Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Fear Arises That Russia Is
Trying to Undermine
League in Far East.
BRANDS DEFEAT ADDS
TO DISMAY AT GENEVA
Turkeys Ignoring of Invitation to
Attend Assembly Creates
Further Difficulty.

| GENEVA March "a bomb ex
ploding in the corridors Of the palace
| OF the League of Nations hardly could
have caused more excitement and dis
| may than the sudden downfall today
of Aristide Brands government In
| France, on the eve of next week $
international negotiations on which
in sense. the very destiny of the
| league depends.
The dismay was increas sed by the
| early report that NJ. BRAND would not
even come to Geneva for the pour
parlers with Sir Austen Chamberlain
| and the German statesmen concern
ing the grave problem of reconstruct
ing the league. council which are to
precede the opening of the formal ses.
sions. This feeling was allayed some
what however. by the later announce
ment that NJ. BRAND had decided to
leave for Geneva tonight, in spite Of
the collapse of his cabinet. This in
dicates the Importance attached by he
French leader to tomorrow discus
sions. not only for the future of the
! league but also for the program of
reconstruction and reconciliation In
Europe begun at I.ocarno.
New Threat Is Seen.
Although the French crisis and the
strife within the league caused by
the Clamor Of various countries for
permanent seats in the council already
We're sufficient to occupy public inter
est, a new and disturbing element
crept into the situation tonight to
give added anxiety to the friends of
the league. In the recent attitude of
China and Turkey in connection with
league affairs these friends now see
the influence of holsheVik Russia
China, like Poland Spain and
Brazil, has requested election to a
permanent seat on the council but,
going further than them. has official
ly filed a demand for such seat.
China specifically declares that she
wants a permanent place lin case the
council is enlarged" which is int Ell
preted here to mean that even If the
enlargement includes no other nation
than Germany China viii stick to
the righteousness Of her demand.
Officials of the league said tonight
that they see in the Chinese move a
threat Of withdrawal from The lea que
in the event her demand Is refused.
They fear that Moscow, whose in
huence In China is increasing. is in
citing Peking to push this dena nd
hoping that ii will result in China $
withdrawal from the institution and
the resultant rise of bolshevsm in
A sa.
Turkeys Case Alarms.
To this Chinese incident. league
officials link the somewhat inexplica
bic attitude of Turkey, who recently
elaborated treaty with Russia
Greece has appealed to the league
under the terms of the covenant on
the ground that peace between her
and Turkey is placed in danger by
dispute over the fixation of their
frontier in eastern Thrace. Greece
has asked that the Permanent Court
of Internati tional Justice define the
prerogatiVes of the boundary com
mission instituted by the treaty of
Lausanne.
The league duly notified Angora
of this appeal. hoping the Turkish
government would send a repre-
sentative to the council to present the
Turkish viewpoint Thus far. how
ever. Turkey has ignored the com
munication.
The league also requested that
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