The Penn's Grove record., 1920-11-19
LEAGE OF NATIONS MEETING
President Wilson The Spiritual Father

For the first time in the history of
mankind the representatives of forty
one nations sat together in common
council and organized the Assembly of
the League of Nations in Geneva,
| Switzerland, and white, black, brown
and yellow men sat beneath the same
roof to consider ways and means to
hinder war and to bring universal
peace and brotherhood to all mankind.
When every kindred, every tribe on
this terrestrial ball Ear meet together
for public consultation it shows that
social caste, race hatred and religious
prejudices is dying in the world. The
historic day was Monday, November
18th, 1920.
In serious purpose they came and
made an impressive scene never before
witnessed in the world, and those who
viewed it and those with an open
mind who read about it without poll
teal prejudice do not believe that the
League is dead" All the important
nations in the world were represented
except the United States, Mexico,
turbulent Russia, unrepentant Ger
many and Austria and atrocious
Turkey.
M. Motta, President of the Swiss
delegation, gave a most cordial greet
ing and expressed the keen felt desire
that the United States will soon be
represented.
"America, which at the critical mo-
ment of the war hurled her weight,
ideas, and armies into the
scale and thus decided the fate of con-
tinents, and Europe in particular; the
native land of George Washington, the
father of liberty, and Abraham Lin
coin, champion and martyr of n
cause of brotherhood-this country
cannot and surely does not intend to
turn it's face against the appeal made
by the nations who, while retaining
their independence and sovereign
rights. intend to cooperate in the fur
therance of the peace and prosperity
of humanity"
Paul Hyman, of Belgium, was elect
ed President of the Assembly. He
praised the greeting of M. Motta and
said the Swiss Republic is a fitting
home of the League of Nations.
Not a Superstate
"We are far from believing" he
said, chat the institution set up by
the covenant of Versailles is perfect
and that time and experience cannot
lead to a betterment of its workings
and efficiency. We are far from be-
lieving that we are going to change
the world with a wave of a wand, for
the world changes slowly, and most
slowly men change.
above all it is well to affirm once
more that the League of Nations is
not and never will be a superstate
which will absorb severeignties or
seek to reduce them to tutelage. Our
aim is to establish between indepen-
dent States frequent and friendly con-
tact and meetings from which affln-
tiles and sympathies will follow"
At the beginning of the afternoon
session there was another reference
to President Wilson when G. N.
Barnes, the British labor leader, rose,
and, recalling how Mr.. Wilson had ex
pressed in a fitting way in the whole
of the Peace Conference negotiations,
the League of Nations idea, asked that
a telegram be sent him expressing
hope for the recovery of his health
and that he might again be able to
take a place in helping the fulfllment
of the work undertaken. President
Hymans at once approved this.
"We all join," he said, Gin good
wishes to President Wilson, who
was the spiritual father of the League,
and the duty is very dear to us to pay
him this tribute"