The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-05
GERMANY MAY
ASK TO JOIN
NATION LEAGUE
I{eparatiOn Question and Ger.
many's Admission Will
Come Up at Meeting

Geneva, Sept. 5.-The repal ations
problem and the question whether
Germany is to be admitted to men,
bership in the League of Nations are
two matters, in the opinion of League
authorities, that probably will come
up at the meeting of League assem-
bly, which opens in this city, Monday,
September 80.
In this connection an English dele
gate said recently:
81 don't see how it will be possible
to keep the reparation problem out
of the discussion, unless it be settled
before hand" And another delegate
from one of the northern Scandlna-
Wan lands, referring to the popular
movement in Germany to apply for
membership, said: "Certainly Ger
many should come in. If she applies
she would probably be elected easily"
These and other questions, like the
problem of opium have served to
create an atmosphere of unusual in
terest in this years doings of the
assembly.
The first business on the agenda
is the election of president and six
vlce-presidents who, with the presi-
dents of the six committees later
elected, form with the president a
bureau responsible for the general
conduct of the business of tho as
sembly.
The actual work of the session then
begins with a discussion of the an
nual report of the secretary general.
Sir Eric Drummond, on the activities
of the council during the past year
and with a statement of what has
been done to make effective the re-
concentrations of the previous as
sembly. After debate the assem-
bly, usually divides itself into six
general committees. These include
constitutional and legal questions.
such as amendments to the covenant
OF the league ;the work Of the tech
meal organizations on economies
transit and health: the
question of reduction of armaments.
the budget and other matters of in
ternal administration; social ques-
tions, such as opium, the white slave
traffic and refugee problems, and
political questions such as the adj
mission of new states.
These committees are yirtualIv
small assemblies in themselves for
each country has the right to be re-
presented on all of them. As three
committees sit simultaneously one
day and three others the next, the
work OF the assembly is greatly ex-
pedited. Newspaper correspondents
IRE kept busy following all these
meetings. When the committees
make their final reports, usually
'riei' the full assembly affords a
:inal debate on any point still at is.
'ue.
The official languages Of the as
embiy are French and English.
speeches delivered in one are trans
ated into the other tongue. The as.
emily convention lasts from three
o four weeks and generally marks |
ut broad policies whose detailed ex-
cueion is left to the council, which |
ions. - 20
IN view of the late President Hard |
ags recommendation that the Unit. |
q States join the International |
curt Of Justice. of special interest |
Americans will be the election Of
successor to Judge Ruy Barbosa
{ Brazil as member Of the court
his election is carried out bv tho
oncurrent majority action of the a.
emily and council. The American
roup- OF the old Hague arbitral
'urt exercised its prerogative this