Evening star., 1926-03-10
All Signatories to Hear Me-
gotiations on Seat
Controversy.
GERMANY IS INDORSED
BY TWO COMMITTEES
Admission Unanimously Recon-.
mended-Armaments Guarantees
Are Approved.
BY the Associated Press.

GENEVA. Switzerland. March 10
The members of the League of Ma
tions council met privately in the
offices of the secretariat this after
noon to discuss ways and means of
solving the council membership crisis.
The subcommittee of the league as
sembly, under the chairmanship of
Sir Austen Chamberlain. today unani'
nlously recommended Germany's ad
mission to the league, as it found
she had fulfilled all the necessary con.
ditions to membership. The allied
conference of ambassadors notified
the league that Germany has given
effective guarantees concerning her
ornaments.
Progress was achieved in the coun-
Gil crisis at today's conference of the
signatories of the Rhine pact, nego-
tiated at Locarno.
Paul. .Boncour Elated.
The conference, held at Sir Austen's
hotel. included. besides the British
foreign secretary. Chancellor Luther
and foreign minister Stresemann nf
Germany. NJ Paul Boncour of France:
Foreign Minister Nanderwelde of Bel
gium and Signor Scialoia of Italy.
Emerging from the conference
chamber, DIR. Stresemann said, sue
cintly:
The conversations continue" but
he declined to enter into details.
NJ Paul-Boncour. who appeared
somewhat elated. was more expansive.
saying:
We have decided for the moment
TO transfer the negotiations which
have been conducted by the signato-
ries of the Rhine pact to the hands of
all the members of the council"
Asked If this meant progress toward
settlement, he replied:
You can judge for yourself. Ger
tainly, the fact that all the members
of the council will be asked to con
slider the situation would seem to In
dicate progress"
He added that the council meeting
that as the Germans were not yet
members of the council they would not
be present.
Germans Not Cheerful.
VI. Paul-Boncour said it seemed emf.
nently desirable to pass the problem
over to the council. lest the assembly
get the idea that the Locarnist pow
ers were forming super group with
The Germans left the conference
less optimistic in appearance than the
French. 1t is understood they stuck
to their original demand that Ger
many must enter the council unac-
companied by other nations. They
are said to have conveyed the impress
sion. however. that when the ques-
tion of reconstructing the council
comes up Germany would probably
favor Spains candidacy for a perma-
nent seat. provided it was deemed
desirable to enlarge the council
further.
In this connection report emanates
from German sources TO the effect
that the difficulty of eventually grant
ing Spain a permanent place does not
arise with the Germans. but with GER
tain other members of the council. es-
pecially the Swedes. who are opposed
to any enlargement whatever.
Powers Are Censored.
Meanwhile. throwing the conflict
into the hands of the council itself
means that Spain and Brazil will
have their first opportunity to argue
their claims for permanent seats and
they are certain to take advantage of
it. A council meeting was scheduled
Tor Idte JnlS a1JeTnOOn. NJ. DTIdHu Is
expected to return from Paris tonor
row.
Calls for harmony and conciliation
are appearing in the local press. The
Journal Geneve. political organ,
which is read in all the chancelleries
of Europe, today declared that moth
ing hindered the spirit of concession
so much as threats by some nations
to quit the league unless their aspira-
tions for influence were satisfied.
Let us not forget the doctrine laid
down in the Geneva peace protocol"
it adds. that an agressor country is
that which refuses to arbitrate. This
applies to Germany, even II she is not
yet a member of the league, but ii is
inadmissible that decisions will be
reached by intimidation or threat.
Geneva is witnessing a bizarre
spectacle. which cannot be prolonged.
of one great nation invited to enter
the league and then forced to wait at
the door until the people inside the
building have finished their private
quarrel"