CLAIM TO PERMANENT. SEAT

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 56, 3 September 1926, Page 7

CLAIM TO PERMANENT. SEAT

ON COUNCIL OF LEAGUE OR NATIONS DISCUSSED BY DELEGATES At GENEVA (United P_.__ As-oci-tion.—-Copyright.). LONDON, 2nd September. Sir Austen Chamberlain* and M. Briand have arrived at Geneva to attend the opening of the Council of the League to-day. It is expected that,the Council forthwith will adopt the, Reorganisation Commission's new plan, whereby Spain and Poland, and another nation, will,subject to the Assembly's approval, be guaranteed seats for at least six years, Yesterday's sitting of th© Commission concluded with a variety of speech* es. _ Lord Cecil and Signor Scialoja praised Spain's past services to tho League, and pointed out that the compromise represented the farthest limit of concession possible towards permanence, which they hoped Spain would accept. : ' Signor Scialoja hinted that although Spain might withdraw, temporarily,, her decision to leave the. League need not be final, adding, there is no such thing as politicakdeath, because resurrections are always possible. ' The Swedish delegate, Herr Sjoberg, carefully stated that Sweden reserved full freedom of action in the event of. the compromise not bringing a solution. , CHINA'S WARNING, TOO. The Chinese delegate also • accepted conditionally, giving warning that failure to elect China to a seat for three years would precipitate a new crisis. The Spanish delegate, Senor Palacios, merely announced his . abstention from voting, while Poland's representative, M. Sokel, said that although he did not believe the solution suitable, he would not stand in the way of unanimity. M; Mott'a (Switzerland), inrmdndinjj up the discussion, said it. was beyond question that Germany would enter the League and be given a permanent seat. Signor Scialoja created something like, a sensation when he said: "All our sympathies are with Spain, but objective reasons prevent us giving her our vote and support, as w#had desired and hoped." COMPROMISE ADOPTED. . The Reorganisation Committee adopted the non-permanent membership scheme, Spain abstaining from voting.' At the conclusion of the afternoon session of. the Reorganisation Committee, M. Motta said the Committee would meet again to-morrow to consider the report, adding: "It is clearly understood that Germany enters the League with a permanent seat on the Council." The Spaniard, Senor Palacios, thanked the committeemen for their friendly allusions to Spain, and merely announced that he would report proceedings to his Government. -The "Daily Telegraph's" Geneva correspondent says it is learned that Spain's representatives last night were in telegraphic communication with' Madrid, and hope is not yet abandoned that they will continue to co-operate with tho League.