The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-16
UNITED STATES ONLY MEMBER
 TO BE ABSENT
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press the hope that their difficulties will soon be overcome and that a rep resentative of the great American re- public will occupy the place awaiting him among us. The work of the coun-- ell will then assume definite character and will have that particular force which should be associated with our work.
 January 16, 1920, will go down in history as the date of the birth of a new world. Decisions to be reached today will be in the name of all na- tions adhering to the covenant of the league. It will be the first meeting Of all the nations leaguing themselves together for the purpose of substitut- ing right for might But the organ ization of the League of Nations will not be complese until the assembly of all the states meet"
 Speaking for Great Britain Lord Curzon followed M. Bourgeois. He said:
 "On 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 1 underlying the covenant of the l League of Nations. It is our inten- 1 ton by every means in our power, to insure it's practical efficiency. It is i our firm belief that through it's instru- mentality alone we can hope to insure | that such nniseries that the world has experienced during the past five years shall not be repeated, and that a new era of international relationship shall | dawn.
 1 'The League of Nations Is an ex- pression of the universal desire for saner methods of regulating affairs of 1 ma TISi n m machinery which practical effect may be given 1 the principles of international friend ship and good understanding The success of the lajborS of the peace conference is a good augury for the | future of the League of Nations. For ! the first time an attempt was made to bring together under the auspices of the league representatives of gov ernments, employees and laIborers and an advance exceeding the result ot the entire work of the previous quar- ter of a century has been made in the field of international action on indus trial questions"
 Signor Ferraris on behalf of Italy, said his nation was glad to respond | to the invitation "of the President
 and the great American people" He mentioned the slzeptism amidst which the league was born and said this was
 fact to be neither exaggerated non
 ignored.
 | Ambassador Da Cunha, for Brazil
 said his country would devote herself | with fervor to the work of peace an6
 fraternity among the nations He re-
 ferred to the fact that he was the
 only representative from America 1 present and said he was proud tt
 have the honor of bringing assur-
 ances of the cooperation of Pan
 America in the operation of thu
 league.
 After the delivery of the speeche
 M. Bourgeois announced that tn
 only item on the order of the day wa
 the appointment of three members O
 the commission to fix the boundarie
 of the Sarre Valley, together witl
 one member appointed by the Frencl
 government and one by Germany 1 The council named as it's member
 Col Wace, an English officer, Majo | Lambert, a Belgian, and Major ko l baish, a Japanese.
 After the appointment of the com
 missioners M. Bourgeois proposes
 London as the place for the neX
 meeting of the council, and this wa l approved. Lord Curzon suggestet
 leaving the date and the order o
 business open, to be decided by tn chairman and the secretary, since, h
 said, ''it will be necessary to consul the United States on a great man, questions likely to arise.''
 The entrance of Premier Lloyd | George and Viscount Grey occurred
 during the delivery of M. Bourgeois
 speech, and was almost unobserved d When their presence became knowl to the members of the council al usher was sent to invite them to talk , seats in front. The British premie
 excused himself saying 1t was neces
 sary for him to leave. Chairman
 Bourgeois addressed a few words o , welcome to Viscount Grey, who re
 piled that he had no standing in tn meeting and no right to take tn
 floor, but that he desired to acknowl , edge the gracious reception accorde 7 him and was proud to be present o, . the occasion of such a good augur