Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-16
REFERRED TO
AS BIRTH OF
anew WORLD
Speakers Make It Clear
Place Is Reserved for
United States.

OlltVA 0VCtVV0s
Paris. Jan. 16.-Representatives
OF France, Great Britain, Italy,
Greece, Belgium. Spain, Japan and
Brazil, members OF the council OF
The League of Nations, met in the
"elock room" of the French foreign
office at 10 o'clock this morning for
the first meeting in the history OF
the league.
Bourgeois Chairman.
The council organized at 10:30
o'clock by electin9 Leon Bourgeois
chairman and confirming the choice
of Sir Eric Drummond of Great
Britain as general secretary.
The first official act of the cOun-
CT. was the appointment of a co IL
mission to trace upon the spot the
frontiers of the territory Of the
Sarre basin.
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Bourgeois, in accepting, said:
"The task Of presiding at this
meeting and inaugurating this great
International institution should
have fallen to President Wilson, We
respect the reasons which Still de-
,lay final decision by our friends in
Washington, but express the hope
that their difficulties will soon be
overcome and that a representative
Of the great American republic Will
occupy the place awaiting him
among us. The work of the council
will then assume definite character
and will have that particular force
which should be associated with
our work.
Birth Of New World.
Jan. l6. 1920. will go down in
history as the date of the birth of
new world. Decisions to be
reached today will be in the name
Of all nations adhering the coven-
ant Of the league. 1t will be the
first decree of all free nations
leagueing themselves together, for
the first time in the world to sub
. stitute right for might. The organi
cation of the League of Nations will
not be complete until the assembly
OF all the. states meets
England Pledged.
Earl Curzon, British secretary of
state for foreign affairs, and that
I nations representative on the
council of the league said:
"On behalf of the British empire
desire to express the loyalty OF
my government and the external
Nominations of the British crown
TO the spirit underlying the coven-
ant of the League of Nations. 1t is
our intention by every means in our
power to insure its practical effic-
iency. 1t is our firm belief that
through its instrumentality alone
We can hope to insure that such
miseries that the world has expert
ences during the past five years
Shall not be repeated and that a
new era of International relation
snip shall dawn.
Means Saner Methods.
The League of Nations is an e1-
preston of the universal desire fo:
saner methods of regulating affairs
OF mankind. and provides machin-
cry by which practical effect may be
given the principles of interns
honal friendship and good under
Standing. The success of the labors
OF the peace conference is a good
augury for the future of the League
OF Nations. For the first time an
attempt was made to bring to-
= sether under the auspices of the
League representatives of govern.
ments. employers and laborers, and
an advance exceeding the results Of
he entire work of The previous
quarter OF century has been made
~ the field of international action
On Industrial questions
Name Sarre Commission.
Alter the delivery of speeches NJ.
inourgeois announced that the only
.em on the order of the day was
sae appointment of three members s
'. tne commission to fix the bounl-
s, ss,ss OF the Sarre valley, together
run one member appointed by the
cch euch government and one by
Ssrmany. The council named as its
.asmoers Colonel WAGE. an English
ee Major Lambert, a Belgian,
AAa MAJOR kobash, a Japanese.
Alter the appointment of the
commissioners. NJ. Bourgeois pro-
sOseo London as the place for the
vas accepted
Must Consult America.
Lord Curzon suggested leaving
onsI 1e aate and the order of business
. han nan .ns 70 oe decided by the chair
Iasa sa an ana the secretary, since, he
s",. aa' ~ viii be necessary to con-
a. tue United States on q great
% rh., questions likely to arise"
,.s. aan Bourgeois addressed a
crs s~ words Of welcome to viscount
s,a. .s; VINO replied that he had no
r;ah. r;iahoihg in the meeting and no
ha sns 70 TAX on the floor, but that
sr.o;ired m aesired to acknowledge the
sa'lous sns reception accorded him
orn.si r was proud to be present on the
The 's,on s,' OF such good augury fr