The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-16

Geneva, Aug. 4some exceedingly busy and very useful institutions inconspcuous sence is scarcely impressed upon people, the headquarters of the Cross doing on th side of the water the headquarters the tional Postal Union.
 It is great thing it, to letter in Bridgeport, address village or hamlet on this side of the Atlantic and send to its destination for few pennies We used to doing it, that it seems if it law like the law gravaton that letters should from part of the world to other part cheaply and with certainty. But it was many long before with their ana helr hared their preudces and their lack of progress contrived this friendly thing with brought face here in Geneva at the end of the beautiful Lake Leman
 Behind the Fog
 Having reflected thus upon the postage of letters, during the journey plump upon the former Hotel National which also looks out over the waters of Jake Lman and the home of the League of Nations thing that when left home in June, seemed scarcely have existence at all America had held the elections the ad had spoken chdng tones and to the American five there to be League of Nations There shadow perhaps, something that had hoped for but not realized, a fog mist and nothing more
 But this building, which describing is large beau ul imposing filled with the personnel and the of the League of Nations and is already outgrown
 With Mrs Wilson, entered, into atmosphere that somewhat democratic than the prevailing tone of the Cap o st Hartford Connecticut and much cordial than let say the offices of the New Haven Railroad Company
 An spoke English perfectly, n American way other languages also asked business doing and escorted to busy office at the head of which found American M S. Gibbs graduate of the University of Chicago who is in charge of the corespon the nations of which there 2 who into the organization.
 Diplomatic Language
 Everything languages French and English Formerly there but diplomatic language This was French, but there are two-French and American
 knocking at the gate, by other tongues who privilege, but the prospects that the list will for the present be extended less confusion founded of too modes of speech
 that there number of Americans In the ser They have little colony in suburbs of the town They great pride the work that is being done
 Discomforts European Travel
 The Englishman Wells, dealt recently in articles widely read in America with the annoyances
 
 anybody attempts to travel in Europe Every few miles is examined and reexamined many times in the of travel The movement of bag gage is attended annoyance nconcevabe in America
 Things not bad they used to be- Private enter prse has baggage registration certain cases courtesy of customs officials does much where the dcomorts of perpetual examinations nevertheless the free communication which peoples side by side in the territory with further improvements.
 grave it would be if letters did not by common understanding the nations the League is attempting to Z
 The most important activity of the League, during the of April undoubtedly the meeting at Barcelona Span where the representatives of 40 governments after meeting that lasted for six weeks made two conventions setting general principles ton international and waterways ing greatly increased freedom of transit railroads
 Delegates every part of the globe to lay principles governing communication which be piled everywhere spite of differing economic and political conditions.
 making travel successful that the conclusions signed the 43 delegates
 Realizing American Ideals
 An American earliest times istraon of international by high court Of American presidents been opposed Theodore and Mr Taft like Mr. Wilson always favored an in fenaona jurisprudence ideal through Treaty of Versailles will be realized and in the headquarters of the Nations here there certain feeling of qualification and happiness which is scarcely concealed.
 In o 40 states had signed the statute which creates an International high court.
 Membership by Implication
 Five came during nanh. Eight signed