Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-01-23
FIRST MEETING Of
NATIONS LEAGUE
First Session of Body Gets Pro-
test From Irish.
ITALIAN PRAISES THE U. S.
Leon Bourgeois, Presiding OffIcer' IN
Addressing the Council, Expresses
Regret at Absence of United
States at the Opening


Paris, Jan. 17.-Representatives of
France, Great Britain, Italy, Greece,
Belgium, Spain, Japan and Brazil,
members of the council of the League
of Nations, met in the CLOCK" room of
the French foreign office for the first
meeting in the history of the league.
The council organized at 1920
o'clock by electing Leon Bourgeois
chairman and confirming the choice of
Sir Eric Drummond of Great Britain
as general secretary.
The first official act of the council
was the appointment of a commission
% trace upon the spot the frontiers
of the territory of the Sarre basin.
TIE council received it's first formal
protest to be presented to it almost
before it came into being with tOdayS
initial session. The protest was from
''the ENJOYS of the elected government
of the Irish republic" against 'the I'M
real English simulance of an inter
national league of peace"
Sig. Ferraris, on behalf of Italy
said his nation was glad to respond to
the invitation "Of the president and
the great American people" He add
ed that among the duties of the league
would be to give attention to the high
cost of transportation, the high cost
of living, and the state of information
al finance.
Bourgeois in Address.
con Bourgeois, French representa-
tive, who presided, said:
"The task of presiding at this meet
ing and inaugurating this great inter
national institution should have fallen
to President Wilson. We respect the
reasons which still delay final decision
by our friends in Washington but ex-
press the hope that their difficulties
soon will be overcome and that rep
rPSentative of the great American re-
public will occupy the place awaiting
him among us. The work of the cOun-
Gil will then assume definite charac
fer and will have that particular force
which should be associated with our
work
January Is, 1920, will go down in
history as the date of the birth of a new
world. Decisions to be reached will
be in the name of all nations adher-
ing 10 the first covenant of the league.
1t will be the first decree of all free
nations leaguing themselves together,
for the first time in the world TO sub
stitute right for might But the or
ganizatiOn of the League of Nations
will not be complete until the assem-
bly, of all the states meets"
Gives British Views.
Earl CurzOn, British secretary of
state for foreign affairs, and that ma
tion'S representative on the council of
the league, said:
ION behalf of the British empire, I
desire to express the loyalty of my
government and the external domin-
ions of the British crown to the spirit
underlying the covenant of the League
of Nations. 1t is our intention, by
every means in our power to insure
its practical efficiency. 1t is our firm
belief that through its fundamentally
alone caDnhepe TO insure that such
miMries that the world has expert
enced DURING abe last five years shall
not be renestaA and that new era of
international relationship shall dawn.
1.-THE LeaouoA of Nations is an ex-
preston of tb.t universal desire for
saner methods tof regulating affairs of
mankind. ant provides machinery by
which practical effect may be given
the principleA of international friend
ship and good understanding. The sue
cess of the Tabors of the peace con-
ference good a" apg Tn3oh for the the t fu
first timey an attempt was made to
bring together under the auspices of
Il lea/ Tue representatives of govern
mgS/ employees and labor. and an
az exceeding the results of the
prk of the previous quarter of
a cN has been made in the field
of infeO tional action on industrial
questioSs<"
Next Meeting in London.
All the members of the council call
ed for by rife covenant of the league,
with the exception of the representa-
tives of the United States, were pres