Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-12-22
NATIONS LEAGUE
ADMITS AUSTRIA
.Germany's Former Ally Is Voted
into Membership.
RESOLUTION is UNOPPOSED
Assembly Attacks the white Slave"
Problem and for First Time Is Al
dressed by a Woman, Mdlle.
Forthammer.

Geneva. Dec. 1G.-AUstria was elect
ed a menSYer of the League of Ma
lions by the assembly of the league
The election of Austria was without
opposition. Thirty-fiye votes were
cast in favor Of her admission. Two
members were absent and four ab
stained from voting
Belgium. Brazil, Spain and China
were chosen as the four elective men,
bers Of the council Of the League Of
Nations by the assembly Of the league.
The first three nations named had held
places In the council by appointment
under the original covenant. China
takes the place Of Greece, the fourth
member originally named.
The ballot for the fourth member
resulted I'm China receiving 81 votes,
which elected her. Sweden received
five votes. Roumania six, CzechO-SlO-
vakia two and Portugal. Switzerland,
Serbia and Greece one vote each.
Action On white Slavery"
When the white slave" resolutions
came % a vote they were unanimously
adopted by the assembly. The propo-
sitions regarding this traffic are that
the countries which adhered to the
international convention Of 1904 be in
vited 90 send delegates 10 another in
ternational conference 10 be held be-
fore the next assembly. also that the
council appoint a committee 20 in
veStigate the deportation of women
and children I'm Asia Minor.
The discussion Of this question
brought 10 the platform for the first
time one OF the women substitute dele
cates-Mdlle. Henni Forthammer OF
Denmark. She was received with
warm applause.
Mdlle. Forthammer made n strong
appeal for prompt action in behalf Of
the women who had been depOrted
during the war and since its eOnclu-
sion. She urged the assembly TO send
investigators 10 Asia Minor and APP
pealed TO the delegates individually TO
prevail upon their several governments
90 strengthen their legislation TO sup
press the traffic IN women. she spoke
In excellent English and was enthusi-
astically applauded. especially when
she pleaded for the 10000 Armenian
women still In captivity.
League Acts on Opium Traffic.
Proposal that the League Of Nations
assume the duties which heretofore
have devolved upon Holland under the
International opium convention regu-
lating traffic in the drug was taken
up by the assembly at the mornings
session and the report Of committee
investigating the subject adopted.
Under the opium convention signed i'm
1912. the United States being among
the signatories. various duties devolved
upon the Dutch government.
The report mentioned the difficulty
resulting from the absence Of the Unit
ed States and Germany from the
league. and suggested that If these
governments could not forward their
data 10 the league they might continue
10 communicate with Holland on the
subject.
Dr. Wellington KOo OF the Chinese
delegation reviewed the efforts made
by China during more than q century
10 suppress the opium habit. lie rec
ognlzed. he said. the great debt OF
gratitude China owed the United
States for Americas aid in this work.