Show NATIONS NA VOTE SOVIET RUSSIA INTO LEAGUE I Switzerland the Netherlands and Portugal Oppose s Membership AMERICA URGED TO JOIN Throng Crowds Assembly Hall in Geneva By Associated Press GENEVA Sept The 18 18 The assembly embly of the le league gue of nations today elected elected elect elect- ed soviet Russia into membership The vote on the admission of Russa Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia sa was 39 in favor three in opposition opposition tion and seven not noL voting The proceedings opened with Salvador Salvador Salvador Sal Sal- vador de Madariaga of or Spain presenting pre pr s seating the report of the political committee recommending the admission sion of Russia into the league De Madariaga Mj ar said the committee had disc discussed the matter with calm and moderation indicating that the league could pursue its labor with a spirit of or cooperation which would permit the solution ion of ot grave problems Ur Urges u U. U S. S Entrance I I have the honor said the Span Span- ish delegate to lo propose the admission admission sion of Russia I hope other countries countries coun coun- tries which seem to to- tobe be on the threshold threshold thresh thresh- old of the though league league though some are turning g the head In the other direction tion tion will cooperate with the league Especially I hope hop the great Amerlean American Amer Amer- ican lean republic whose cooperation Isso is isso isso so essential I to us will wilt add to that element the universality which is still necessary for the very existence of tile the Geneva organization The three nations which voted against th the admission of Russia were supposed to b be Switzerland Portugal and the Netherlands each of whose representatives representatives' previously h had d an announced an- an opposition r The Th-e vote vole ga Russia gave R fl 11 11 more more ballots ballots ballots bal bal- lots than toan sh she sh heeded for for election Only Only 28 were required f for r the necessary necessary necessary sary two-thirds two majority D Detectives Guard Hall halt The election took place before a ap p packed assembly hall hal haq had taken on a gala atmosphere for the theo o occasion caslon For an hour prior to the election spectators had poured into the them meeting place A crowd formed outside Prior to the admittance o of the public pub lie lic Swiss S d detectives and of U the e league scrupulously cx ex examined the building then took up upp p posts where they could scan all the entrances s into the hall ball |