Evening star., 1921-08-30
MANY QUESTIONS
CONFRONT LEAGUE
Council Preparing SiIesian
and Disarmament Problems
for Coming Session.
by the Associated Press.

i'y the Associated Press.
GENEVA. August 30.-Preparations
for the work to be e>done by the as
sembly of the league of nations were
begun by the council of the league at
the regular session held this morning.
DIR. V. X. Wellington Koo of China
was presiding officer at today's meet
Ing, it having been decided yester-
day that Dr. koo would act as presi-
. dent at the regular meetings of the
council. and that NiScount lshii would
be in the chair when the Silesian
problem is considered in extraor-
binary session.
Commissions which have been
studying matters concerning health
and other technical problems under
the auspices of the league were COM
pletinS their reports, which will be
submitted to the assembly next week.
The disarmament commission and the
commission on amendments to the
covenant of the league will begin
their final sessions tomorrow.
The council has accepted the task
of solving the question of the dlSpoSi-
tion of Upper Silesia. Viscount 1shii.
as president of the council, so in
formed Premier BRAND of France
after yesterdays session of the coun-
Gil.
No Discussion Before Thursday.
Discussion of the subject. however,
will not be started before Thursday,
the councillors meantime studying the
VoluminouS documents of the tangled
case. which We're distributed to them
yesterday. Whether Germany and
Poland viii be invited to send rep
resentatives TO present their claims
and explain their cases to the council
is TO be decided Thursday.
The question OF the presiding officer
was raised by the Brazilian representa-
Il,. hn y-hn
gested that since the extraordinary and
regular sessions OF the council would
coincide, Dr. Koo be given the presi-
dency for the regular procedure. Arthur
j. Balfour. representing Great Britain,
| pointed out that ''the case was excep-
ational and justified exceptional proce-
eiure.' and it was agreed that DR.. HOO
should preside over the regular ses-
sions with Niscount Ishii assuming the
Office during the Silesian discussions.
Will Elect Court Judges.
League circles are much elated over
the prospects of the early converting of
the international court of justice. as
twenty-eight states. three more than the
number required TO put the court into
effect. have ratified the project. Hence.
the eleven judges of the court will be
elected by the forthcoming meeting OF
the assembly.
Ninety candidates thus far have been
named. among them former President
r
tugal. AS soon as convenient after the
election the court will be convened at
The Hague 1t is confidently expected
here that one or more Americans will
be on the bench.
Root Sure of Election.
The election of Elihu Root is looked
upon as Il foregone conclusion if he al
lows his name. TO go before the assem-
. bly,; otherwise, the election of one OF
the other three Americans nominated is
most likely.
Th. Albanian delegation to the as
sembly of the league already has ar
rived here and has announced its inten-
tion 10 appeal to the assembly from
the decision of the council in referring
Albania's complaints against Greece and
tJugoslavia to the ambassadors council.
This question promises to enliven the
proceedings of the assembly.
Some of the smaller powers have an
nounced their intention of protesting on
the floor of the assembly against the
predominance Of British on the staff Of
the secretariat of the league. They will
ask for representation on the organiza-
tions of the league in proportion to their
participation in its expenses.
France in normal times makes
nearly $4,000, 900 pairs of gloves yearly