THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 September 1926, Page 3

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

GERMANY ADMITTED. LONDON. September 8. Germany has been admitted to the League of Nations. G El{M ANY’ SDE LEG A TKS. LONDON, September S. Germany’s delegates to the League. M„ Stresematin, Yon Schubert and Claus, representing the Foreign Office, are going to Geneva to-night. GENEVA, September 9. Alottn. in moving the adoption of the Organisation Committee’s report, said if the <|uo.slio»s of Germany’s admission and increasing of permanent seats were separated there will not he unanimity in the Council. Switzerland ardently desired Germany’s inclusion. The discussion of the allocation of permanent seats to the Great Powers might lie reopened at a distant date. THE LEAGUE HITTING. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) GENEVA, Sept. 8. Much history was crowded into two tense minutes at the morning’s plenary session of the League. At long last. Germany is within the League’s fold, it was not achieved without a repercussion from that unpleasant fortnight in March, but finally one point was backed by quiet suasion and all trouble disappeared like the morning mists. As expected, the Hcandaiiavan group made a graceful protest and more graceful surrender to the League’s overwhelmingly evident wish and put the coping stone on Locarno structures, the Dutchman. Loudon expressing anticipatory jov at the German’s entry, anti emphasised the mistake of linking up her election to the Council with a motion increasing the non-permanents. Nansen followed with a happy reference to the impending ending of’an un--1 flippy past, but objected that forty members did not represent. The Council only learned lor the-first time to-day the details of the increase for which they were now asked to vote. The speeches made it abundantly plain, that however damaging unpleasant Intrigues might Hue been, the League was now determined that everything should ho conducted in the light of day. The Assembly amid a buzz of excitement then proceeded to take an oral, alphabetical vote. Alhmia bad the honour of the firsl vote and theioAfter there was alternatively oui and yes, among which Chamberlain’s almost devout land defiant, was the most outstanding later. Sir F. D. Bch followed with Now Zealand's affirmant and Germany was unanimously declared a member of the League. Wave after vflive of applause swept tho benches, -even to the press aim strangers galleries where applauding is ordinarily tabooed, joining in.