Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-10
Britain Interested !.
In Membership Of
Germany in League

Geneva, March 9-(AP)-A sudden
consultation between Sir Austen
Chamberlain, British foreign secre-
tary. and Chancellor Luther and DR..
Stresemann of the German. delega-
ton, Immediately after receipt OF the
news from Paris that M BRAND had
agreed to form a new caDlnet was
the most striking development to-
night in the league Of nations council
crisis.
From German sources emanated
the report that in order to remove
the council problem from the hands
of the signatories OF the Rhlne pact
and eliminate possible discomfort OF
other members of the league on the
ground that the Rhine signatories
were assuming too much response
bility, the British foreign secretary
was anxious to arrange an unof11cial
meeting between the members OF the
council and the Germans.
in the meantime the assembly lead
rs, haded by Sir Austen Chamberlain,
succeeded in staving off embarrassing
complications by securing immediate
adjournment of the subcommittee
which had been appointed to investi-
gate Germany's application for league
membership. The rules require the
presence of the German delegation
TO respond to any questions as to
whether Germany has been fulfilling
her international obligations.
In view of the fact that the Ger
mans~have expressed their determin-
alton not to enter the league until
assured they can enter the council
with permanent membership, unac-
companied by others. the leaders did
not wish to put Germany in the posi-
ton of having to refuse to appear be-
fore the investigation committee.
Interests in the unsettled council
crisis wandered momentarily tonight
to the question as to whether Geneva
will be definitely selected as the home
of the league of nations. The assem-
bly, must vote credits for the erection
of the proposed assembly hall, but
the still unsolved conflict between
Switzerland and Russia over the Vor-
ovsky affair has caused some of the
delegates to consider whether the
league should not be established in a
community which would enjoy clear
ly- defined extraterritorial rights.
The problem came up at confer
ence between Lord Cecil and Repre-
sentatives of the British dominions
A delegate of one of the dominions
suggested the desirability of the
creation of definite t,rritory SINH.
lar to the District of Columbia
which would render impossible the
interference of conflicts between tn.
country which was the seat Of the
league and other nations. No deci-
sion was reached as to any official
action by the assembly.
China brought hopeful note into
the council enlargement discussion
when she announced that she was
willing to withdraw her claim for a
permanent seat at this session of the
assembly If the other claimants
would do likewise. with, Of course
the exception of Germany. In max.
ing this announcement, Chac Hsin-
Chu, the Chinese representative
said:
fSome critics assert that China
should not be given a seat because
OF her having political troubles eli
nome. l do not think such an allu-
sion fair, because no country can
entirely escape domestic troubles
Despite political differences the Chi,
nese people think as a whole ALWAYS
SO far as foreign affairs are con.
cerned. China holds the key to the
peace of the Far East, and peace
in the Far East will mean the peace
of the world