Evening star., 1926-06-09
SEAT FOR GERMANY
At ALL COSTS NOW
OBJECT OF LEAGUE
Special Council Session This
Summer May Be Called to
Decide Question.
CHIEF POWERS WILL ACT
IF SPAIN AND BRAZIL SULK
Three New Non.Permanent Places
Planned-Question of Public
Meeting Causes Tilt.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associa ated Press.
GENEVA. June 9.-To get Ger
many into the League of Nations at
the September meeting at all costs
appears now to be the definite pro-
gram of the league leaders.
If necessary. a special session of
the council will be convoked during
the Summer in order to render im
possible any repetition of the March
fiasco, when the Reich statesmen
were obliged to return to Berlin
without being elected to membership.
This means that If Spain and
Brazil continue their present policy,
which is termed here as "sulking,"
they will probably be jettisoned by
the main powers. the work of re-
without them.
Commission May Not Meet.
It is conceivable that the projected
meeting of the reorganization COM
mission. set for June IS, will be
abandoned, and that the problem
will be taken In hand by the council
itself, with every probability that it
will quickly decide to create no per-
manent seats beyond Germany. and
increase the -permanentS by
three, with ALLEGATION of the third
seat to a Latin American power.
Brazil and Spain would therefore be
Obliged to stand their chances of. re-
election as temporary members of
the council.
The crowd which packed the
council chamber today in the hope
-f,,er r,f
the crisis was not disappointed.
Announces Public Discussion.
Just before the adjournment of the
public meeting. President Guani an
nounced that it had been decided to
discuss the reorganization of the coun-
ell in public instead Of private ses.
sion.
The auditors craned their necks at
this, suspecting that dramatic de-
velopments were in store touching
upon the demands Of Spain and Brazil
for permanent seats and the alleged
tactics of those two countries aimed
at mtimidating the council into favor
able action on their demands.
DR.. Mello Franco of Brazil and the
eecretary Of the Spanish legation at
Bern, who were present. made no
move, but Viscount Ishii caused stir
by insisting that the question should
he discussed in private or at least ad
journed.
Chamberlain Insists.
IAN adjournment. If you will" in
terjected Sir Austen Chamberlain,
British foreign secretary, rather
spicily. but l cannot consent to this
matter being treated in a private
meeting"
The Japanese statesman looked
rather blank at this. Finally he said
he had not wished to insist upon
privacy, but merely wanted an oppor-
tunity to consult his colleagues p,1.
vately before the problem was Off
cially handled. This was agreed to
and the matter was adjourned to the
councils next public session. which
probably will be held tomorrow.
DR.. Mello Franco of Brazil did not
speak during the entire meeting, but
the attitude of the Spanish secretary,
Senior Querboul. attracted general at
tention. 1t appears that he has re-
ceived instructions from Madrid TO
abstain frori voting on the various
items on the agenda.
Continues Calling Absence.
President GUAM told him it was
unnecessary to intervene each time
and that If he merely maintained si-
lence his abstention would he un-
derstood Nevertheless. as each reso.
luton was adopted Senior Querboul
raised a finger toward Senior GUAM
and said laconically, "Abstention."
The league leaders will endeavor to
patch up the crisis in private confer.
ences.
DR.. Franco. who presented himself
for the opening meeting of the coun.
ell. took his seat at the conference
table when the session began.
Thus in an affirmative manner did
the Brazilian diplomat solve the burn.
ing question. "Will he Gomez" His alb
sence on Monday was explained as
due to illness, but 1t was remarked
at the time that he appointed no sub
stitute from among the members of
his delegation.
Franco Greeted Pleasantly.
He was the picture of energy as he
struggled smilingly through the
crowds at the entrance of the build.
Ing today and with difficulty made
his way to the famous glass room to
participate in the meeting. With his
arrival an atmosphere Of good humor
pleasantly, though with some evident
reserve. by his colleagues on the conn
ell. who politely asked as to his
health.
NJ. Paul. Boncour who replaced Pre-.
mier BRAND at the council table for
France, shook DR.. Mello Frances
hand warmly.
Sir Austen Chamberlain opened the
proceedings with glowing tribute to
the League of Nations and Austria
for successfully achieving the finan-
cial reha bilitation of that country. On
his motion a resolution was adopted
terminationg the league control of
Austrias finances on June 80, and
voicing gratitude to the leagues COM
missioner. DIR. Zimmerman, for his
able services.
Reconstruction Hard Task.
Sir Austen said 1t was generally the
most useful work of the league which
attracted the attention of the world,
and that the Austrian case was an
example Of this. He revealed that
the reconstruction of Austria seemed
well.nigh hopeless when the league
took the Situation in hand, and re.
marked that all the greater honor