LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1926, Page 2

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

!Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] GENEVA, .March 9. While a whirl of excitement goes on outside eono-'i ning Genuan\ s admittance to tho League, the first of the facts is revealed in the supplementary budget of £41,000 to which Germany's first contribution for the current- year will lo set oil. 'The Secretary-General explained ihat, the new order of things involved a considerable augmentation of the staff a,ml accommodation, including the mention of forty-three new positions. eight ol which will carry an average salary of £IOOO.

DOMINION STATUS

GENERAL MORGAN’S VIEWS.

LONDON. Ala felt !). Brigadier-General J. IL Alorgan, do-

voted his third led tire to the League of ’S;-A inns problems. Tie expressed ihe opinion that the separate admission of the Dominions to vlie League complicated their relations with Britain and one • another. ’lbis made more imperative their (loser consultation with Britain in reference to the foreign policy. Despite the specific exemption ot the Dominions from the Locarno obligations they might seriously be involved, for in the event of a German violation of the frontier, the League Council might call on Britain Ho take e.crtaiu action, which would fir- impossible v, itu,l tin' Do-

Tlie Dominions, as well as Britain, would (Ortniidy be excluded from voting at the 1,-ague on any subject where Britain was held to be an interested party, for Britain couhl not lie hold to be interested anil the Dominions disinterested.

SUITABILITY OF GENEVA QUESTIONED. GENEVA. Alareli 9-

hord Hubert Cecil presided at a meeting of Dominion representatives who discussed the situation. The discussion largely dealt with building the new Assembly Hall, raising the whole question of Geneva’s suitability. Various views wore expressed concerning the cost of living, the economic and geographic position. .several delegates spoke of the liccossilv of investigating whether a more suitable centre could be found.

SUD-C OAIASITTKE APPOINTED ■GENEVA. .March 9

The Commit too of the League Assembly to report on Germany’s application for admission, in a. report, suggested that a sub-committee be appointed to deal with the matter, in accordance with the usual procedure. 'Jilt! Committee also approved Sir A. Chamberlain's suggestion that the sub-committee ho composed of the following lit a ti.-s: 'ltaly, Japan. Belgium, Cubit, France, Norway, Jttgo(r.’.avia, Bulgaria, Greece cynd the Irish Free .State, with a Chairman and Vice-Chairman. Tho sub-com-mittee, under the chairmanship of Sir A listen ( hamherla hi, .suhxequently met. il adjourned until to-morrow, ponding the settlement of the question of tin* emnn.'siuun oi the Council. THE RHINELAND. i-rant, its offer. LONDON. Alareli 10 At Geneva the German delegates ate adamant in their d: mend for side entry tn the Coinn-il. Then.- is talk that AL Brin ml has tint yet flayed his trump card, consisting of an offer il Germany agrees that Spain will have a permanent Council seat now and Poland a nim-

permanent member in September. France will agree to transfer the in-ter-A Hied Control Commission to ilio I eaguiy so that it will become a League body pure and simple, quartered in tbe Rhineland. France thereafter would quit the Rhineland altogether. This is the biggest bribe yet suggested. hut Germany may consider the same object achievable when she iable to talk at the Council table.

M. Briand i- e.xpectod to return on Tuesday, when rapid progress will he made in view of the fact that the German delegates are chaffing: a i ill" delay. Tho agenda is entirely altered. Tho Saar question will not lie dealt with until Germany is Inking her Similarly iiie dates of ihc disarmament and eiouumic conferences will Tm .-.•tiled next week. Various rejiorts are current re the attitude of tin* Dominions' delegations. but ihe most relic Me ones imliea.ie ihev su; port sir A. Chamberlain at present, reserving final judgment until they have seen wliaf position Briiain her-eli i-. lori-ed t > a*]opt by the unfolding of cveuis. I he Chinese delegation lies aniKumc<••'l it i'- willing (o postpoiv* China’s claim until September. if the others, V*xe(*])i ing (.ennany, act likewise. Spain's clatal (Received this day at 0.30 a.rn.l M ADD 11). March 10.

I a a. st a temeui to the *1 "iirnalis't s emphasising .Spain's claim to a permaiwnt scat D:i the Council, AT. Ynmjmis ( Foreign Alim', ter) alluded io intransigence shown no to the present time l>v Germany am! Sweden in opposing a further extension of. the permanent seats He said tlv ohvhm-

reaction of opinion in favour of S'nain appeared at Genova and apart from the previous reasons in support of Spain’s claim, a weightier one find ivnv ari-ei), namely the application of

the Locarno anil oilier Pacts hetwoen ex-belligerent members of the Council. The inter, sled parlies would not he allowed a decisive vole, thus increasing thr necessity for the preciK'o of an Imperial anil an inllueii-ti-'d ■cJotnenl. and Spain was the most effective ~f the neutral powers. M. ampins expressed the opinion that : lie present dark rk>ufls were a frelmiT to real (onciliatien and a gue.