The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1920-01-21
FIRST MEETING PEACE
LEAGUE HELD IN PARIS
Leon Bourgeois is Elected Pres
ident in Absence Of the
President.

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Brazil members Of the couhcii Oh
.ha league of Nations, met in the
o'clock Room" df the French Fore
g., omce at 10 b'clock this morning
a. tha trst melting in the history
of the League.
Tho council organized at 1o:so7
o'clock by electing Leon pour
es.,rmsn and cbnfrming the choice
- s,r rr,c Drummond Of Great Brit
ain as general secretary -onn-
The first oflcial act Of 'Ae SoS.. s.s
a, ,,,os tba a.s..f i-.--'fs OF q cum
Sion Sol 70 trace upon the spot the from
tiers of the territory of the sarre
Basin
The council OF the League Of Ma
tions received the first formal pro-
test to be presented to it almost be-
fore 1t came into being with today's
initial. sessions. The protest was
from "the ENJOYS Of the elected Gov
ernment of the Irish Republic
against ''the unreal English stimuli
acrum of an International league of
peace
Wilson Was TO Preside
Leon Bourgeois, French represen-
tative, who presided, said;
s4The task of presiding at this
meeting and inaugurating this great
international institution should have
fallen to President Wilson. We re-
spect the reasons which still delay
final decision by our friends in
Washington. but express the hope
that their difficulties will soon be
overcome and that representative
of the great American Republic will
occupy the place awaiting him
among us. The work of the Coun-
Gil will then assume definite charac-
ter and will have that particular
force which should be associated
With our work
ssJanusstg 4 lz-4 na - q
-. history as the date of the birth Oh
a new world. Decisions to be reach
ed today will be in the name OF all
nations adhering to the covenant OF
the League. 1t will be the first de-
cree Of all free nations leaguing
themselves together for the first
time in the wSfld 70 substitute right
) for might. But the Organization of
the Leaguelof Nations will not be
complete until tie assembly of all
the States meet7'
4. Britain HoFs For New Era
Ear, curzonf British Secretary of
state for Fo4hgn Affairs and that
nations reprJ Jestative on the coun-
ell of the Lefue, said
ION behat of the British Empire
! desire to kpress the loyalty of my
Government and the external domin-
ions Of the british crown to the spir-
it UNDERLYING the covenant of the
League of Nations. 1t is our inten-
ton by etery means in our power to-
insure its practical efficiency. 1t is
our firm belief that through its in
strumentality alone we can hope to
insure that such miseries that the
world has experienced during the
past ave years shall not be repeated
and that a new era of international
relationship shall dawn.
"The League of Nations Is an ex-
preston of the universal desire for
saner methods of regulating affairs
Of mankind and provides machinery
by which practical effect may be
given the principles of international
friendship and good understanding.
The success OF the labors OF the
Peace Conference is good augury
for the future of the League OF Ma
tions. For the first time an attempt
was made to bring together under
the auspices of the League represent
tatives Of Governments. employees
and laborers, an advance exceeding
the results OF the entire work OF the
previous quarter of century has
been made In the field Of interna-
tional action on industrial questions,
Members of Council Prrsent
All the members of the council
called for by the covenant Of the
league with the exception Of the rep
,esentatiyes OF the United States.
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