New Britain herald., 1926-03-13
This, Geneva Reports, Is Obvious Price .Of Saving League And Keeping Europe From Depths Of Despair.
Real Tragedy Faces Dele gates--British Spokes- man Throws Up Hands in Helplessness - Swed. ish-Spanish III Feeling Growing.

Geneva, March 13 Pl-Either Germany or France must give way in the controversy over the recon. struction of the council of tho League of Nations if the league is to be saved and Europe not again drlVen to despair. This was the sit- uation early today as seen by close observers of the situation in Geneva.
 The German representatives have reiterated that they cannot accent an obligation to approve a new non permanent seat in the council for Poland, for this would violate tho fundamental policy which Germany has fashioned to guide her in her attitude as member of the league a policy of cooperation by all the members of the league, and not selective policy of allylng herself with special groups of the powers.
 Situation Grave
 Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Brit ish foreign secretary. announced last night that 1t was useless for the Rhine pact signatories to con- tinue conversations with the Ger mans, because he was convinced they would be fruitless.
 We are faced with a real tragedy" he declared. and it is i'm possible to predict what the reac- tion will be. The tragedy is also that Germany has done this thing
 It had been decided. sir Austen added. to turE }he problem over to the council of the League of Ma 'tions. instead of leaving 1t in the hands of the Locarno pact signator- ies.
 France Backs Poland
 The allies under the leadership of France, argue that PoIand's ap- pearance in the council is necessary. and perhaps vitally urgent, and cer- tainly more necessary that couu- tries like Spain and Brazil. They say that the two latter nations have no problems threatening to disturb international order. whereas Poland has. They declare that Polish-Ger- man relations conceivably may mem ace the worlds peace, hence the logic of getting both Poland and Germany around the council tabIe and letting them talk out their problems in the friendly and con .ciliatory atmosphere of Geneva.
 Compromise Rejected
 As the compromise proposal which the Germans rejected, that of giving Poland q non-permanent seat, does not take into consideration the de- .mands of Brazil and Spain for per manent seats, interest here is cen tered in whether Spain will make good her threat to resign from the League of Nations and whether Bra gil will take any drastic step.
 Sir Austen Chamberlain's state ment that no more conversations would be held with the Germans and that the matter must now go to the council 10 be dealt with as the coun- cil saw fit, was regarded a tragic one. 1 IL was thought to he all the graytr because Aristide Briand, Frances chief delegate early in the evening voiced the hope that the converse itions could be continued.
 The pronounccment of Sir Austen doubtless is explained by the fact that just before midnight, Dr. Luth- er, the German chancellor. called on him and declared that Germany would maintain to the very end her i position that she would make no commitments whatsoever before en- toring the league and would not abandon her attitude Of rejection of the proposal 10 give Poland a non permanent chair.
 | May Dust Germany l IL Is considered not inconceiyahle under the present circumstances. with bitterness aroused and old en- mites reborn, that Germany will be refused a permanent seat in the council. which would mean that she will not enter the League of Ma tions.
 | Sir Austen Chamberlain hinted that such a development was a pos. sibility. for he said in his statement that the Locarno spirit had been paralyzed.
 Despite the unyielding nature or lGermany's attitude. as expressed last night by pr. Luther, there are some persons who still think that rather than give up the battle she will al the lasl moment put forward some counter proposal. Yet generally this is regarded as a faint hope.
 During the late hours Of the night the allied statesmen were exchanging hurried visits to see how the grave situation could be remedied. After receiving the displeasing news about the attitude Of the German states. men from NJ. Briand, Sir Austen Chamberlain rushed off to consult Niscount Ishii. who is presiding a, the present session of the council.
 Germans StCadrs>t
 | German circles plainly are heeom ing impressed by home opinion. a, expressed by the German newspa al