Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-09
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

Germany will today become per-
manent member of the council of the
League Of Nations, and three ad-
ditional seats for nom permanent
members of the council will then be
created, in order to placate some OF
the other nations which are held to
be less important.
The three nations not esteemed
equal in prestige with Germany are
Spain, Brazil and Poland. Brazil has
already shown her resentment, by
resigning from the League, and yes
terday Spain forwarded her own
resignation. The jealousy of Ger
many for Poland is said to threaten
Germany's opposition to the election
of Poland to the council as a non
permanent member. and one vote OF
opposition is sufficient to bar the
candidate. The note of protest and
of resignation from Spain. written
bv Dictator Primo de Rivera and
Foreign Minister Yanguas together,
bases it's protest upon it's reprOach
that the League shows lack of con-
sideration of SPANS prestige. ira
dition and Importance as the mother
country of 20 nations which speak
the same language.
2 Poland now has population about
equal TO that of Germany, but the
number of people in a nation is not
the sole factor considered by the
League, else China would take first
place on the council, as being the
most populous of the nations.
The Assembly of the League con-
yened September in it's regular
annual session. The assembly has
not the power to elect members Of
the council; that power lies in the
council itself. and the election must
be unanimous.
A special committee of the assem-
bly, has been sitting since last June
with the duty of considering plans for
the reorganization and enlargement
of the council. The assembly con-
sists Of representatives OF all the SIS
states in the League, although at no
assembly meeting have more than ~
votes been registered on any question
affecting the council.
The council consists of four great
powers as permanent memberships
Germany hereafter-and six non.per-
manent members. The perms nent
members are France. Great Britain.
italy and Japan. The present non
Occ0ld NSHI dtC sDCi6Aoihi'
Brazil (resigned) Czechoslovakia.
Spsin (resignedl Sweden and Uru-
quay.
1t Is proposed by the committee
that the number of temperament
members be increased to nine instead
of six, and that. by special agreement,
the temperament members shall
serve three years. three to be elected
each year. 1t has been proposed that
this wears members elected should ne
Spain, Poland and Brazil, but Spain
and Brazil reject the compromise.
Another South American natloh'
Argentina, IL also at outs Win the
League. and has refrained from attend
ance at any meetings since l5zo, al
though keeping up her annual dues:
Her grievance is directly connected
with Germany's hitherto admit
lance TO membership. 1t is SAID 10
he likely now that Argentina VIII De
nlacated and return to active partlci-
ma ton. following the admission OF
Germany.
Germany has been a candidate for
League membership ever since the
signing of the Versailles treaty, on
condition that she be given a perma-
nent seat on the council, giving her
rank equal to that Of her wartime
enemies, France, Great Britain, Italy
and Japan.
. \
At the meeting of the assembly in
November, 1920. the representative
from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a resolu-
ton as follows:
THAT all sovereign states recog-
nized by the community of nations
be admitted to join the League OF
Nations, in such q manner that IL
they do not become members of the
League of Nations, this can only be
the result of a voluntary decision on
their part"
The assembly postponed discussion
on that resolution. which would have
DESTROYED the power'of the assembly
to elect its members. whereupon its
introducer, Senior Pueyrredon, with
drew.
In 1924 Germany sent a memo
raudum 10 each Of the 10 members
Of the council inauiring their views
on certain questions. precedent to
her formal anolicfktenA Tar usmhsr-