented by Don Antonio
Htreeus, former foreign minister.
ard Don Manuel Rivas Vicuna, deputy
and former minister of finance. Each
member nation is entitled to three Of
fcially accredited delegates, but may
send substitutes and experts as well.
Sweden has awaited itself of this priv
ilege and one it's three substitute del
ccates is woman, Mrs. Anna Bugge-
Wicksell. widely known as an expert
on international law.
Organize First
Much of the early work Of the SEES
sion will be devoted to organization,
the appointment of committees being
one of the most troublesome items.
The likelihood is that some II or IS
committees will be formed, and that
the various items on the agenda will
be divided into related groups and