Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-13
GERMANY TOAWA|T
LEAGUE INVITATION
Br: Muelier States, However,
That Nation Would Not
Decline Membership.

GENEVA, November Is (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-Germany will not make
IL formal application for admission to
the league of nations, but would not
ignore an invitation TO become a mem
ber. should 1t be extended by the or
ganiza ton, said DIR. Hermann Mueller,
vice president Of the foreign affairs
committee Of the German reichstag. in
Z; statement to the Journal de Geneve
yesterday.
Germany will not ask the assembly
TO admit her to the league" he de-
clared. because such an applca ton
would give rise to sharp discussion in
the assembly. for it is known certain
states have given indications they would
oppose her immediate entry. l do not
know whether they have sufficient sup
port to insure the triumph of their
viewpoint. but. however that may be,
such discussion would not be without
danger to the league itself.
Besides. the German government
does not consider the league in its pres
enr form as perfect. How, indeed, could
it be. since. to mention only two states.
ii includes neither Russia nor the
United States, and universally is the
fundamental condition of its existence :.
THAT, however. does not mean that
Germany would maintain reserved at
titude in the event of some delegation
raising the question OF her admission.
and If the assembly should accept her.
Germany would not decline an invitation
resulting from such decision
Applications by Nations.
. GENEVA. November II (by the AS
sociated Press).-Austria's formal ap-
plication for admission to the league
of nations, signed by Herr Mayer,
minister of foreign affairs. was re-
ceived by the secretariat of the league
this morning. Attention is called in
the application to the fact that Aus
tria was given assurance when she
signed the treaty of ST. Germain that
she. would be admitted to the league
at the proper time, and il says the
proper time has come.
Austria, ii explains, being ready to
fulfill all her international engage
ments. thinks she ought to belong to
the family Of nations.
The secretariat has received no in
timation that Germany will apply for
admission. 1t appears that neutral
countries which announced they
would consider the necessity Of retir-
ing from the league if Germany was
not admitted hesitate to take the re-
sponsibility of proposing her election
part of Germany.
By some interested persons here il
is believed the chances now are that
Germany must apply for admi ission
herself or the question will not come
up, although certain circles hold that
Lord Robert Cecil is likely to propose
her election.
Numerous revisions of the program
of business for the assembly have
thrown the question of admission of
new members toward the very end,
and unless the program is again re-
vised. the elections will not occur be-
fore the last few days of the meet
ing. or about three weeks hence
The countries whose admission will
be voted on besides Austria and Bull
garia, are Iceland, Monaco. San Ma
Rica and the new states Of Esthonia,
Finland. Georgia. Letvia and Ukraine
Discusses Harding Proposal.
PARIS. November 12-Suggestions
from the United States that the pres
ent league of nations should be super
seded by another world body are not
likely to be met with approval by
the assembly of the league at Geneva
in the view of DIR. Mariana Cornejo,
head of the Peruvian delegation to
the assembly. as expressed in an in
terview in L'Eclair today. Although
President-elect Harding has spoken
of the ''decease' of the league he
might be mistaken, DR. Cornejo said
1t was easy to conceive of improve
ments, he remarked, but to wish to
kill budding organization in order
to create another which would be
substantially the. same character ap-
peared to him Il dangerous and child
ish proceeding.