Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-16
Hynans President
 League Of Nations
Head of the Belgian DeIega- ton Received 35 Votes of Al Cast For Permanent Pre- siding Officer.

Geneva, Nov. 15.-(By ThekA. P.) Paul Hymans of Belgium was elected perma- nent president of the league of nations at the opening session of the leagues as- seInbly here today. He received 35 votes to four votes for President Motta of Switzerland and one each for Ex-Presi- dent Ador of Switzerland and Leon Bour- geois of Fr~ I.
 M Hymans mad called the delegates to order and introduced President Motta of switzerland, who in his ac-ess cordially Weicmoing the delegates expressed the nope that the United States would not delay much longer in taking it's legiti- mate place in the league"
 when M. Hymans, who heads the Eelglan delegation and is a former for oIsn minister of Belgium. declared the hrst session of the assembly open. the 1au was crowded with men and women ana there were several women amone cle delegates. Their tolettes, with the quaint red and yellow gowns of the SWISS Guards, gave touches of color to | Nh otherwise sober scene
 M Motta, in his greetings to the dele. gates, thanked the peace conference fo, naVlng selected Geneva as the seat ot the league of nations and also thanked | President Wilson for calling the meetins
 II the assembly in the seat of the league | The hrst session of the league assem 1 ply was greeted with the ringing of al | the bills in Geneva after several minutes silence on the part of all the people ot the canton President Motta of Switz erland was followed by M. Hymans.
 The socialist leader Hjalmar Granting head of the Swedish delegation, provoked the first debate by objecting to the elec ton of Paul Hymans as president of tn, | league by exclamation. NJ Hymans him | self decided tha question by holding tha since one member requested a secret vote he was entitled 10 il.
 A more animated and more significan discussion grew out of the adoption o the agenda. Lord Robert Cecil. who rep resents South Africa, held that the an 1 pliactlons or Albania, Bulgaria and Aus | lrla, which were received since th, agenda was made up, should be addet to it. The assembly so decided after tn French delegates, Nm. Viviani and Bour geols, had made it clear that the applica tons would De referred to a committee t De examined and a decision taken as f whether they would be received.
 Ihls reservation. it is conceded, will es tapllsh precedent so that if Germany application is received further tn Frepch delegates will be able at once t raise the question of eligibility.
 The working organization of the as sembly as formed this afternoon consist fot six committees each with fl member representing all the states attending. Al questions on the agenda will be divide among these committees and will com | up for debate on the flor only when tbe committees report has been submitted The presidents of these committees vii be ex-ofticio vice presidents of the as sembly.
 The debates today cleeriy indicate
 that Lord Roberts Cecil, Leon Bourgeoj, Rene Viviani and Signor Tittoni are like ly to become leading figures on the foo and that the small states are showing
 spirit of independence and will not ac
 cept pre-arranged programmes withou
 having their say