Evening star., 1923-02-02
ARMY T0BE HELD
/ IN SARRE VALLEY
League Council, in Secret
| Session, Turns Down Pro-
Ri test of Germany.
AUSTRIAN LOAN ASSURED
England, France, Italy and Czecho-
slovakia Guarantee 81 Per
! Cent of Sum.
Ey the Associated Press.

Gy the Associated Press.
PARIS, February o.-The council of
the league OF nations in secret ses-
sion held as temporarily necessary
the maintenance of French troops
and gendar1nerie In the Sarre valley.
Germany recently protested to the
league of nations against the reten-
+ton OF the troops and gendarmerte
there.
The council, however, instructed
tie Sarre commission to recruit local
fgenGarmerie SO that 1t might do its
.an policing Of the region.
The commission had explained that
tle French forces, which were fur
aished without cost. had been reduced
- 1900 men, only three-h -hfths OF
whom were available for duty. The
improper to allow French troops and
t,erdarmerie to police d district
which later would vote on the ques-
lion whether to Join Germany or
France.
Guarantee Austrian Loan.
The financial salvation of Austria
vas announced to the council by the
Earl of Balfour as virtually an ac-
r"mplished fact, and NJ. Vivtani, who
T'aferred to the league as 1.-The last
5eSort for nations and states whose
problems had become fnsoluble," said
he council now was ready for other
problems.
The committees report to the coun-
81 set forth that the needed loan of
o10,000.000 gold crowns had been
Guaranteed 10 the amount Of 81 per
cent by Great Britain, France, Italy
iNd C5echoslovakia: that per cent
lore had been pledged by Spain, Bel
gum and Switzerland. and that Swe-
Nnruyax- ND ITn1 =
,.ould guarantee the balance. Thus
mixers will be fully guaranteed for
.hI loans they make to Austria up
ne total fixed by the committee.
hanceIlor Seipel Of Austria, thank
Ing the council for coming to the
rescue OF his country, said it enabled
austria TO preserve it's political in
osIpend"nee," which was taken as an
jLlor 70 the leagues intervention
hat If ACstria's finances were not
1ystored she would fall into the arms
81 Germany.
Want Barriers Cut.
The chancellor announced that all
TIE reforms demanded as a condition
Of the loans had been put into effect
and said that the successful progress
"t the leagues efforts had revived
the Sunken hopes of the Austrian peo
PIE. But IT IS not yet ALL" he added
We must be freed from the economic
$iidIIlS lildL nave DSen stretched
around US since the war"
This reference to the barriers raised
by neighboring states. which had
throttled Austria's trade, ELECTED u
declaration from DR.. Pospisil of
''zecho- Slovakia that his country was
"eady to facilitate revival OF Aus
t-ian trade. He also introduced a
resolution that all members Of the
league do likewise.
The representatives of the allies IN
turn assured the council that their
countries were ready to make new
commercial treaties with Austria on
favorable terms, and the resolution
vas adopted unanimously.
The Polish -Lithunian troubles were
up again before the council. which
appears to have abandoned all hope
OF settling the territorial disputes be-
tween the two countries, and is now
addressing itself to the task of pro-
tacling the minorities. and, owing to
the delicacy Of the situation, decided
to deliberate In private. The discus
sion will be continued tomorrow.