Evening star., 1928-12-16
BRAND SAVES DAY
IN ATHUNDERCLAP"
Chairman of League Council
Appeases StreSemann
and zaIeSki.
Rz the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LUCIANO, Switzerland. December Is
What Foreign Minister BRAND of
France tonight called clap Of thun-
der" broke over the closing public ses-
sion of the flfty-third session Of the
council of the League of Nations this
afternoon in a bitter clash between
Foreign Minister Stresemann of Ger
many and Foreign Minister Zaleski OF
Poland
The storm burst during discussion of
the treatment of German minoritles In
Polish Upper Silesia.
It was felt generally in League circles
that only the adroitness of M. BRAND,
as presiding offcer, prevented the situ-
alton from developing into a genuine
crisis within the League itself, for DR..
Stresemann, even went to the extent
of threatening by implication Ger
many's resignation from the League.
Charged Threat to Peace.
Zaleski accused the Germans in
Silesia of fomenting agitation against
the Polish state and by their political
activities actually endangering peace.
DR.. Stresemann, trembling with
anger, pounded the table and shouted
at ,zaleski in German: Enough;
Enought"
When finally he himself was called
upon to speak he accused zalesh of
seeking to open up old wounds and
said that if minorities were denied the
right of freely appealing to the League,
one of the main reasons for the
Leagues existence would have disap-
peared.
In the intervening discussion just
before adjournment of the Council, M.
BRAND made a statement which has
highly pleased the Germans from DR..
Stresemann down, so much so that
1t is regarded by them as a powerful
Affirmation of Franco-German under
standing.
Nothing" said the French foreign
minister, '"can ever induce the Council
or the League to abandon the sacred
cause of minorities."
Urges Swifter Methods.
He urged giving careful attention to
every petition and of even seeking
swifter methods Of treatment.
DR.. StreSemann made himself cham
pion before the League of minority peo-
piles how living under different flags in
consequence of the repartition of E,l-
rope after the World War. The Ger
mans later expressed belief that he will
return to Berlin with his political po-
sition greatly strengthened there.
Brands indirect support of the German
position on minorities is deemed so i'm
portant that the Germans believe it will
serve to appease the Ininorities, who
number some 100000 throughout
Europe, as a whole.
Just after final adjournment of the
fifty-third session of the Council, the
big three" statesmen-Sir Austen
Chamberlain, NJ BRAND and DR..
Stresemann-made public an optimistic
communique stating that conversations
concerning reparations and evacuation
of the Rhineland win be continued in
pursuance of the old spirit of co-opera-
tionS and with the determination to
reach as soon as possible complete and
final settlement of the difficulties aris-
ing from the war.
After agreeing upon the text of new
appeal to be sent to Bolivia and Para
quay, the Council separated, to meet
next March, and Sir Austen Chamber
lain. rushed to the station to catch a
train for London, wishing to arrive
there. as quickly as possible because of
the illness of King George.