The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-11-24
LEAGUE ELECTS
new OFFICERS
Six Vice Presidents Named at
Geneva
LEADING FIGURES
OF THE SESSION
Organization Completed at Ses-
sion Filled with ActiOn-NOn-
European Countries Fare
Well

Geneva, Nov. IS iBy the As
ISOLATED PreSs).- In somewhat
agftated session today the league
of nations assembly completed It's
organization by the election OF
six vice presidents, who, with the
SIX chairmen of the committees
elected yesterday form q sort OF
executive committee OF the as
sembly. The European ma
tiOn9, for whom much solicitude
was shown yesterday, had no
complaint to make. as they OBJ
tained four vice presidents. In
stead OF the three they had asked
for.
These were: Viscount Ishii,
Japan; HOnOriO Pueyrredon, Ar
gentlna; Sir Geo. f. Foster Can
ada, and Rodrigo Octavio, Brazil.
The other vice presidents are II.
A. Van Karnabeek, Holland, and
DR.. Eduard Benes, Czecho- Slo-
vakia.
Picturesque features OF the scs-
sion were furnished by Baron
Hayashi, head OF the Japanese
delegation; Dr.. Fridtjof Nansen,
OF Norway: Gustave Ador, ex-
president Of Switzerland and the
two leading members OF the Bra
lillian delegation.
Baron Hayashi. usually an i'm
pressive observer Of the prOcede-
ings. attracted attention when he
arose TO ask the delegates to vote
for Viscount Ishii. Japanese am
bassador to France, if Japan was
to have a vice president.
The whole assembly looked on
with great interest when, after M.
Ador, who, is also an ex-presiaent
Of the international Red Cross
had graciQusly replied to the re-
marks Of DR.. Nansen regarding
the Red Cross, the explorer rush.
ed down side aisle with charac-
teristic steel-trap action to grGSp
NJ Ador's hand in randshake SO
warm and Peal that the sentiment
was communicated 10 the spec
tators .... - ;
A curious result of the first
ballot for vice presidents was a
tie between Dodrigo Octavio, the
Brazilian under secretary for for
cign affairs and DR.. Gastou Da
Cunha, the brazilian ambassador
TO France for sixth vice president.
While the assembly was discuss
ing the proposed vote for the re-
naming vice president an ami
mated discussion of the Brazil
ians, each candidate insisting that
he be allowed to withdraw in
favor of the other. A second
ballot was taken, however.
AS All act of courtesy, Giusep-
pc Mooto, president Of the Swiss
confederation who had delivered
the address of welcome was elect
ed honorary president OF the first
assembly of the league.
Rumors which had been cur
rent all week that certain COM
binations had been formed to
carry pre-arranged programs
through the assembly were de-
MED today from two sources. NJ.
Pueyrreden, for the Argentine
delegation, said that it was ab-
solutely untrue SO far as Argen-
tina Is concerned that the South
American republics were in an
understanding with other neutrals
TO force the admission OF Germany
into the league.
The British dominiOns' repre-
sentatives made 1t clear that they
were here to represent their par
ticular dominion without refer
once to sister dominions or moth
er country.
All the delegates appear to be
satisfied with the progress made
In the necessary preliminary pro-
cecdings, tho work having been
gone through with minimum OF
friction, and they expect the final
results to satisfy all the friends Of
the league.
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