New-York tribune., 1920-12-16
Austria, Wins.
Membe
In the League
First Former Enemy State
Admitted by Assembly
Without Opposition; but
MOtta and Niviani Clash
China Replaces Greece
Nine. Forthamme Appeals
to Delegates 10 Suppress
the 'sWhite Slave Traffic

GENEVA, Dec. Is (By The Asso-
eiated Press).-The Assembly Of the
League of Nations elected to-day the
first former enemy state member Of
tbs league without opposition. The
vote on the admission Of Austria came
a'ter an unexpected passage at arms
between Giuseppe Motta. Switzerland,
and 81. Vivian, representing France.
The voting for the admission of Aus
tris, which Immediately followed, was
by nominal roll call, the delegates be-
ing asked whether they were in favor
of or against admission, some answer
Ing in French and others in English.
Thirty five votes were cast in favor
Of Austria's admission, two members
were absent and four abstained from
voting.
The fonr elective members of the
league council chosen by the Assembly
to-day were Spain, Brazil. Belgium and
China. the final success of China, com.
ing after several ballots, being greeted
with enthusiastic applause. China
takes the place Of Cr"ece.
Womsn made her debut in the league
to-day. and was cordially received and
welcomed by the Assembly. In the dis
cussion on action to suppress the "white
slave" traffic Mile. Henni Forthammer, a
substitute delegate for Denmark. took
the floor and, in tho purest English.
gave the delegates an example of clear
ness and conciseness which, if it had
come earlier. might have shortened the
n Getting of the Assembly.
The propositions regarding the
white slave" traffic are that the
countries which adhered to the inter-
national convention Of 1904 be invited
TO send delegates to another interna-
tional conference, to be held before tn g
next Assembly; also that the Council
appoint committee to investigat the
deportation of women and children in
Asia Minor.
The discussion Of this question
brought Mile. Forthammer to the plat
form. She was received with warm ap-
pause. Nile. Forthammer made strong
appeal for prompt action on behalf Of
the women who had been deported dur
ing the war and Since its conclusion
She urged the Assembly to send inves-
tigatrrs to Asia Minor and appealed t.
the delegates individually to prevail
upon their several governments to
st-enrthen their legislation to suppress
the traffic in women and children.
Mile. Forthammer was enthusiastically
applauded. especially when she pleaded
for the 10000 Armenian women still in
captivity. When the "white slave"
resolutions came to vote they were
unanimously adorted by the Assembly.
The proposition that the league as
+ sume the duties which heretofore have
de- wed upon H oland under the Inter
national Opium Convention, regu ating
traffic in the drug, was taken up by the
Assembly at the morning session. The
committee, which had been investigat-
ing the subject. ecommended that the
secretariat Of the league collect infor-
! nation +. ON the intere sted countries
and that the subject urther inves-
tigated by an advisory 4 committee, in
cluding representatives from the coun
tries especially concerned-Holland
Great Britain, France, India, Japan,
China, Siam and Portugal,
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Viviani in Impassioned Speech
GENEVA, Dec. 15-Rene Viviani
made an impassioned address in the
League Assebly today regarding the
admission of Germany, declaring that
Germany had only to qualify for admis-
sion by giving guarantees of the fu.-
fillment of her national obligations as
+ required by the covenant. He also re.
ferred to the absence of Russia ant
the fervent hope that America, whicl
( hed come to ne aid of the world in tim
Of war, would now join the league.