A part from the dramatized French documentary titled 'Jour De Piene' (A Tough Day). A train whistles past a railway crossing. The crossing gates open . Factory workers of the town of Isbergues in France leave for work at dawn on their bicycles. A magnetic crane near two tall factory chimney.s Shows industrial plants and workers working inside a metal factory. Hot metal ingots being poured and metal slabs produced. Scenes of several industrial machines. Factory workers gather and converse. Factory owner sees through window. A meeting between factory owners and the worker's union leaders.
Shows Mexican Federal Army troops leaving the city of Veracruz following engagement with revolutionary forces in the area. Armed Federal troops and cavalry march through the city streets. Views of shops and buildings along a main road in Veracruz. People gather in large numbers on streets and watch as troops depart. Large crowd in the Plaza de armas, with the Palacio Municipal in the background. General Francisco Beltran emerges from a doorway with two officers behind him.
A British DH-4 (De Havilland) airplane taking off. Tent and building in the background. A man runs on the field as the plane leaves ground. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Scenes from the League of Nations 1st Assembly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Delegates from around the world arrive at the Galle de la Reformation. Arrival of several delegates including Minister of Education, H.A.L Fisher; President of the Assembly and 1st Belgian Delegate, Paul Hymans ; Chinese Minister, Wellington Koo; Lord Robert Cecil of South Africa; 1st French delegate, Leon Bourgeois; Siamese delegates and the Polish delegate Paderewski.
Delegates of the 7th Assembly of the League of Nations at the Woodrow Wilson Memorial in Geneva, Switzerland. Shows Norwegian delegate Dr. Fridtjof Nansen; President of International Labor Organization Thomas Albert; Count Johann-Heinrich Von Bernstroff of Germany and a host of inventors and reformers. Delegates at ease before for the council meeting at the Palais Des Nations (Quai Wilson 47, 1201 Genève, Switzerland) in Geneva, Switzerland. Japanese delegates pose for a group photo at the League's gardens. Latin American delegates converse. Shows Mr. Francisco Urrutia Olano of Colombia and Mr. Alberto Guani of Uruguay in conversation.
Shows assembly of the League of Nations holding a plenary meeting at the Salle de la Reformation or Calvinium (Rue du Rhône 65, 1204 Genève, Switzerland) in Geneva, Switzerland. President of Assembly Edvard Beneš opens the 7th Assembly of the League. New President of the 7th Assembly Mr. Ninchich addresses the assembly.
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