The log cabin Democrat., 1920-11-15
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Geneva, Nov. 15.-Geneva, "capital of the world," was crowded to ca pacity today when representatives of fifty-one nations from every corner of the globe, were gathered to attend the first meeting of the assembly of the league of nations.
 Of the forty-fve powers mentioned in the covenant of the league, forty two have already declared their ale glance and were expected to avail themselves of their right to attend the first assembly meeting. Thirteen others, not named in the organic doc ument, have applied for admission and likely will have delegates on the ground.
 The program to be followed at the meeting will probably be CD hearing | reports of various commissions au- thorized by the council of the league to investigate international problems (2) discussion and adoption of rules of procedure and examination of ere dentials of delegates; (3) admission of states not mentioned in covenant l (4) appointment and ratification of i league council to carry out provisions of the peace treaty; (5) discussion of the relations between the council and the assembly; (6) report of Sir Er c | Drummond on the work of the secre- triat; discussion and debate on the | ] score of other important questions re lating to questions of health, finance, alcohol, traffic in women and children and the like.
 Of the nations attending the Gen. eva assembly meeting, eighteen, in cluding the five dominions of the Brit ish group, derived their membership in the league automatically through the coming into effect of the Treaty of Versailles, January 10, 1920. Eight other countries ratified the pact later and are classified as charter members Thirteen nations, neutrals in the world war, were invited to become members of the league and have accepted and already been taken into membership
 China, alone derives her member ship by being a signatory to the Trea- ty of St. Germain.
 Eleven other states have applied fol membership, some of them having on ly de facto governments. In addition it is believed Germany, Austria, Bull garia and Hungary will make attempts to gain admission to full fellowship among the nations as exemplified il the league.
 The only nations that will not bt represented at the first meeting of tho assembly, either officially or semi officially, are the United States O. America, Mexico, Turkey and Russia
 The assembly will be called to order at II o'clock by M. Paul Hymans O
 Belgium. Later a permanent pres
 dent will be elected for the period O the conference.
 Advance informat on is that mum
 Der of days will be required merel. } to hear the reports of the variou } commissions which have been author ' i2ed hy the council to investigate in
 temational questions. Delegates wil = be quartered at Geneva's main hotels and their office work will be done il
 the leagues new capitol, recently thu
 National Hotel, which was acquire
 by Sir Eric to take care of the office
 of the secrctariat and commissions.
 Among the reports to be heard O | commissions named under provision of the treaty are: Appointment O three members of the Saar valle
 boundary commission; the Saar valle
 governing commission; appointment O S the high commissioner of Dantzig an r approval of the const tuition of tn l Free City; responsibilities of tn . league arising out of the distributlo s of mandates and the enforcement O l article XXII (mandates); appointmen
 of Dr. Fridffiof Nansen, arctic eX 0 plorer, to investigate repatriation c T ex-enemy prisoners from Russia an { Germany to their respective homes t the Polish minoity treaty; the resolr tion regarding the admission