Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
Agree TO Enter Into Direct
Negotiations to Settle
Differences.
COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE
PROTEST ON MINORITIES
Question of Occupation of wilma
Still Contested-Pilsudski
Spectator at Session.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland. December
1O.-Poland and Lithuania formally
declared themselves at peace at spe-
cial session of the Council of the
League of Nations tonight. They
agreed to enter into direct negotla-
tions with each other for the settle
ment of their differences. This prob
ably means that full diplomatic rela-
tions will be restored shortly.
Premier Waldemaras of Lithuania
and NJ. Zaleski. Polish foreign minis
ter. announced before the Council
that they accepted the Polish-Lith-
uanian settlement.
Jonkheer Beelaerts Van Blokland
the Dutch foreign minister, submitted
to the Council at 1880 tonight his re-
port recommending that Poland anu
Lithuania, having declared that peace
exists between the two countries,
should enter into direct negotiations
to restore good relations. The report
was adopted by the Council.
With other things the report
rules that the Lithuanian protest re-
garding Poland's treatment OF mir
norities shall be examined by COM
mittee of the League Council
Marshal PilSudski, Poland premier,
was in the spectators section. Many
members of the council came from
dinners in their evening dress, but
Pilsudski was in a black business
suit. and Waldemaras, who sat al
the council table. wore a black cuta-
way. Sir Austen Chamberlain, Brit
ish foreign secretary. and otner
council members invited Marsnai
Pilsudski to an official seat. but ne
preferred to remain a mere spectator.
The settlement was reached In one
of the briefest and most surprising
meetings the council ever held:
Called hurriedly from all kinds oil
social functions, the members sat
together for a brief 15 minutes. There
was much handshaking and eN-
change of congratulations when the
announcement was made tnat Fo-
and and Lithuania had come TO ean
aoicahle understan n g. Tn
council members as hnrriedly dls-
nersed to resume their interrupted
social and carnival festivities.
Outside, well dressed crowas wets
occupjed with the carnival teles' anu
very few of the general puohc tnIs
happily engaged had taken me llouone e
TO trickle into the council nan Where
s.,,cI, N unusual and memorable meet
ing was held.
Agree to Negotiations.
Premier Pilsudski and Waldemaras
hava agreed TO enter into direct nego-
+iations as soon as possible In ofuer 10
sstahlish relations between their two
states which will Insure good un-
derstanding between the nations
upon which peace depends.
The League Council is to name the
committee which will examine into
Iithuania's complaint that Lltnua-
MAN fainorities have been wronged U!
Poland In case there is any lnclogn' en-
oy threat of an incident between Po-
land and Lithuania. the secretary
general of the League and Jonkheer
Beelaerts Van Polkland, the otf1cial
renorter, shall be advised and snail
consider steps necessary TO DrlhS
about hetter feeling.
This arrangement superSedes the
suegested plan for control commls'
sion 10 patrol the Polish-Lithuanlan
boundaries. ,.,,.,.,
The agreement between Pilsudskl
,nd Waldemaras provides that thelr
action 'in no way affects questions
on which the two governments have
differences of opinion" This means
that the action tonight does not atfect
Poland's occupation of Wilma, whlch
Iithuania contests.
There was no debate in the session
which brought the Baltic struggle TO
such a happy conclusion.
The League Council Will hold an
other meeting Monday. which VIII
conclude the present session.