The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-11
SITUATION IS
DEEMED TO BE
VERY SERIOUS
Full Committee Adopts Report
Recommending Germany's
Admission
WORLD PEACE MENACED
Situation Over Membership
Quarrel Almost Got Beyond
Control
WORLD PEACE MENACED

Geneva, March l1.--(A)--Premlcr
BRAND of France was back from
Paris and in active consultation with
the other leaders today in an effort
to prevent the council reconstruction
crisis from wrecking the League Of
Nations. The outstanding develop.
ment this forenoon was the unanim-
Gus adoption by the assembly's full
political committee of the sub-com-
mittee's report recommending Ger
'many's admission to the league.
In adopting the subcommittee re-
port the assembly's political commit
tee smashed precedent by renounc-
ing the right to sonvoke representa-
tives of the German delegation to
give information concerning Ger
many's international status and her
desire sincerely to conform with her
international engagements.
Renunciation Of this privilege pre-
vented further complication of the
delicate situation, as it was realized
that the German leaders, in view Of
The uncertainty over the council
membership question, might well de-
cline to send delegates before the
commission.
The fact that Premier BRAND aban-
doned Paris at such an important
moment in French political life, was
taken as an indication of how SER
ious the international situation had
become in Geneva. for today opened
with the League Of Nations in peril
and the entire Locarno policy Of
European reconciliation jeopardized.
Situation Getting Worse
Last night NJ. Paul Boncour Of the
French delegation said the situation
was "ripening," while this morning
he remarked 81 should say it is
not ripcning, but rottcning.'
The feeling everywhere today was
that only BRAND could clarity the
muddle, growing out Of intrigue and
struggle for privileged positions in
the conduct of league affairs.
AS M. BRAND stepped off his train
he declared il regrettable that af-
fa.'1s mad 'rrachetf such a stage as to
make Germany think there was q
common plot against her. Such an
impression was ridiculous, he said,
insisting he had always understood
that some of the smaller powers
sought seats in the council.
Yesterday the allied nations saw
that the situation, revolving around
the council membership ~2Arrel, hsd
almost got beyond their cv.St0l.
Brazil declared she could only vote
for Germany if she herself were adj
mitted into the council, an attitude.
which if persisted in, meant that
Germany could not be given council
membership, since unanimity is re-
quisite.
Spain Nom -COmmittal
With Spain non-committal concern
ing her eventual action on Germanys
candidacy. and Japan's attitude at
least reserved and mysterious, Nj.
linden. Sweden's youthful foreign
minister pounding the table with his
fist. stuck unflinchingly to his atti-
tudc that the council must not be in
creased beyond the addition Of Ger
many.
Chao Hsin-C Chu. chief Chinese dele
gate, today again demanded enlarge
ment of the coyhcil with a place for
China, insisting that ALLEGATION OF
seats should not always be on the
basis Of military strength, but that
more stable elements, like economic,
geographical position. great popula-
tion and ancient culture, should be
| taken into consideration.
NJ. Paul Boncour today voiced the
| bitterness felt by the Locarnst pow
ers over yesterdays events in the un-
official meeting Of the council.
I'VE thought when we came to
| Geneva that there was merely some
differences between France and Ger
, many over the council problem" he
| said "This has been dispellcd but
now we find crisis threatening not
only the Locarno pacts but the
leagues very life and thwarting of
| Germany's entrance actualtJ menac-
ing world peace"
He concluded that he was confi-
dent way would be found to recon-
ellie the divergent viewpoints and
even thought events would move fac-
| ter in this direction than most pco-
| pie imagined.