Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-30
FRENCH TAKE STEP
TO SATISFY SPAIN
Plan Probably Would Also
Give Poland Permanent
League Council Seat.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland. August 80.
France. after consultation with Ger
many, made a move today designed
to satisfy Spain as well AS Poland
in their demands for permanent seats
on the council Of the League of Ma
lions.
At a meeting of the Council Reor-
ganization Commission. NJ. Froma-
geot. French jurist. proposed that
when non.permanent members of the
council are elected by the assembly
the voting countries may Immediately
declare on their ballots that a certain
state is re-elgible for election.
The three states obtaining the hlgn.
est number Of such declara tons could
be deemed re-eligible. Some statesmen
figure that under this plan Spain
and probably also Poland would be as
sured Of constant places on the coun-
Gil, thus becoming virtually perma-
nent members.
Previous Plan Was Vague.
A previous project adopted by the
commission was vague AS to when
re-eligibility could be proclaimed.
Whether such a scheme. which
leaves the Spanish claim open to the
hazard of vote in the assembly. VIII
he acceptable TO Spain remains doubt
full. Spain today mistakenly reaff1rm-
ed her demand for a permanent seat
on the same footing as Germany ana
the other great powers, and she asked
an immediate decision.
Signor Scialoja, spokesman Tor
Mussolini. attacked the proposed
French compromise on the ground II
would prevent the assembly for three
years from expressing a preference
as to re eligible members. He added
that it would prevent the assembly
from adding to the council des1rable
members of the league or from IN
viting Brazil as a mipermanent
member should that country decide
not to abandon the league.
Deny Mussolini Is Committed.
The Italians here deny that Pre-
mier Mussolini is committed to
granting Spain a permanent seat.
With the gathering of statesmen
throughout the world one week from
today for the assembly meeting, many
problems of great import, in addl-
ton TO the election Of Germany to
membership. seem likely to arise.
The demand of Spain for SOW
ereignty over the internationalized
community Of Tangier. in Morocco,
threatens to bring complications. 1t
appears not improbable that the
financial problems Of Europe also
may be thrown into the league. hav-
ing taken on new vigor since the
visit to Europe Of Andrew w. Mel
Ion. Secretary of the United States
Treasury, who has talked with vari-
Gus men high in European finance,
but with what regard has not been
made known.
Mellon Visits League.
S. Parker Gilbert, agent general
for reparations payments, has had
conference here with Sir Arthur Sal
ter, who was instrumental. as head of
the financial section of the league, In
bringing about the financial rehabili-
tation of Austria. and Hungary. After
the conference Sir Arthur was intro
duced to Mr.. Mellon. who made
week end visit to Geneva and left for
Paris.
1t is reported that there is a tend
ency to consider Frances attitude
toward ratification of the accord
reached between NJ. Bereager. the
French Amba ssador TO the United
States. and Mr.. Mellon with regard
TO Frances debt to the United
States, as the key to amelioration of
the general debt situation.
AS the league officials are preparing
for the commencement of the sessions
come reports of much goose stepping
by monarchists in Nuremberg, Ba
varia. A demonstration yesterday
was a counter-move by the National
lists against a Republican move held
in Nuremburg some time ago. The
participants in II are opposed to the
republic and the entry of Germany
into the League of Nations.
Click Heels i'm Review.
Twenty thousand troops clicked
heels as they marched for three hours
I'm review before former Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria, Oscar. son of
former Emperor Wilhelm. and Field
Marshal Won MaChensen and large
numbers of officers of the old army
and navy.
tirely different character. Men and
women of II countries of the world
in manifesto are requesting the
league to declare conscription illegal
as the first step toward world dis
armament. The manifesto asserts
that President Wilson in the first
draft of the covenant of the league
proposed to make conscription Illegal.