Geneva, Sept. 18.
Soviet Russia was formally a mitted as a member of the League lof Nations to-day.
The Assembly granted Russia a permanent seat on the Council of the League. Nobody voted against the Soviets, but ten abstained.
Complete silence greeted the result lof the vote to admit Russia into the League, although the galleries were backed to bear the debate on the subject, The proceedings to-day _were opened under the chairmanship of Senor Madariaga (Spain), who said hoped soon to welcome the com operation of the United States and thus bring about complete universality in the League.
"The Swiss, Portuguese and Netherlands delegates declared that they would vote against the admission of [Soviet Russia Mr. Eamonn de_Vslera, President of the Irish Free State, said that the issue was deeper than mere politics, He pleaded that the Soviets should proclaim liberty of conscience and worship to all inhabitants. His speech was greeted by loud cheers.
Senor Madariaga next transmitted the sixth committee's recommendation to M. R. J. Sandler, the Swedish Foreign "Minister, who is chairman of
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