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Show DEBUTE OCCURS AT LEAGUE MEET Delegate From Cuba Is Applauded Ap-plauded for His Stand On Procedure i GENEVA, Dec. 11. The manner of choosing the four electie. members' 1 of the league of nations developed a long and earnest debate in the assembly loda In which Dr. Arls- , : tides Aguero, Cuba; Dr. Wellington I Koo, China; A J Balfour. England. and Edward D fMlller, Australia, were I Ihe principal participants. The Cuban delegate w:us applauded when hi .-onten.il o that the assembly was aide t.. e ide for Itself what its procedure should he. Mr Balfour said he doubted the I right of this assembly to commit fu j tu.e assemblies by fixing the term I of membership in the council beyond one year or bv appointing members from different parts of the world as proposed. H. Braining. Sweden, held that tin adoption of Vhe clause attributing I three members to "Kurope and the 1 Americas and one to Asia amounted I to an amendment of the covenant. Mr Balfour's proposal that ihe as-1 I scmbly elect members for one year instead of two and send the proposed pro . dure to ihe committee for the Study Of amendments was adopted with , recommendation to the committee h.t one member be chosen from ! Asia This forecast the election of a 1 representative of China as u member of tho council i The assembly decided to send congratulations con-gratulations to President Wilson in the award of the Nobel peace prize. |