Evening star., 1920-11-16
DANGER TO MONROE
DOCTRINE AVOIDED
Bolivia and Peru Withdraw
Requests in Chile Case.
Dodqes Other Issues.

GENEVA. November 16 (by the As
sociated Press).-An danger that the
assembly of the league OF nations
may encroach upon the Monroe Doc
trine by considering American ques-
t1ons in the absence Of the United
States has been averted by the with
drawal of a request by Bolivia and
Peru for revision of treaties with
Chile. Their requests were with
drawn yesterday. IT having been 30 30
liyia's purpose to gain access to the
sea and Peru's to secure reconsid-
Grafton of the vexing Tacna-Arica
It is not expected that any other
American questions with dangerous
possibilities will come before the
present session of the assembly. SIX
ali questions on the agenda. began
work today Each committee has
forty-one members. all the nations
having delegates at the meeting here
being represented.
It is reported that South American
delegates have agreed that the league
of nations should do all it can to get
the United states to become a member
nation.
Argentina Is regarded as strong
candidate for representation on the
council of the league, the four elective
members of which will be chosen by
the assembly. after receiving the re-
port Of the committee on generai Or
ganization.
Rx Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1920.
GENEVA, Switzerland, November Is
-spirited and sometimes rather heat
ed discussions mark the opening ses.
sions Of the league of nations assem-
bly. Lack of spirit of concentration
shown in settling trivial details is
taken by some to indicate that the
,aapue of nations will have to travel
over stormy path before result
producing organization is formed.
Delegate Tittoni ,,,.'i. ct Italy; Leon
Lord Robert Cecil. Hjalmar Brantins
and the Australian delegates caused
sharks to fly yesterday when they
entered into the discussion.
Hymans Made President.
Paul Hymans. who had been elected
nresident of the assembly. showed
much diplomacy in smoothing over
the differences, and it was due to his
efforts that some progress was made
Committees were formed for examin-
ing various problems without passing
unon their merits in advance, such
nnestions, for example, as the admis-
sion of Bulgaria and Albania and Aus
trian finances.
The Scandinavian countries appar-
ently are working as a unit to make the
league a going concern after their own
plans. They succeeded in placing their
amendments to the league covenant
among the first things on the program.
The first vote was for president of
the assembly. So undivided was the
choice of Paul Hymans. the Belgian
delegate, that a proposal was made to
elect him by acclamation. To this
Branting Of Sweden objected for the
purpose Of assuring q regular pro-
cedure in future elections" Leon
Bourgeois spoke for a choice by ac-
clamation. but Signor Tittoni urged
that the procedure be by secret ballot.
as provided in the provisional rules.
The secret ballot proposition prevailed.
and Branting succeeded in forcing the
delegates to march across the rostrum
and deposit their votes. while President
Motta of Switzerland took the chair.
The election Of Paul Hymans was al
most una nimous. The president of the
Swiss confederation made a speech of
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