Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-08
LEAGUE WILL MAKE
APPEAL DONATIONS
Council to Urge Spain and
Brazil to Reconsider
Withdrawals.
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Ev the Associated rrpSs
GENEVA. March S.~-The Council q
the League of Nations today took step
calculated to stay the Withdrawals o
Brazil and Spain from the League,
Francesca jose Urrutis Of Colombia
presiding at the League meeting. calie'
attention 10 the approaching expiration
of the notice Of withdrawal OF the twt
countries He proposed that an appea
BE- sent them TO reconsider the situation
Sennr Urrutia suggested he present
3 resolution at a later stage wnicf
might be sent them accompanied by
letter signed by the president of tn;
Council in behalf of its members.
Each member of the Council support
&c the proposal in speech and the
SUGGESTION was adopted.
Terms Nearing Close.
In opening his epAcch. Senior urrutia
said thar Brazil would cease to be a
member OF the League al the next meet
ing of the Council, and Spain at the
following meeting.
1t would be wronS for us 10 remain
silent or even contine ourselves to a
mere EXPRESSION Of regret he said. Il
think VIC should not hesitate 10 invite
the two governments Ia CONSIDER
whether the reasons which caused them
10 resign are 50 strong III 1928 that they
feel bound 10 take the final step. l
cont think the Council should be de-
TERED by any fear that it might meet
with all unfayorable response and that
the ColuiCils prestige might suffer.
/ Il cannot predict what the action OF
the two governments may be, The coun-
Gil. however. can give one more unQueS-
tionable proof al the value not only
VI. bat the League as a whole sets on
their .collab Iteration and remind them
and the opinion of their countries Of
the immense importance - the world
o. the decision they must maze within
the next few months
He then proposed the appeal oe made
In the form approved.
Sir Austen Chamberlain. British :cr~
eign minister. and Foreign Minister
BRAND Of France supported him, as did
Enrique Villegas OF Chile.
Holds Cooperation Needed.
1T vas clear that continued co-opera-
ton of b azil and Spain represented an
Immense interest for the world" Senior
VillegaS said. and he thought they
should disregard all consideration OF
. contingent contemporary nature. He
therefore ventured TO express the hope
that the appeal proposed would be- sen,
TO both Brazil and Spain as the result
Of unanimous impulse and that il
would secure the early collaboration OF
those tno nations.
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes OF Cuba.
said he vas sure he was interpreting
the feelings not only Of the Cuban
people. but the Cuban government in
supporting the proposals He declared
the voice of the Cuban government
should not fail 20 be heard at the same
time IS those of Colombia and Chile
and that in making the appeal to Spain.
Cuba remembered the gesture of Spain
In restoring the relics of the Cuban war
for Independence, which were long pre-
served IN a military museum in Madrid
These relics. ne asserted. would shortly
cross the Atlantic as a new sign of
the peace between the two countries
which were long heroic adversaries and
today we're the best of friends.
Erszi announced her withdea wal
from the League in June. 1926. and
Spain IN tf1e same year Neither with
orawaL however. ran Be effective until
the expiration Of i've years.