Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-02
BRITAIN TO DEMAND
GERMANY ONLY GET
SEAT ON council
Reports Say London Still
Stands Pat on Obedience
to LoCarno Terms.
SOP WILL BE OFFERED
TO SPAIN AND POLAND
Maneuvers Planned to Delay Ad-
mission of Two Countries to
League Body Posts.

gg the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 2.-The British
eovernlnent already has determined
us attitude toward increasing the
rumber of permanent seats in the
League of Nations Council, 1t is stated
9u we'll informed quarters. 1t opposes
trautng Poland, Spain or any coun-
f-v ether than Germany a permanent
scat at present, leaving the question
..r a possible increase for future dis
tusson.
IT is stated that Great Britain holds
% the strict fulfillment of the Locarno
treaty terms. The British intend.
first allowing Germany a permanent
seat on a council of the present sta
nus Secondly, they hope, at meet
ing of the Locarno signatories prior
20 the coming council meeting, to
have a commission appointed to con-
slider the applications of Poland and
Spain for permanent seats, II such
applications are made.
This, in effect, would postpone the
admission of these two countries to
permanent places until the assembly
meeting in 1927.
Spain May Get Seat.
The opinion is expressed that the at
tempt to obtain a permanent seat for
Poland will have to be dropped for
few years, but that Spain will be ac-
corded a permanent seat eventually,
although all that either country will
obtain at the forthcoming council
will be assurances, Poland possibly
getting a guarantee Of a temporary
seat by the action of the next assem-
oly.
Appointment of a commission to deal
with the cases of Spain and Poland is
believed to be assured.
The British cabinet Is anxious to
maintain the Locarno treaty and un-
willing to take any step which might
endanger the good results expected
from it.
An address of Sir Austen Chamber
lain on the question of increasing the
number of permanent seats in the
council has been received somewhat
codly by q parliamentary committee.
The people generally still oppose
his stand.
: Although the foreign secretary's
address yesterday was st private
4 sitting of the committee, from what
i has been cleaned of it he did not re-
1 Cede from his previous position in
favor of an enlargement of the coun-
ell. He denied having reached any
agreement with NJ. BRAND. the
French premier, on the subject in
January, but he did not deny that an
understanding was reached at Locar-
no for an enlargement Of the council,
currently with Germany's entry into
The league and without the knowl-
edge of Germany.
Compromise Forecast.
Advices from Geneva indicate a
belief that the dispute will compel
the diplomats, when they arrive there
next Sunday, to reach a compromise
agreement. The councils meeting
begins next Monday. 1t Is thought
in Geneva that the trouble may be
settled by electlng Germany and
Spain to permanent seats and putting
Poland among the non-permanent
seats left vacant by the elevation of
Spain.
Another formula from Geneva. is
7hat the number of temperament
seats allotted to Latin America be
increased from two to three, the per-
Hetual reservation of the third seat
being for Brazil, Chile and Argentina,
which would hold 1t in turn.
Sir Austen, in suggesting that he
should have latitude in the negotia-
lions at Geneva. declared that If he
was to secure adoption Of the course
ne believed to be the best it must be
done through persuasion.
Support Questioned.
Just how far Sir Austen will be SUD-
ported by the other ministers in his
present attitude is unknown but it is
said there is no ground for the rumors
OF possible cabinet crisis.
Liberal organs demand that the cab
met give Mr.. Chamberlain before he
goes TO Geneva such unmistakable in
structionS as viii prevent q national
policy being compromised by his per-
sonal feelings or Germany being
frightened away.
The probability of debate by the
House of Commons on the matter
seems to be growing, notwithstanding
the governments supposed desire to
avoid it
compromise Move Seen.
GENEVA, March LP.-It is re.
ported here that France and Great
Britain will agree to hasten their evac-
nation of German territory occupied
under the peace treaty, thus winning
German support TO a compromise So
luton of the problem of reconstruct
Ing the League of Nations council.