Evening star., 1926-03-07
SOVIET HAND SEEN
IN PEKING DEMAND
FOR COUNCIL SEAT
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Turkey be represented at the coun-
Gil session to discuss the question of
Mosul, which will come up again be-
cause the council must determine
whether Great Britain has fulfilled
all the conditions laid down concern
ing the renewal of her mandate over
Irak, before the Mosul territory is in.
cluded in the British mandate.
Ignores Second Note.
Turkey also has ignored this com
munication. Officials in Geneva are
wondering whether this situation does
not indicate that common policy has
been reached by Moscow, Peking and
Angora calculated to weaken the
leagues prestige in the Far East and
the Near East at the very moment
when Germany is making effective
her choice of membership in the
league rather than alliance with Rus
sia against the league.
On the eve of the gathering of the
statesmen here, three solutions of the
crisis over enlargement of the council
are mentioned. The first, using NJ
Brands resignation as an excuse,
would postpone the reconstruction of
the council until the September meet
ing of the assembly. The second
would elect Poland to an additionally
created non-permanent seat to offset
the increase in permanent seats
through the election of Germany. The
third would elect both Germany and
Spain to PERMANENT seats and to give
Poland a non-permanent seat.
Sees No Real Effect.
"I do not think M. Brands resig-
nation will have a great effect upon
world politics." said DR.. Luther, the
German chancellor, when he arrived
in Geneva this evening. Naturally !
do not desire to comment until l know
all Of the circumstances under which
the French cabinet fell. I have no
definite date with NJ. BRAND and Sir
Austen Chamberlain tomorrow. but
am waiting to hear from them"
DIR. Luther was in the most amiable
mood, his eyes twinkling behind heavy
glasses. He replied to questions in
French with the utmost grace, show
ing remarkable fluency in one of the
League Of Nations two official
languages.
Taking DIR. Stresemann. the for
eign minister, by the arm, the chan
cellor submitted to camera ordeal
on the station platform. They then.
with their suite, drove off in three
spick and span automobiles OF Ger
man make. They were greeted by a
large crowd OF German correspond
ents and others.
The German delegates came into a
snow white city of peace; the snow
fall of the afternoon was just begin
ming to slacken. Their hotel was
decorated with Japanese and Belgian
n a. sx,l%a hov, y1enN-
was noticeably absent. They hurried
to their APARTMENTS, while in the ball.
room fete was being staged for the
French Red Cross, all the gilded youth
of Geneva and many visitors and no.
tables taking part.
Attitude Unchanged.
In an official statement, the Ger
man delegation declared that Ger
many's attitude on immediate pofti-
cal questions at Geneva was the same
as outlined by Chancellor Luther IN
his Hamburg speech, when he as
serted that Germany's election TO a
permanent seat in the council OF the
league was an essential preliminary
to any discussion of reconstruction OF
the council.
"The guiding idea of Germany's en-
tire future policy at Geneva" said the
statement, will be that of engaging In
common work for the attainment OF
the great aims of the league and
striving ever for the interests or all
the members of the league"
According to other information from
German sources, Germany will favor
the appointment of a subcommittee OF
| the council with the understanding
that Germany be represented on 1t, to
| investigate reconstruction, with the
idea of reporting at the September
| assembly There is German tend
ency to favor permanent seat for
Spain if the council Is enlarged, and
possibly a temperament seat for
Poland, provided Czechoslovakia, an
other ally Of France, drops out.