LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1926, Page 3

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

LEAGUE COUNCIL.

WITHDRAWAL OF BRAZIL

(Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 9.

The “ Daily Express ” Geneva correspondent says a bombshell was the receipt of a despatch from Jtio de Janiero announcing that Brazil intends to withdraw from the League. She will not participate in the September Assembly, although the Covenant provides that a withdrawal will not operato for two years after notice. This is a sequel to the March dispute concerning Germany. There is a widespread fear that Spain will follow suit. This is based on Quinones and Deleons present absence from the Council; also the fact that the disarmament representative has gone to Madrid for instructions. Others fear Argentine will recede from its intention to rejoin. Thus if South America is not represented a serious blow will be dealt at the League. The League Council endorsed the opinion of the Mandates Commission in regard to the question of military recruiting of inhabitants of mandated territories outside such territories, and requesting tho Mandates Commission to consider tho views of the mandatory powers in regard to tho definition of terms concerning liquor traffic, and inform the Council before ,September of such conclusions, ns it may reach as a result of n. further examination of the question. The Labour Conference rejected the employees’ resolution mentioned yesterday. It decided to take tho Labour' Office proposal as a basis for discussion, and adopted the Workers’ Amendment favouring the formation of threo separate commissions, each to study a draft convention.