Show I 1 I I The Tue League of 0 Nations m T HE lIE league of nations is now n n. going goin concern Its 1 financial deficiencies have all been adjusted the budget of tho the league has hn been beon drawn drown up providing riding for for the organization period and abo about abot t 2500 for the first fiscal year Already over O half tho money called for has bag been paid in Sir Eric Drummonds Drummond's 1 I IOUs IOU's 0 Us U's have all been redeemed and md the league has anI an e excess cess of funds On March 20 1020 1920 the membership oC of the tho lc league roue was wasas wasas as follows The sixteen nations enumerated below we were o members as having signed and ratified tho the treaty of Y Versailles Belgium Bolivia a Brazil British empire empire- including Canada Australia South A Africa t rica New Zealand and India Slovakia India Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia France Guatemala Italy Japan Liberia Panama Peru Poland Polan Siam Uruguay Greece All of tim tho thirteen nations which were neutral inthe in inthe the war var and which were invited to join tho league have done tone so 50 namely Argentina Chile C Colombia Denmark Netherlands Norway Venezuela Paraguay Persia Sala Salador Salvador Sal- Sal a ador vador Spain Sweden Switzerland The rhe following ten nations are arc reported in tho list as having signed but not yet ratified the treaty on March 20 Cuba Ecuador Haiti Honduras Nicaragua Nicaragua Nica Nica- Portugal Roumania Slovene Croat United States of or America China has abstained from signing the tho treaty of Versailes Versailles Versailles Ver Ver- sailles sailes but has signified her intention of joining the league by ratifying tho Austrian peace treaty The following four foul nations not mentioned in the covenant have asked to be admitted to the tho league Iceland Iceland Iceland Ice Ice- land Georgia Luxembourg San Marino Sessions of tho the executive council have havo been held as ns follows January 16 at Paris February 11 U at London March 13 at Paris April 0 9 at Paris May l 17 at Rome Roma The permanent meeting place is Geneva Switzerland The so called Y World orld Supreme Court to be bo provided for the peaceful settlement of international disputes was g given yen its start at tho council meeting of February 11 ii when an organizing committee of tw twelve ho of tho most famous jurists in the world were appointed namely namely namely name name- ly Elihu Root of tho the United States of America of Japan Altamira of Spain of Brazil Brazil Descamps of Belgium Drago of tho the Argentine Fadda of Italy of France Fram Pram of N Norway aY Loder of Holland HoIland of or Great Britain and of I IJ J Slavia Jugo-Slavia ugo-Sla ugo ia The Tho league of nations is functioning and the United States is the only great nation conspicuous by its ab ab- ab sence The members of the tho executive council unofficially unofficial unofficial- ly havo have indicated their entire willingness to accept the tho United States into the le league Ue upon ratification by the tho Senate of tho the treaty of Versailles with the tho so sailed L Lodge dge reservations The only obstacle to our initiation into the league is the tho President |