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porary seat until the regular meeting
of the assembly next September.
The situation is particularly I'M
fortunate for the French imperialists
as the situation may so shape itself
that by the time next September rolls
around Britain will be able TO chal-
lenge the French mandate in Syria
where the colonial war has been re-
sumed with increased fury.
At the present session BRAND, like
Chamberlain, is unable to press his
policy of enlarging the league because
his own government has repudiated
him. AS he was the leader of the move
ment to enlarge the council it looks
as tho Germany alone will enter the
league council unless the meeting is
postponed, which will be a victory for
Britain as the intrigues of that nation
at Locarno were directed toward
bringing Germany into the arena of
the league as an ally against France
and Italy.
! MussoIinf Blocked.
The fascist despot, Mussolini, has
also been conniving against Britain by
striving to create a so-called Latin
bloc" within the league. The hackers
Of this scheme hope to do away with
the rule that decisions OF the council
must be unanimous and establish a
procedure whereby a majority deci-
sion will be decisive Hence France,
Italy and Spain would have three
votes, and in case Poland is admitted,
four votes against Britain and Ger
many The cabinet crisis in France
temporarily blocks this scheme. Cham
berlains proposal to enlarge the coun-
ell had as its object the admittance
of South American republics that
might be lined up with British policy.
This is recognized in Britain as
piece of adventurism because these re-
publics are likely to be dominated by
the United States and used against
Britain in the world conflict between
these two titanic imperialist powers.
Fear Power Of Wall Street.
There is additional cause for be-
lieving that the only nation admitted
will be Germany as a fight to enlarge
the council might provoke a crisis that
would wreck the league and thereby
cause such widespread political and
economic chaos in Europe that Amer
lean bank capital would be withheld
from Europe and diverted TO China,
which would be a terrific blow to Brit
ain in the Pacific.
On the other hand the unsettled
conditions in China make uncertain
the investments there. Wall Street is
forced to find new places to invest its
great surplus Of gold, so it is logical
to expect that it will bring the utmost
pressure to bear upon Italy and France
to prevent an open break within the
league at this time.
Agents OF al nations except Britain
are discussing the probable effect the
crisis in the league will have upon
future American loans, and the mood
for these loans may force the nations
to temporarily abandon their intrigues
for control until more auspicious
time.
One thing is certain and that is the
contradictions and the great political
and economic conflicts that rend
Europe are today near the breaking
point; the league is an impotent thing
as proved by it's helplessness in
face Of open defiance by Turkey, who
was invited to defend It's claims in
Mosul and Thrace and who has con
temptuously ignored all demands Of the
league.
China Applies for Seat.
still further eompicating matters Is
the demand OF China for permanent
seat on the league council Whereas
other nations striving to obtain per-
manent seats on the council simply
make requests, China makes a definite
demand, the implication being that in