The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-19
LEAGUE DELEGATIONS
DENY COMBINATIONS
Assembly Completes Organi-
nation; Red Cross Thanked.

GENEVA, Nov. lS.--In somewhat
agitated session to-day the League As
sembly completed its organization by the
election of six Independents. who. with
TIE six chairnen of the committees elect
3D. yesterday, form stort Of executive
Honmtttee of the Assembly. The nom
H4ropean nations, for whom much eolici-
eQde was shown yesterday. had no COM
PLANT to make, as they obtained four
Nice-presidents instead OF the three they
asked for. These were Viscount Ishii
Japan Honorio Pueyrredon. Argentina ;
Sir George e. Foster. Canada, and Rod
rigo Octavio, Brazil The other vice.
presidents are II. A Van karnabeck Hol-
land and DR.. Eduard Benes Czecho-
Slovakia.
A curious result of the first ballot for
vice-presidents was tie between Rod
rigo Octavia, the Brazilian Under-Scc-
rotary for Foreign Affairs, and DIR. Gas
toa Da Cunha, the Brazilian Amoas-
Sador to France, for a sixth vice-presi-
dent While the Assembly was discuss-
ing the proposed vote for the remaining
vice-president an animated discussion
proceeded at the Brazilian bench, each
candidate insisting that he be allowed
20 withdraw In favor Of the other A
second ballot was taken. however. re-
sulting In % votes for Octavia, s for
Lord Robert Cecil and = for Da Cunha
AS an act of courtesy Giuseppe Motta,
president OF the Swiss Confedera ton
who had delivered the address of well
come, was elected honorary president OF
the first assembly of the league
Rumors which had been current all
wcek that certain combinations had
been formed 20 carry prearranged pro-
grammes through the assembly were
denied to-day from two sources NJ.
Pueyrrendon. for the Argentine delega-
ton. said that it was absolutely untrue
so far as Argentina Is concerned that the
South American republics were in an
understanding with other neutrals TO
force the admission OF Germany into
the league.
The British Dorninions' representa-
tives made Il clear that they were here
TO represent their particular dominion
without respect to sister dominions or
mother country.
DIR. Fridtjot Nansen OF Norway re-
ported to the assembly the work done in
connection with the prisoners of war.
About $50. 900 prisoners had been re-
patriated during the summer Dr. Nan
sen announced. About half OF these
were Russians returned from France and
Germany and half the subjects OF Cen
trail European states returned from
Russia.
D.. Nansen appealed to the league 70
contact with the incalculablo sufferings
ef-the war prisoners and prevent r. re-
eprrence OF the great tragedy that had
been enacted. DR.. Carlos Urueta, dele
gate from Colombia, moved a resolution
81 thanks 60 the Red Cross for its aid in
fSpatriating the prisoners.
1t developed that j. j. Doherty. Ca
rsdian Minister of Justice. had become
4 victim Of one Of the high speed trans
tstions made during the assernby's pro-
seedings which sometimes become mis-
franslations. The translator mace him
Gay that Canada would abstain from
tbting on the message Of sympathy Of
fered In the assembly for transmission
~ President Wilson. Mr.. Doherty In
sfen better French than the translator's,
AZ once corrected the mistake, but the
correction got lost In the confusion OF
dc first session and the incorrect version
az the delegates remarks become wide
spread