SORE ON FACE OF EUROPE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 300, 10 March 1928, Page 1

SORE ON FACE OF EUROPE

Hungary-Rumania Dispute

CHAMBERLAIN’S SUGGESTION

British Wireless—Press Assn.—Copyright Received 11.15 a.m. RUGBY, Friday. AT to-day’s session of the League of Nations Council Sir Austen Chamberlain delivered a report on the dispute between Hungary and Rumania over the claims of Hungarian 1 landowners in Transylvania against the Rumanian Government. “The question remained unsolved,” he said. “It would be fostering a sore on the face of Europe, and create a danger of war.”

JTE recommended that two neutrals be added to a mixed tribunal to which Rumania will restore her judge, making a total of five members. All claims of Hungarians expropriated at the time of the reform scheme would be submitted to this tribunal. - Sir Austen admitted that the council could not impose its decision unless both parties were in agreement. M. Briand, France, appeals to M. Titulescu, Rumania, and Count Apponyi, Hungary, to accept the loyal, sincere and logical proposal of Sir Aqsten Chamberlain. After all the delegates had spoken in favour of the scheme the debate was adjourned. According to a cable message the Council ■'was occupied for most of its session yesterday in considering the dispute. A long oratorical duel between M. Titulescu, Rumania, and Count Apponyi, Hungary, proved fruitSPAIN AND SRA»L A proposal' was .unanimously adopted to communicate with Brazil and Spain, asking if their reasons for leaving the League still exist, and adding that the League attaches great importance to their collaboration. Sir Austen Chamberlain, Britain, M. Briand, France, Herr Stresemann, Germany, and other delegates warmly approved the proposal. A message from Madrid says that

the Prime Minister of Spain, General Primo de Rivera, after a meeting of the Cabinet, said: “We learned with pleasure that the Council of the League of Nations had,. raised the question of Spain’s return to Geneva. We are pleased that Spain should be considered a useful member of the League.” INVITATION TO TURKEY The Council of the League of Nations has invited Turkey to. attend the preparatory disarmament commission. In an interview about the work of the Committee on Arbitration and Security, Lord Cusliendun, Britain, said that in view of the experience of Britain and America in regard to arbitration, model treaties would probably be of no value to them, but European States less familiar with arbitration might find such treaties useful for framing a union. They might also be encouraged to conclude regional bilateral treaties. It was very difficult for Britain to sign general treaties: unlimited in their scope. Lord Cushendun said he must again emphasise that the Covenant of the League afforded the best measure of security that could be obtained. Other pacts were intended to fill imaginary gaps. He could not say how far they would lead toward a practical measure of disarmament.— A. and N.Z.-Sun.