Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
PRESIDENT WILSON
SENDS GREETING TO
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Expresses Belief Labors Will be
of Value to Whole Civil
ized World
WORK OF ASSEMBLY
is SPEEDING UP

Washington, Nov IL President Viii
son III message sent today % Paul Hy-
mans, president of the League of Nations
assembly at Geneva, Switzerland, az
tended his personal greetings 10 the as
sembiy and expressed the hope and be
lief That their labors will he of immense
value to the whole civilized world
The message was an acknowledgement
of one from President Hymans conveying
an expression Of sympathy voted President
Wilson unanimously upon fhe opening
Of the assembly 0f the league last Monday
Mr. IiYmans message said
THE assembly Of tho League of Ma
tions has by unauimous vote been IN
str,icted me 10 aand YOU it's warmest
greetings and Ia express lte earnest wishes
that Won NAV speedily be restored ~ com
plete health The assembly recognizes
that you have done perhaps more than any
other man to lay the foundations of the
league II feels confident that the present
meetings will greatly advance those pm
ciples Of corporation t,etwecn all nations
which You have done - much ~ pro
mote
The reply Of President Wilson was -
follows
The greeting 80 graciouslY sent me hv
through YOU has gratifed me very deeply
indeed | am indeed proud "a be con-
sldercl n have PLAYED any part IN pro
noting The concord of nations with thc
establishment ~ such an inatrlmentalIfy
"a the league. to whose increasing useful
fiers md slccrss | look forward with per
feet confidence Permit me - extend nv
personal greetings - tho asaemhly, i they
be
together with m expression of M hopF
and belief that their lebors wili he of Inn
rnenae value ~ the whole civilized World
Geneva. Nov II A plenary session
waa hetl hy The assembly of tho League If
Nations this morning n consider a re-
port from tho council ~ the league re}-
aftva ~ it, activities since its formation
The work ~ the assembly meeting
hegan speeeiing up to-day with the or-
ganIxstlon ~ tho stx committees appoint
Ell ~ the opening session on Monday and
the election If ehairFnen H. has bern
iecitled that these committees Will work
IN private but that the minutes of their
meetings wll be published ~ soon a.
possible Subjects will be- referred n
them by the assembly without debate
Geneva. Sov II How far the prIr
cipic Of open discussions might apply 4
the work II assembly of the League o
Nations was a question which furnished
the feature ~ Yesterdays session. L
+ brought into contest for the first time IN q
sharp debate two Of the chief figures among
the delegates Lord Robert Cecil represent
lng South Africa. contended for oper
meetings of the committees A. well IS d
the full assembly Rene VIVIAN, Of tbs
delegation, stoutly defended fhc par
llanentary tradition o. private COMMITTEES
work. with subsequent publication of 'ht
minutes His view prevailed after : pro-
longed discussion.
Lord Cecil pleaded strongly that III
assembly make q stand IN favor Of fuI
openness Of discussion when the question
+ Of committee work came up.
VI NivIanI pointed out All precedent
were to the contrary. In the despatch o
a mass OF business before the committee
he said, they wers Obliged TO talk question.
over privately. Lord Cecil retorted Brit
ish precedents differed from the French
compromise finally was reached be
tween the two. whereby the committee
will be permitted to hold open sesslou
when they see fit, the minutes OF the de
alterations 10 be published ss soon =
possible after the sessions.