Evening star., 1928-03-05
KeIIogg's Latest Anti War
Note to BRAND Interests
Ministers at Geneva.
MACHINE GUNS CRISIS
IMPORTANT PROBLEM
Xussolini's Brutal Warning" to
Austria on Tyrol Question Places
Italy in Disfavor.
BY JOHN GUNTHER.
Nv Canle 10 The Star and CHICAGO .;
News. Corygis%t 1928.

~ Csnle .to The Star and os ohss'aSo Daily
News. Corycle\t. 1928.
GENEVA, March 5.-The forty-ninth
Council of the League Of Nations opened
today with the foreign ministers OF
most European countries facing serious
and important decisions regarding both
che prestige of the league in Europe
and the relations Of the league with the
United States.
The most important item on the
agenda is the affair Of the st. Gothard
machine guns. in which the league
faces a serious crisis. It Is the first
case that has arisen under the system
whereby the league was charged with
authority to maintain the disarmament
provisions Of the peace treaties. The
contraband guns snluggled into Hun
gary from Italy constitute fragrant
violation of the letter and spirit OF the
treaty arrangements. and unless the
league acts promptly and decisively ITS
prestige will suffer.
Urgent action is especially necessary
and Also dificult in view of Hungarys
defiance of the league in selling The
runs as scrap iron and Italy's OBVIOUS
desire TO oppose an investigation. The
whole system of projected and actual
disarmament control by the league
throughout Europe stands or falls on
this issue. 1t is impossible for the
league not to face the issue, since
formal protests In the affair have peen
registered by three League memoers-
Jueoslavia, Rumania and Czecho-
sioyakia.
Observation-Disclosures Dispute.
The other chief items on the agenda
"a the long standing dispute between
Hungary and Rumania called the op,
tante question" which was postponeo
by the council last september a..eI
homeless disagreement Direct negotla-
lions between Hungary and Rumanla
have failed and now the council must
rake in its mind TO adjudicate between
tne two Here. as in the machine gun
case. Italy's support OF Hungary Is an
ir1nor.ant factor that sets slrongv
srainst Frances natural sympathy ior
Runania and the other countries OF the
Little Entente.
Foreign Ministers BRAND OF France,
stresenaun Of Germany ana CnanpeI-
lain Of Great Britain. as weii as tne
other foreign ministers orecuy M Mo-I
ested, met for the first time TINS H.otn- Sn,n
fng ItaIy. represented by Signor Scla-
iosa enters the ring in an atmosphere
xonewhat preoisposed in her oisiavoI;
On ACCOUNT of what is charactefizeu
az Dic,ator Mussolinis brutal warning
n Austria In regard TO the Tyroi Ques-
t;or what the council can DO 70
rs,risr, Hungary Is largely cues
ION Of what instructions Foreign MIN
tster Chamberlain has brought 1toh
Downing Street. .,o
Wi,at makes this council one OF the
rnogt important IN recent League hlsuoIy
Is the question behind the scenes ol L.sc
relation Of the United States 70 Eu!op
sr6 the peace Of the world Ine IAN
oisd n,,arrelg OF the different European
S~nn.iers are being discussed IN Iip.
cr,en council meeting. but what reang
~ee,r.x are the casual meetings oetween
sie foreign ministers behind closed ooors
afte: hours.
Kellogg Note Discussed.
In all such meetings the foremost
trrir ~ discussion is Secretary Kellogg .
las. rote 70 Foreign Minister brand.
sya,r suggesting a multilateral treaty
betyeen the great powers outla"lng
var. III. BRAND got the note on !ne
eye O. the Geneva meeting ana his
main business here Is 10 Sounn OUT i!is
colleagues from other foreign o.1ices "
see how the American proposals are
generally received.
The fact that this council comes I'M
yne6ia.Nty after the security meeting
ard Immediately before the session oi
the Disarmament Conference on Marcn
is makes il a sort of disarmament
conference itSei! II was said To-Day
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