Show 29 COUNTRIES HAVE JOINED liO LEAGUE OF NATIONS Sixteen Powers That Fought Germany Germany Numbered Among These LONDON May 4 4 The The league of nations today has a a. membership of ot twenty nine nations counting the British Brit Brit- I ish empire as one nation while eleven en countries who were at war with GerI Germany Ger Ger- er ermany I many have not yet become supporters I of ot the covenant Of Ot the twenty-nine twenty members thirteen thirteen thir- thir thir- thir teen comprise neutral states who have accepted the Invitation In the treaty of Versailles to declare their adhesion to the league The following powers who were at war with Germany have ratified the Versailles treaty and hence become first members of ot the league Belgium Brazil British empire In Including in- in chiding cl Canada Australia South African African African Af Af- rican Union New Zealand India Czecho Slovakia France Guatemala Italy Japan Liberia Panama Peru Poland Siam Uruguay Greece Por Por- NEUTRAL ADHERENTS The The- thirteen neutral states which have Joined the league are Argentine Ars Chile Colombia Denmark Netherlands Norway Paraguay Persia Persia Per Per- sia sla Salvador Spain Sweden Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzer Switzer- land Venezuela Venezuela- Thus twelve of ot the leagues league's members are sit situated In the New World Nations which were were at war with Germany but have not yet ratified the treaty of ot Versailles and hence are not members of the league are as follows United States China Cuba Ec Ecuador ador Haiti Honduras Nicaragua Rumania who shortly intends to Serbia Hed- Hed the new Arabian kingdom As soon as the tho above nations ratify the treaty they automatically become members of the league I Four or five other othel nations such as Esthonia and Finland have petitioned to become members but no no action can I be taken until President Wilson has summoned the first assembly of the body of delegates when their cases wilbe will wil be put to a vote A two-thirds two vote o othe ot of the membership the membership the voting membership membership membership member member- ship at present being thirty four na nations nations na- na counting the British empire as six nations nations nations-is Is required to vote a ape pe petitioning pe- pe nation Into membership FINANCES IN GOOD STATE The expenses of the league are de defrayed defrayed tie tie- frayed frayed pro rata according to size o othe of the e nations as shown by the last International in international In- In postal agreement The Th league at present has a credit balance balanc In its Its' treasury and more than half th the sum asked for by the ratifying powers power to carry carryon on the work ork of the league ha has been paid in At the Rome meeting th the financial condition of the league wil wilbe will willbe willbe be ma mate e public No definite proposals have come be before before before be- be fore the l leagues league's council yet for transferring trans trans- ferring activities to Geneva as provided provided provided pro pro- vided by the treaty This matter wi will not be rushed since the plebiscite 1 Is under way in Switzerland defining conditions con con- under which Switzerland enters enter the league In June there will wUl Be fe a a. me meeting a. a at atI I Rome of national so societies which ar are spreading the gospels of the covenant |