Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Four New States
Are Admitted as
League Members
Bulgaria Is Granted Member.
ship While Armenia's Ap- !
plication Is Turned Down
Completely. scr.

Geneva, Dec. lo.-(By The AsSo-
ciated ress.)-Four new nations
were made members of The league
of nations by The asSemhlyvof. the
League here today. They were /Bul-
garia, Costa RIGA. Finland and lux
embourg.. France and Australia abb
stained from voting when fhc ad-
mission Of Bulgaria was before the
assembly for decision.
France abstained from voting on
the question OF admitting bulgaria
to the league. Rene Viviani, head of
the Frer ch delegation, declared it
had no objection to Bulgaria as a
member, but preferred not to ote
in view of the incomplcteness of the
information given it regarding Bull
garia's fitness.
Thirty-five states voted affirma-
lively when the balloting took place
and Australia joined France in not
recording its vote.
Costa Rica Favored.
The question Of admitting Costa,
Rica was the next on the days
agenda. DR.. Nansen of Norway ex-
Gplained that the only doubt in his
mind was whether Costa RIGA was
not too small country, but, in
view of the membership of its neigh
Dor, Panama, he decided Costa Rica
could not be excluded on that score
Debate was expected when the re-
port relative to the admission of
Baltic and Caucasian states was to
te considered. N. w. Rowell of
Canada gave notice to the committee:
that Canada, as a Pacific ocean pow
err. took special interest in the Rus
sian question. He declared that
question had been raised in its en-
tirety by the proposed relations be-
tween the league and the states
carved out of the former Russian
empire.
Although the Baltic states had the
full sympathy of Canada, he assert
ed, the situation in Russia might
change and the league might find
itself faced by new government
claiming access to the sea, in which
eventuality the league would incur
grave responsibility.
) Will Take Up Budget.
It was planned, if the assembly
finished the election of new members
soon enough. to fake up the league
budget and pass appropriations tor
the coming year, (which have been
somewhat criticised at committee
meetings with regard to- salaries Of
men connected with the secretariat..
The committee reported unfavor-
ably on the applications of Armenia,
Esthonia,, Lithunnia. Letvia and
Georgia. 1t failed to recommend the
admission OF Armenia because
authority over the entire territory OF
that nation was not being exercised
by the government. The hope was
expressed that Armenia might be
admitted at an early date.
1t was pointed out that Armenia
was a signatory of the treaty of
Sevres, the Turkish peace treaty, and
the question was raised whether the
ratification of that treaty, when it
was accomplished, WOULD not make
her automatically member OF the
league.
The DECISION of the assembly for
the present, however, was against
the admission Of Armenia. Canada,
Switzerland, Sweden, Peru. Uruguay,
Venezuela, Portugal and Salvador
voted for her admission, but the
votes of 2l other states were re-
corded against her. Persia and
Poland abstained from voting. The
sentedNby Delegate Rowell of Cana
fda expressing the hope that Presi-
dent Wilson's efforts would result in
the saving of Armenia and the estab-
lishment OF stable government so
that, she might be admitted to the
league in the not far distant future.