The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-11-23
LEAGUE ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
SIX VICE PRESIDENTS NAMED
AT GENEVA.
Organization Completed at Session
Filled With Action-Non-Euro-
pean Countries Fare Well.

Press In somewhat agitated ses
sion today the league of nations as
sembly completed its organization by
the election Of s.; vice presidents
who, with the six ch2;rmen of the
committees electea yesterday form {
sort of executive com.a ittee Of the
assembly. The non-Ero2lean nations
for whom much solcitGde was shown
| yesterday, had no complaint to make
as they obtained four vice presidents
instead of the three they had asked
for.
These were: Viscount Ishii, Japan;
Honorio Pueyrredon, Argentina; Sir
George F. Foster, Canada, and Rod
rigo Octavio, Brazil. The other vice
presidents are H. A. Van Karnabeek,
Holland, and DR.. Eduard Benes,
, Czecho-Slovakia.
Picturesque features of the session
were furnished by Baron Hayashi,
head of the japanese delegation; DR..
Fridtjof Nansen of Norway; Gustave
Ador, ex-president of Switzerland,
and the two leading members of the
Brazilian delegation.
Baron Hayashi, usually an impas-
sive observer of the proceedings, at
tracted attention when he arose to
ask the delegates to vote for Wis
count Ishii, japanese ambassador to
France, If Japan was to have a vice
president.
The whole assembly looked on with
great interest when, after NJ. Ador,
who is also an ex-president of the in
ternational Red Cross had gracious
" replied to. the remarks of DIR. Nam
sen regarding the Red Cross, the ex-
plorer rushed down side aisle with
characteristic steel-trap action to
grasp M. Ador's hand in handshake
so warm and real that the sentiment
was communicated to the spectators.
A curious result of the first ballot
for vice presidents was tie between
Rodrigo Octavio, the Brazilian under
secretary for foreign affairs and DR..
Gastoa Da Cunha,' the Brazilian am
bassador to France for sixth vice
president. While the assembly was
discussing the proposed vote for the
remaining vice president an animat-
ed discussion of the Brazilians, each
candidate insisting that he be allow
ed to withdraw in favor of the other.
A second ballot was taken however.
AS an act of courtesy, Giuseppe
Mooto, president of the Swiss confed-
Grafton who had delivered the ad-
dress of welcome was elected hon7
orary president of the first assembly
of the league.
Rumors which had been current all
week that certain combinations had
been formed to carry pre-arranged
programs through the assembly were
denied today from two sources. M.
Pneyrreden, for the Argeneine dele
cation, said thai i; was absolutely
untrue so far as Ar&e0tina is con-
cerned that the Saota American re-
publics were in IN understanding
with other neutra,s to force the ad-
mission of Germany into the league.
The British donlinions' representa-
tives made it clear that they were
here to represent their particular
dominion without reference to sister
dominions or mother country.
All the delegates appear to be sat-
isfed with the progress made in the
necessary preliminary proceedings,
the work having been gone through
with a minimum of friction, and they
expect the final results to satisfy all
the friends of the league.
Geneva, Nov. 18.-Lord Robert
Cecil and Hjalmar Branting, at the
first meeting of the committee on
disarmament, economic blockade and
mandates, today put through mo-
tion that the session of the committee
tomorrow would be open to the pub
lie thus profiting by the latitude left
by the assembly for the holding OF
the committee deliberations behind
closed doors or not.
Much curiosity is evidenced here
whether the example will be follow
ed by other committees.
Armies of France, England and
the United States are engaged in I'M
fou-arfl favalpp-