SECOND ASSEMBLY OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS CONVENES IN GENEVA
Geneva, Switzerland (JFK+50) On September 5, 1921, the second assembly of the League of Nations opened its sessions here in Geneva.
Dr. V.K. Wellington Koo* opened the meeting noting "increased membership" and "declared that the League had now become established and a necessary part of the universe."
Wilbur Forrest writes that Koo "carefully avoided mention of the United States and the forthcoming Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armaments."
It was also reported that South and Central American nations are "practically unrepresented at Geneva."
*V.K. Wellington Koo (1888-1985) was born in Jiading, China & earned his BS (1908), MS (1909) & PhD (1912) at Columbia University. VKWK served as ambassador to France, Great Britain & the U.S. & took part in the founding of the League of Nations.
SOURCE
"Dr. Koo Calls League; Latin States Absent," by Wilbur Forrest, September 6, 1921, The New York Tribune, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
