Evening star., 1928-06-07
LITHUANIAN DEFIES
LEAGUE COUNCIL
WaIdemaraS Refuses to Allow
Time Limit on Settlement
of wilma Question.
n .,e Assoc atea Press.

GENEVA June g,-~I>-. oI@G1tsVe
dictator of Iithuania, Augustine Waldo
r1aras. successfully def1co the entire
Co,;ocil of the League OF Nations yes
ferdav. keeping alive his counuy'S claim
- VlDa. which Poland occupied with
military forces in I92o.m lie blocked the
Councils attempt to procure passage OF
a resolution calling for urgent settle
racnt Of the PoliSh-Iithuanian conflict
ReSuScitatlng a practive which mad
nos been followed since the carly days
Of the Councils existence, President
Ac7lero Of Cuba requested each member
of the Council ii turn to vote on the
resolution introduced by the Council
committee Every member voted Yes
except NJ WaldenaraS who, sitting
Temporarily as q member of the Coun-
such resolutions is required, the motion
was lost
France Issues Warning.
The sensational day was marked by
q scarcely veiled warning from NJ. Paul
BoncoVr Of France that if Poland ano
Isfhusn3a could not settle their ohlef-
erceS within a specified period the
Council should impose its declSlon.
Neither this threat Of covenant penal
ties nor fervid appeals from the repre-
SentatlveS Of aN tbs great powers was
able TO move NJ. Waldenaras, VINO
6ocgedlv fought every attempt to nave
q time limit put onto Llthuanian-FoliSh
negotiations. 49,,
II. Waldenaaras charged that the
Council. by discussing the PolSh cues
tion at 3 secret session. h2o Sea.Sd ii1S
iips. He presented a substitute reSoiu-
fion. which every member oI the Couh-
ell rejected by q nominal vote.
Keeps Claim Before Council.
It was that the Council, believing that
execution cf its December resolution
calling Eor the restoration o. norman
relations between Poland and Litau-
ania would contribute poWeIIOAy 10 ln1
Yaai,tnnenee Of peace IN Oriental Eu-
reps. expresses the wish that this reso-
lufi0n bs carried out in al respects with
the bTiefest possible delay,
This kept the Wilma claim before the
Council
NJ WaI5emaras demanded clarihca-
tion Of the rules Of the Council, insist
i,r that there we're cases where only
a ma ioritv vote was required. Driven
snto tbs necessity FOR some action. Sir
Austen Chamberlain said: 4 VIII in
t~otlce q motion which needs only
ma forftv. namely. thai the Council put
the question q Poilsf-Lithuanlan Telal-
tsons cn tlle agsnda Of the September
session
F-ars were so.cunlv voiced by many
Of SIC members that rrc3oage ton of the
Pog3sl7-T .l7uaniau conflict threatens tha
peace of Europe.
Machine Gun Inci5cnt Ended.
Tire Council. a. q secret session today.
reached 80 accard liqGidating the SAINT
CC.l3ard machine gun incident q seH-
eraI rr1rf..s ag9- The rsateer had been
Brought bfar7 tire League by Rumania.
Jug2s,as.a ard Czschcs5oTa&
Il is reported thar The accord mildly
crat4e3ses Hungary 4 subcommittee Q.
TIE Council Wlaich Investigated the ST.
far rzgs9-EC5 yesterday that il was i'm
easE5a.e to say wbetager the guns Vere
C. 4ne5 Scr tl.e Hungarian government
b8f eznohae5zca the import tance Of The
fset that t1e~ we~e found on Hungarian
serr4sctv
me Council also agreed 20 the text ct
s-es7c- resolution e1npa1 efifc talc
zas e t2se CcG1scIf, r.-s'S-rf r--'z
f.g.ls r. t2-~s 1,s1r. ~ a11pe Immediate
rzszsuEes ct sGZ easgz Aon i similar g1-l-
ra1rs11 .s2r.17t.15 tzke place.