Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-05

o'clock this morning.
South American questions. involving
the vexed controversy over the future
status of the provinces of Tacna and
africa, at present under Chilean juris-
diction. and the revision of the treaty
of 1914 between Bolivia and Chile.
might, 1t appeared. be added to the pro.
gram of the assembly before its final
adjournment.
V. X. Wellington Koo, of China, as
president of the Council of the League,
opened the meeting of the assembly
with an address OF welcome. He pointed
out that the meeting was held under
more favorable circumstances than ever
before.
Must Elect New President
The next item on the agenda was the
election Of a president and six vice pres
idents. and. as this was to be carried
out by secret ballot, it promised to be
a lengthy operation. 1t was stated
this morning that so many candidates
had been nominated, it might be ncces-
sary to hold a special afternoon session,
at which more time could be given to
the question.
Giuseppe Motta, President Of Switz-
erland. has been a leading candidate,
but opposition to him developed in sew
eral quarters. Gustave Ador, former
President of Switzerland, and Paul
Hymans, former Minister of Foreign
Affairs Of Belgium, were also promi.
nently mentioned.
South American delegates discussed.
Just before the meeting. the possibility
of n Spanish speaking president in the
event that none Of these already men
toned was elected. DIR. Aristides de
Agupro Bctancourt. Cuban Minister to
Holland. was favored delegate among
the Spanish Americans.
Bolivia Furnishes Discord
Bolivia appeared to supply the only
possible discordant note. intending to
have the Tacna africa problem placed
upon the agenda of the assembly against
the strong opposition to Chile. Bolivia
was also desirous Of having the As
sembly consider the revision of the
treaty of 1914.
The appointment of the six major
commissions, in which each member of
the League would be represented, was
also upon the program tor toaay. It
was expected these commissions would
sit each afternoon, and that the as
sembly would decide to hold its sessions
during the mornings. BY this plan and
with other time saving devices, delega-
tions hoped to finish their work within
three weeks.
Hungary was the only new applicant
for membership, but the assembly
already had before it the applications of
Lithuania. Ukraine, Azerbaijan.
Georgia, Armenia and Lichtenstein. IL
was deemed possible that the assembly
might be called upon to pass upon the
admission of Germany, and it was said
there were several member nations who
would support her claims for admission.
The assembly opened with greater
animation than that of last year, but
the aspect of the gathering was little
changed. There was small sprinkling
of women in the delegations, particu-
larly in the Scandinavian. 4 picturesque
note was furnished by Indian delegates
in native costume.
Plenty Of Material
Nominations for the fifteen judges of
the International Court of Justice,
which have been made by most of the
national delegations at The Hague Court
of Arbitration, are said 10 assure plenty
of excellent material to choose from.
Final establishment of the world
tribunal has been assured by the Tati-
fcation of the protocol by more than
the twenty four States required to make
that act valid, and there is every reason
to believe, officials say, that the court
will be in action before the end of the
present year.
Two Americans-Elihu Root and DR..
Roscoe Pound-appear among the jul
diCial candidates submitted. Mr.. Root
has been nominated by three countries
Italy. Brazil and Bolivia. The pre-
siding justiceship thus may fall to ma
tional whose government Is not repre-
sented in the League Of Nations.
Many Interesting Features
The other nominations present a
number of interesting features. Each
country may nominate four candidates,
but two of these must belong to other
nattonalities. Great Britain has only
made one n0minatiOn-that of Niscount
Robert Finlay--and this example has
been TO owed by her dependencies.
Few other countries have failed to
make US, OF their full right of nomina-
tinn. In number OF instances rrIs
right has been employed to aCCentuate
the solidarity Of various racial or re-
gional groups, as these Of Scandinavia,
South America and the Little Entcnt"
of Middle Europe.
Thus the Swcdes have nominated two
of their own COuntrymcn. Norwegian
nnd u Dane; the NOrwegianS, a Dane
and a Swede, besides their own two
men, and the Danes, Il Swede and
Nurwcgian, in addition to two Danes.
The list Of nominations submitted by
thr Czc"ho- Slovak group consists Of one
Czerho- SlUvakian, one Jugo Slavlan,
one Rumanian and one Greek.
Prior to the establishment Of the In
ternational Court of Justice a number
Of important political questions will
come before the assembly. Foremost
looms the TacHu ArCa dispute, which
BOLIVIA has requested 10 have put on
TN, agcnda. Chile has given notice that
her delegates will move the previous
question when this item is reached. their
contention being that the matter in
yolvpd does not fall within the iuriSdic
tion Of the League of Nations as ONT.
lined by the covenant. Chile is said
TO have taken very determined stand.
4 number Of the smaller nGtiOn7, on the
,thCr hnnd, are dpSirOus of having Sim
liar controversies adjudicatcd by League
action.
Germany Files Treaties
Germany, on the ey" 0t the League
Of Nations ~ 'embly. has filed twenty
treaties with the League, Although not
n member of tho League Germany has
been fling rll her treaties because she
Is a signatory to the League convcu.
ton.
Germany now has the largest num-
Der Of freatieS in the official records OF
the Lpagur. The latest treaties include
n rart with China, four with Poland,
one each with France, Sweden, Danzig,
Czcrho- Slovakia, Austria, Serbia AMI
Switzerland and several agreements