POLAND-LITHUANIAN DISPUTE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 8 December 1927, Page 7

POLAND-LITHUANIAN DISPUTE

THE BIG FIVE MEET. London, Dec. 7. The Australian and New Zealand Press Association's correspondent at, Geneva reports that the Council held a brief and uninteresting public sitting yesterday morning, the businessbeing confined to the reception of reports. After this, interest was centred in attempts by the Big Five— Sir Austen Chamberlain, M. Briand. Signor Scialoja. Dr. Stresemann and Mr. Kenzo Hdachi—to straighten out the Polish-Lithuanian situation. Before coming into open council upon Lithuania’s complaint, the Big Five held a lengthy sitting at M. Briand’s hotel. Legal authorities were in attendance. At the conclusion, Sir Austen Chamberlain bolted through a crowd of journalists to a motor car, determined not to submit to questioning. M. Valdemaras learned of the proceedings from Signor Scialoja. It is believed the position at present is shaping in the direction of Lithuania declaring, contrary to what she has done hitherto, that there is no state of war existing with Poland, at the same time making it clear that she does not renounce her claim to V)lna. The Council thereupon recommended the parties to resume normal relations. It will possibly agree officially to take note of Lithuania’s Vilna protest—(A. and N.Z.)