Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-16
26 NATIONS UNITE
TOSTUDY BRANDS
FEDERATION PLAN
French Foreign Minister AS
SertS Europeans Must Join
Together if They Are to Live.
CURTIUS SAYS GERMANY
AGREES ON STATEMENT
Berlin Representative Urges That
Russia and Turkey Be Asked
to Enter Deliberations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, January 16.-Europe ha!
come to the belief that her nation;
must unite if they are to live, Aristidt
BRAND today told delegates from II
European states gathered here under
the auspices of the League Of Nations
10 examine his plan for pan-Euro-
pean federation.
I'VE have a long road to travel" he
told the assembly as he opened its ses-
sions, land we must map it out. We
must never be swerved from our pur-
pose and in our task we viii reject the
cooperation Of none"
Curtius Agrees on Statement.
DR.. Julius Curtius, Germany's foreign
minister, echoed the French chairman's
declaration, asserting that his nation
supporting any program Of cooperation
and peace, agrees that in these frSI
meetings economic collaboration among
the nations must be emphasized.
For the commissions guidance, BRAND
said, the League secretariat has pre-
pared report on the Leagues work for
European organization during the past
decade and similar report has been
made available by the International
Labor Union. These data, he said, will
form basis for this commissions eco
noInic discussions.
Want Russian Cooperation.
DR.. Curtius seized upon Brands as
Sertion that the commission would re-
ject no ones cooperation and asked
when Germany's proposal to invite
Russia and Turkey to sit with the COM
mission would be considered.
BRAND replied that he already had
indicated he wanted to call on all gov
ernmentS to participate, but that there
was still a question as to the proper
time for inviting these non-members
of the League of Nations. The COM
mission itself must decide this, he said
Curtius answered that he understood,
therefore, that his proposal was on the
agenda for this session and the issue
was thus put sQuarely up to the conn
mission. Turkey and the Soviet Union
are the only European nations not now
represented at this meeting.
Italy Backs German view.
Dino Grandi, Italy's foreign minister,
supported the contention OF Curtius
that both Turkey and Russia be asked
to sit In.
Italy, he said, fayors . European
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countries which make up Europe;
otherwise union excluding some ma
tons merely would divide Europe into
two camps
Arthur Henderson, for Great Britain,
suggested that this question be decided
by small committee. His proposal
was adopted and the session recessed
until later this afternoon.
Before the delegates dispersed, how
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ter told them that Italy regards dis
armament as essential TO any plan for
European union and the basis Of
European security.
Will Study Power.
One of the specific fields of study by
the commission will be the problem of
international electric power transmits
sion, set before the commission by the
Belgian government.
Proposals for the eradication Of GUS
toms barriers and for concerted eco
homie action will also be taken UP.
The Belgian government, in asking
consideration Of electric power trans
mission, stressed the European aspect"
IF the problem as well as its world
wide Importance.
Recent technical advances in the
field of electricity" said the Belgian
development Of the long distance trans
mission of power This has become a
necessary condition for the economical
utilization Of sources of electric power.
For some years past the chief indus
trial countries which have common
frontiers have been linked by high
tension lines, and the exchanges be-
tween them are increasing in tmpor-
lance.
These exchanges and the establish
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