The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-12
LEAGUE MEETINGS
At GENEVA
The Session VIII Perfect the 0rganf-
zati0neSf the League of Natisns
Under the Peace Treaty
fAssociated Press)

lions which Will mold ItS nfSI meeJiHS
at Geneva ON Monday next, November
15, is the popular or representative
branch of the double body designed to
guide the affairs of that organization
as created under the treaty OF YER
sailles.
While the representative character
of the gathering will be impaired by
the absence of the United States,
Germany, Austria and Russia, yet
with these exceptions it viii come
near to representing the greater part
Of the civilized world. The session
has additional interest as marking
the complete organization Of the
league as provided by the Versailles
peace treaty.
Forty-two nations, ranging in inn
portance from the British Empire to
the republic of Haiti, are expected to
send delegates. OF sfhe As states men
ti0ned in the covenant, only three win
be unrepresented- United States,
Honduras and Ecuador. Fifteen more
nations have applied for admission,
and the question of granting them ac-
cess TO the session as new members
will be one of the first items of busi-
ress to be considered. Among these
applicants are Austria and Bulgaria
of the former enemy states and a
number of small nations Just emerged
into statehood.
The question of admitting Germany
to membership will also come under.
discussion, as it is likely TO be raised
by several Of the former European
neutrals, and it seems likely that the
admission of Mexico may also come,
before the, session. All the states
seeking membership will be required
10 submit TO such regulation of their
military, naval and aerial ornaments
as the league may deem necessary,
and the leagues permanent advisory
commission on military, naval and air
questions has been at work since Au-
gust collecting the data which win be
needed by the assembly for proper ac-
tion on this matter.
The acting president of the assem-
bly,, M. Hymans of Belgium. will open
the first meeting, as the assembly has
not yet had chance to elect presi-
dent of it's own. This election will be
the very first order of business, and
will be followed by the election of
four vice presidents and the appoint
nent of committee on credentials.
Enough names of delegates are
known to show that the absence of
monarchy will not detract from the
importance of the gathering, although
it may reduce its picturesque quality
somewhat. Among the more noted
figures may be mentioned DIR. Edouard
Benes, foreign minister of Czecho-
Slovakia and creator of the "Little
Entente; M. Paderewski, first prime
minister of the new Poland; Hjalmar
+. Branting, prime minister of Sweden
until few weeks ago; President Mot
ia of Switzerland and his predeces-
sor, ex-President Ador, who recently
acted as chairman at the international
financial conference at Brussels. Many
of the non-European states will be
represented by diplomats, but it will
not be the rule even in their case.
Thus Argentine viii send its foreign
minister, Senor PUeyrredon, as one
of its delegates, while Chile will be
represented by Don Antonio Huneeus,
former foreign minister, and Don
Manuel Rivas Vicuna, deputy and
former minister of finance. Each mem
Der nation is entitled to three official
ly accredited delegates, but they may
send substitutes and experts as well.
Sweden has availed herself of this
privilege and one of its three substi-
tute delegates is a woman, Mrs. Anna
Bugge- Wicksell. widely known as an
expert on international law.
Much of the early work of the ses-
sion will be devoted to organization
the appointment of committees being
one of the most troublesome items.
The likelihood is that some II or LIS
committees will be formed, and that
the various items on the agenda will
be divided into related groups and
distributed among those committees.
Among the duties of the assembly
will be the final and formal establish
rnent of a number of permanent sub
ordinate organizations like the court
cf international justice, the health
organization, the commission on COM
nunications and transit, and the spec
ial tribunal that is to deal with al
disputes connected with international
communications.
Incidentally certain questions will
be considered concerning the rela.
tionship between the council and the
assembly as well as between those
bodies and the various technical or.
ganizations created by them.
Other important subjects to come
before the assembly will be action or
the recommendations of the recent
international financial conference a
Brussels; formulation of policy anc
methods for the employment of tht
leagues weapon, the economic boy