Evening star., 1926-03-17

cord like ours can find its full fruition.
The league has f1ourished because the
people see in ii means of eliminating
| the horrors of war. TOdayS event
! ought to serve as lesson to us. "
is Impossible that a society such as
ours should strike such humiliating
setback again tomorrow.
| NJ. Briand advocated reform OF
| the leagues structure so that such
a thing as has happened today can
never happen again
Offers Resolution.
He proposed a resolution voicing
| the assembly's regret that the council
| had been unable to reach an agree
| ment. but expressing hope that the
difficulties would be overcome by next
September so that Germany could
enter the league
Niscount Ishii president of the
council paid tribute from the ros.
trum Of the assembly TO the chtvalrous
attitude OF sacrifice by Sweden an6
Czechoslovakia. He announced that
he would propose to the council be-
fore its adjournment the creation of
A special commission to study its
composition. the number of its MEM
bers and the methods of electing
members. The commission would
make its report in time to permit
discussion a the September assem-
bly,.
FOREIGN Minister linden of Sweden
received a great ovation when he
presented his statement He regret
ted that the council had been un-
able to give Germany permanent
seat. because the problem was
linked up with others"
iS a
the League soon will welcome Ger
many into her fold" he added.
The entrance of Germany. he de-
clared. had been partly impeded by
certain special interests which had
stood in the way Of the leagues
progress. NJ. Motta of Switzerland.
without specially mentioning Brazil,
declared that "if a great nation the
champion of arbitration and a lover
of justice, had made the necessary
gesture of ahnegation. the whole as
sembly would have acclaime her"
The assembly applauded NJ. Motta's
hint that by adopting such an atti-
tude Brazil might have secured the
permanent council seat which she
desired.
Commends Resolution.
He also paid tribute to Sweden
and CZechoslovakia and warmly COM
mended NJ. Brands resolution. say
ing he shared in the homage of the
french premier to the attitude of
the German delegation.
If we are able to resist this crisis
then the League has not lost its
vitality" he said.
IF the league shall go down. the
noise of its fall would be drowned by
the roars of indignation of the peo-
pies of the EARTH
NJ. Loudon of Holland. voicnS the
general CONSERVATION over the out
come of the assembly's extraordinary
session. admitted that the league
would suffer the loss of prestige for
a time.
But" he added. ''it will he all the
more our duty TO enhance the leagues
prestige in the future"
He urged the council to choose
commission to study reconstruction OF
the council on the widest basis and
to make the commission non-political,
as upon it's work depended the future
of the league.
DR.. t'ridtjof Nansen of Norway
said: The machinery,~O the league
has not been used in an attempt al
settle ment OF this problem. and there
fore the league cannot be blamed.
Scores Allies Tactics.
He scored the sittings of the Lo-
carnist group and the private ses-
sions of the council. complaining that
no formal session of the council or
assembly had been called to deal with
the crisis.
Packing Japanese proposal Tor
commission of investigation as to the
hest method of reforming the system
of election to the council, torelSn
Minister Pipp of Esthonia declared
the leagues statutes were NOT SUI
f,ientlv elastic. He added that LIS
thonia would welcome Soviet Russia
as well as Germany into the league.
Chao Hsin-chu reiterated emma
claim for a council seat, saying thdt
an the continents should take an
equal part in the league ACTIVITIES IN
order that the league should not De
dominated by questions II fuIohean
politics. He supported NJ. Lo1oen
demand for non.partisan commits
s;on to st,dv the question of the coln'
ellis enlargement.
See Discord Settled.
A statement issued by representa-
tives of Germany, Belgium, france
Great Britain and Italy declared that
while there was reason to believe tne
quarrel over council seats wouic not
he overcome at present. they were
happv to recognize that the work OF
peace that they realized at Locarno.
and which existed in all its value ana
all it's force, remained intact. ine
communication added that the 10
carno signetories were convinced on
the occasion of the next session OF
the assembly the present discord
would have been settled and Ger.
manv's entry into the league realized.
Other complications besides the
brazilian attitude arose to prevent the
CARRYING out of the program for the
election Of Germany. The little en-
tente brought pressure to bear upon
NJ. Renes not TO resign CZecho-
slosvakia's temperament seat on the
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