LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1926, Page 3

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

' A.V.stralia & N.Z. Cable Association.] l-.LTRMST mutual. LONDON, February 17. The “ Tim '» ’ B rlin correspondent sa.vs that while Sir K.-i • Drummond's c conversations with Lr i.- iu.i"" are proceeding sati.slaetorily. i-i * j>-o, os.il to assign permaninent League t .i.iim.l seats to Poland. .Spain and Brazil -imnltaneously with Germany, caused a deep and unpleasant impression in official circles. They resent the manner in which the propost! was launched; al-o the purpose prompting it. I hey consider it .strange that Mir Austen Chamberlain and Al. Ilriand should have discussed the proposition without imparting the slightest information to (he pnrtv concerned. Germany, "ho discovered the proposal hv the purest accident. ft was not mentioned at Locarno where it was tacitly understood that Germany was to enter the League as it. was then constituted. The m?w move implies that Germain is mistrusted by the other members of the League, who deem, it necessary to counteract Germany's influence. Inasmuch as Germany lias given no grounds for these assumptions it is not surprising that the mistrust is mutual. DOMINIONS BEING CONSULTED. (Received this day at 11.2(5 a.m.) I (ON DON. Fell. 17. In the House of Commons, replying to the Marquis of Huntington. Sir Austen Chamberlain said Cabinet "as communicating with the Dominions with referent o to the question of additional members for the League Council. and would continue to do so on

all future applications. Mr Wedgweel : “Don’t you think Canada’.- roprosenlatinn on the Council is as important to Hi,, peace of the world as the representation of Brazil.”

Sir Austen Chamberlain deprecated invidious comparisons, but said the desires and i-pirations of the Dominions had the .Ministry's sympathy.