FREE CITY OF DANZIG

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 160, 2 April 1921, Page 7

FREE CITY OF DANZIG

THE NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER.

General linking, who has been appointed by the Council of the League of Nations as Permanent High Commissioner for Danzig, whs expected to arrive in that town about January 24. He was formerly in command of the detachment of Allied troops stationed in the territory of Danzig. Now that he has been appointed High Commissioner he becomes a civil international official, assisted by a secretariat of international officials, and solely responsible to the Council of the League of Nations. On General Baking taking up his office, the new regime of Danzig, which, by the Treaty of Versailles, is constituted a free city under the protection of the League, would actually come into force. Legally, this regime has been in force since November 15 last, the date on which the League definitely took the city under its protection and guaranteed its constitution. Up to that time Sir Reginald Tower had governed Danzig in a provisional capacity as a representative of the Allied and Associated Powers, and was under the Conference of Ambassadors. In order to hasten the drawing up of the Constitution of Danzig, the Council of the League of Nations, by a resolution dated February 13, 192 ft. had also selected Sir Reginald Tower as the High Commissioner of the League for the purpose of carrying out the first part of Article 103 of the Treaty of Versailles which concerns the drawing up of the Constitution of Danzig; it was only in this capacity that he had relations with the Council of the League. When the new regime came into being, Sir Reginald Tower was replaced at Danzig by Professor Attolico (the Director of the'Section of Transit and Communications in the Secretariat of the League nt Geneva), whom the Council sent to the free city as its temporary representative. Ho would resign his duties upon, the arrival of General Baking. One of the first questions requiring the attention of General Baking, in addition to his ordinary duties, will be that of the defence of Danzig, which is en-trusted-to the League of Nations. The Permanent Advisory Commission of the Liviguo for naval, military, and air questions has recently submitted a report on that subject to the Council of the League and the Council has requested General Haking to be good enough to study this report.