Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
BRAND PROPOSAL
EXPECTED MONDAY
Opposition Awaits German
Try at Treaty Revision in
League Session.

BY the Associated Press. ~.
GENEVA. September Geneva
hummed with discussion Of interna-
tional questions tonight Is political
leaders began arriving for the League
Of Nations Council, beginning Monday.
and the Annual League Assembly SEES
sion, which convenes wednesday.
Premier Brands European union
plan. the British administration Of Pal
estine and German agitation for treaty
revision were the most discussed topics.
The BRAND project will be debated
Monday afternoon when the French
Minister reports on his survey Of pos
sibilitieS. The consensus here seemed
to be that in view Of reservations by
several governments the European
union scheme will be given to special
commission for another years study.
Time Believed Not Ripe.
While the principle Of Brands idea
was applauded almost universally
throughout Europe, Great Britain
Italy, Germany and Switzerland have
advanced criticisms or suggestions indi-
eating the time has not yet arrived for
full collaboration through European
federation.
The question Of British admlnistra-
ton of Palestine. involving discussions
Of responsibility for the Jewish-Arab
ftroubles a year ago, and the nature Of
a future policy for this Holy Land
of three religions will 60 before the
council Monday morning. Criticisms of
British management by the league Of
Nations Mandates Commission and
Foreign Minister Henderson's tart re-
ply. have aroused wide comment.
The League Will try to adjust this
matter. Mr.. Henderson End Hjalmar
Procope, foreign minister Of Finland,
who acted for the committee on n an
dates, have already conferred on the
subject. It was understood tonight
that M. Procope's report to the coun-
Gil would be conciliatory, without re-
jecting the observations made by the
mandates body. Mr. Henderson Is ex-
pected to follow M. Procope with q
brief outline of the proposed British
Palestine policy for the future. 10th
Mr.. Henderson and NJ. Procope are ex-
pected to suggest that the council turn
its back on post mortems, and start
working out q program to advance the
happiness and prosperity Of all the
peoples In Palestine.
German Demand Raises Cry.
The treaty revision question, which
has lurked as q nebulous threat outside
the MEETINGS Of the League for several
years, has this year reached almost
material form. This is largely the re.
suit of speeches made by Gottfried Tre-
viranuS. German minister without port
folio. Other signs also indicate that
the German demand for readjustments
especially of the eastern frontier, has
attained new stage Of aggressiveness.
Despite the moderate words Of For
eign Minister CurtiuS, who will head
the German delegation at Geneva, the
air is full of uncertainty. Alarm has
been aroused in France and in coun.
tries allied to France by Treviranus'
utterances. This alarm has been given
much publicity, and may have caused
change in the German program. It
was understood here that q few months
ego the Germans definitely decided to
press for treaty revision this year. Now
1t is said that the reactions in the coun.
tries whose rulers dictated the YER
sailles treaty has been so vociferous
that the Germans have decided to post
pone their attack. Observers, however,
, consider it possible that the Germans
may act during this Assembly session,
and may be supported by Austria, Hun
gary, Bulgaria and Italy.