Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
ELECTS GUERRERO
Sessions Expected to Make
History Are Opened in
Geneva.
by the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. y
GENEVA, September 2.-Electing a
Latin American statesman. DR.. J. Gus:
,tavo Guerrero of the Republic of Sal
vador as president the tenth assembly
gnt the League Of Nations today began
sessions which are expected to be his
toric.
Fifty-three of the 81 nations which
are members of the League, are repre-
scented as the assembly, Argentina being
the only country without delegation.
Six premiers, % foreign ministers, 4
ex-premiers and IS ex-foreign ministers
participated in the impressive opening
Of the League Assembly. Seven woman
delegates testified that womanhood is
playing a growing role In international
politics. There were two women pres
ent from England, and one each from
Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway and
Rumania.
Woman Delegates Applauded.
The woman delegates were applauded
when Prince Foroughi Of Persia, tenn
porary presiding officer. striking the
keynote of the assembly, declared: THE
League Is creating the habit of peace"
The new president, Dr. Guerrero, said
the League of Nations was an immense
achievement for overcoming prejudices
and settling disputes among nations and
consolidating the peace Of the world.
He welcomed the return to active col
liberation in the Leagues work OF the
delegations from Bolivia, Honduras and
Peru.
In his opening address the temporary
chairman, Prince Foroughl IN ailuolng
to Anglo-American negotiations on
naval power, voiced the conviction that
an agreement would be reached, which
would allow reduction in naval arma-
ments and afford the League OF Nations
with fresh possibilities for successful
work in the international field.
1.-THE sincere wishes of all members
of the League 60 out to those engaged
in these efforts and I feel sure I am
speaking for the assembly in expressing
the earnest desire for their complete
and early success" said the Persian
prince. ut is the law of human affairs
that nothing in this world is stable
which does not rest on habit. You
gentlemen Of the League are creating
the habit of peace"
Amid applause the prince said that
further progress had been made toward
OIRdHlZdIlOIl
signing of the Briand-Kellogg pact for
the outlawry of war. This harmonized,
he said, with the League covenant and
marked an end of the cruel reign OF
force.
Referring to the growing adoption
Of arbitral methods for settling dis
putes and to the negotiations for the
United States to join the World Court
of International Justice. Foroughi said
all this indicates the general resolve to
put an end to the era of injustice
(which cast its shadow over the entire
past of our race and which is yet sad
dened by bitter suffering"
Latin Settlement Cited.
Abiding to the League of Nations
influence for the spread of peaceful
procedure throughout the world, the
speaker cited the settlement of diff
ferences between Paraguay and Bolivia,
saying all we're gratified to see these
two members affirm their determira-
ton to abide Loyalty by the obligation
assumed on signing the covenant OF the
League.
"These two members" he said, "be-
long to Latin America where concilia-
ton and arbitration are traditional
means of settling differences and where
even disputes of ancient date are
finally removed by Pacific means"
DR.. Guerrero received 43 Of 81 bal
lots deposited in the election for presi-
dent of the assembly. The temporary
chairman, Prince Foroughi, character
ICED him as an eminent jurist and
statesman who had consistently labored
for the realization Of the ideals OF the
League of Nations.
Delegates and officials last night heard
DR.. S. Parkes Cadman of Brooklyn in
the annual pre-assembly sermon APP
plaud the agencies Of world peace and
humanity to united efforts for banish-
ment of warfare.
The American clergyman spoke in
historic st. Pierre Cathedral, rich in
associations with Calvin and Knox.
In his audience were scores Of leaders
of the great nations. The Kellogg anti
war pact was said by the preacher to
resemble "Christ's adventure for man
kind" In that 1t specifies no physical
means for enforcement. He denounced
absolution In States and "the philosophy
of force" and urged religious groups to
take cooperative action for world
security