Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-02
DENY CLAIM
FOR p ACE
IN COUNCIL
Belief Expressed That
Madrid Will Sanction
Action.
WANT AMERICA IN
England and France Are
Willing to Give q. S.
PRIVILEGED Position.
BY FREDERICK KUH

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
GENEVA, sept. 2-When tho
league council met TODAY with for
eign minister Benes of Czecho Slo.
Eakla presiding. the conspicuous alb
senee Of the Spanish delegate in
creased apprehension that yester-
day rejection Of the Spanish claim
for a permanent seat on the council
would hasten Spain : withdrawal
from the league.
1t WAS understood that Spain soon
will advise the secretariat Of its in
tention of disinteresting itself from
the councils activities.
Informed observers believe that
Madrid will await both the coun-
ell 5 and the assemblv's 5 formal con-
firmation of refusal to give Spain
a permanent seat before actual with
draWal, however.
The United States reservations
in the world court were debated by
the court signatories here today, the
last half Of the fifth reservation be-
ing the first major subject Of dis
cussion.
Tn behalf of Poland, VI. Rost-
worowsIi, law professor at the Uni
versitv OF Cracow, insisted that the
reservation should be accepted in
the same spirit as the others. name
!y that it was intended merely to
give the United States the same
equality as council members and also
guarantee against an advisory opin
ion being given against the United
States without the latter consent.
lie held that this position was just.
Reservations Discussed
Pending the establishment of GER
tain international legal points, ac-
tion on the fourth reservation was
held up yesterday.
Comment in the league lobbes in
dicated a favorable attitude toward
the reservations, the only discus
sion which might have been inter
prcted rs unfaVorable having to do
with efforts to make the world court
organization harmonic with the
American reservations.
Observers felt a spirit existed that
the United States must be brought
into the world court at all costs.
Article five, the second half of
which was to be discussed at to-
days gathering, states
THAT the court shall not render
any advisory opinion except public
" after due notice to AL states adj
herring to the court and all inter
ested states and after public hear
ingS given TO any state concerned.
Nor shall it withuut the consent of
the United States entertain any re-
quest for an advisory opinion touch
ing any dispute or question which
the United States has or claims in
tereSt.
1t is the second half of the ar
ticle which may block the way. IT
this is acceptable to all siguatories
it is considered certain that all 9th
err reservations will be found ac-
ceptable.
The fourth reservation, not yet ae-
cepted, declares that "the United
States may withdraw from the court
at any time and statutes Of the
court shall not be altered without
consent of this government.
Concessions to America
Fromageot OF France declared
that it would be first necessary to
establish whether the council resolu-
tion asking the Hague court for an
advisory opinion must be passed by
unanimous vote or By majority
vote. In the first case the fifth
reservation would permit the Unit
ed States TO block such unanimous
decision, but in the second ease the
efficacy Of the United States reser-
walton would be ieopardizcd.
Sir Cecil Hurst of England, while
holding that the fifth reservation
gives the United States privileged
position, declared "nevertneless,
am convinced that we could afford
to give the United States this spe
cjdl position >