Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-16
LEAGUE ADMITS
BULGARIA TO FOLD
Costa RIGA, Finland and Luxem-
bourg Are Also Elected
to Membership
CLASH OVER GER M A N !
Ry the Associated Press

Geneva. Dec. tG.--Four new nations
were made members Of tho League OF
Nations by the assembly of the league
today. They were Bulgaria, Costa
Rica, Finland and Luxembourg France
and Australia abstained from voting
when the admission Of Bulgaria was
before the assembly for decision.
France abstaincd from voting on the
question Of admitting Bulgaria to the
league. Rene Niviani. the head Of the
French delegation declared II had no
objection to Bulgaria as a member, but
preferred not to vote in view Of tho
incompletpncss Of the information given
IL regarding Bulgaria s fitness.
Thirty five states voted atfirmatively
when the bAlloting took place, and Aus.
tralia joined France in not recording
her vote.
The question Of admitting Costa Rica
was the next on the days agPnda Doc
tor Nansen, Of Norway. explained that
the only doubt in his mind was whether
Costa RiCa was not too small Coun
try, but In view of the membership Of
its neighbor, Panama he decided Costa
Rica could not be- excluded on that
score.
Antonio Hunous, Of Chile. and Senior
Restrepo, of Colombia, asked that the
assembly vote unanimously in admitting
Costa Rica.
Five States Denied Admission
The committee reported unfavorably
on the applications of Armenia. Estho.
mia, Lithuania, Lctvia and Georgia 1t
failed to recommend the admission of
Armenia because authority over the
entire territory Of that nation was not
being exercised by the government. The
hope was expressed that Armenia might
be admitted at an early date.
II was pointed out that Armenia was
a signatory of the treaty of Sevres. the
Turkish peace treaty. and the question
was raised whether the ratification Of
that treaty, when it was accomplished,
would not make her automatically
member of the league.
The decision of the assembly for tho
present, however. was against the ad-
mission of Armenia. Canada, Switzcr-
land. Sweden. Peru. Uruguay, Nenez-
uela. Portugal and Salvador voted for
her admission. but the vetes Of twenty
one other states were recorded against
her. China, Persia and Poland alb
stained from voting.
The assembly passed n resolution
presented by Delegate Rowell. Of Cam
ada, expressing the hope that President
Wilson's efforts would result in the
saving of Armenia and the establish
ment of stable government. 50 that she
might be admitted to the league in the
not far distant future.
President Hymans announced that
the request for consideration Of the
Tacnn AFRICA case Mt this session Of the
assembly had been withdrawn. with the
request that it Re put on the agenda
of the next assembly, TO meet in Sep
tember.
Russian Problem Develops
Debate was expected when the report
relative to the admission of Baltic
and Caucasian states was to be con-
sidered. ~ W. Rowpll. of Canada,
gave notice to the committee that Can
ada. az n Pacific ocean power. took a
special interest in the Russian question
He declared that question had been
raised in its entirety by the proposed re-
lations between the league and the states
carved out of the former Russian en-
pire.
Although the Baltic states had the
full sympathy Of Canada. he asserted.
the situation in Russia might change.
and the league might find itself faced
by new government claimir" aCc"ss
to the sea. in which evontuality the
league would incur grave responsibility.
II was planned, II the assembly fin
ished the election Of new members soon
enough, to take up the league budget