The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-08
SITUATION
IN LEAGUE
lSSERIOUS
Meeting Called Today to Elect
Germany a Member May
BE Dcadlocked
SPAIN MAY WITHDRAW
Conference He'd Yesterday to
Smooth Out Differences
Was Futile
SPAIN MAY WITHDRAW

to elect Germany to opmen.bcrship. to-
day seemed likely to find its life pro-
longed far beyond the brief period
which it had been predicted would
be required for the purpose.
A serious deadlock developed on
the eve Of the meeting among the
rcprcse entatives of the major Locar-
no treaty signatory powers. who
were unable to reach an accord on
the conditions under which Germany
would enter the league and have u
permanent seat in the council with
the other permanent members Great
Britain. France, Japan and Italy.
Germany Adamant
Germany maintained her attitude
against granting any other nation
council at the same time she should
be admitted. Poland, Spain. Brazil
and China all pressed their claims
for seats.
The stalemate was heightened by
the French cabinet crisis, which
served to reduce N. Brands prestige
and to cause stiffening in the Ger
man attitude.
Spain announced that If she were
not elected to a permanent seat with
Germany, she would resign from the
league. Spain is now non-perman-
cnt member. The situation was ad-
mittcd by all parties to be serious.
/ A meeting yesterday of the foreign
ministers Of Germany, France. Great
Britain, Belgium. Poland, SPAN
Czecho Slovakla and Sweden, called
! in an endeavor to obtain from Ger
| many the concession which would ad
nit Spain to a permanent seat nov
and Poland to non permanent seal
at the regular session Of the assem-
bly, in September. was futile. Ger
many was inflexible in refusing Il
accept any obligations in advance a:
to what She would do when elected
to the council.
| Chamberlain's Statement
I After yesterdays meeting Sir Aus
ten Chambc rlain in a statement said
/! I'VE have cleared up some misap
prehension and suspicion, which NJ
liongcr affects our minds. We hope
before meeting again to find some
method Of smoothing out the diff
Guilty. What we are seeking is t
jly nOn-controSefsial, and that woult
be worth waiting a day or two to at
tain. This is too big thing Il
i
. much hangs upon it,"
Vatican Intervcnes
Reliable information indicates tha
so profoundly has the situation, pro
voked by the scramble for places OF
the council, affected world condi
tions, the vatican has interviewed un
officially in support of the candi
dacy of Spain, Brazil and Poland, a.
Catholic countries.
4 both the Spanish and Brazilia,
representatives maintained toda.
their demands for permanent counci
seats, while Polish agents continued
canvassing in behalf Of their coun
try.
A. glimmer Of hope was seen b!
some delegates in the sudden accept
ance by Germany, without hesitation
orr question, of fixation of her due
as member Of the league at tn
same figure as France--about $500,
,, 600 annually.
The scaling of the dues of al
members is in the hands Of specia
commission which reports to the as
sembly. The commission lengthil
discussed a fair figure for Germany
taking into account the German bud
. get, foreign commerce and repara
tion charges, and finally agreed upol
! the same amount as France, with tn
expectation, however, that German
would combat the estimate.
To the sur l.ise of all members
the Germany delegates made no NOV
for modification of the figures, i'm
mediately accepting the commission
proposal.
Japs Ready To Mediate
As for the council membership diff
,, ficulty, the correspondent learns tina
: the Japanese, feeling themselves il
a disinterested position, stand read,
to mediate at the last moment to pre-
vent anw breakdown of the negotia
. tions.
They will probably lean towar
the appointment of subcommitte
of the council to investigate the pro
|, blem of the councils rcconstruc
tion after the election Of Germany
! Such an investigation might conceiv
ably be held before the adjournmen
; Of the present session of the council