Evening star., 1933-10-21
Notice Served in Communi-
cation Only Three and a
Half Lines Long.
NATION STILL BOUND
BY VERSAILLES TREATY
Speculation Arises Over Possibil.
ity That Nation Will Join
Club of Observers.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
GENEVA, October 21-Germanys
divorce from organized international
life became complete today.
The official note announcing her
withdrawal from the League of Ma
tions, signed by Foreign Minister Kon-
stantin Won Neurath, was presented
this forenoon.
Explaining that she was retiring un-
der article / of the League covenant
Germany likewise announced with
drawal from the International Labor
Organization. which held its first con-
ference In Washington.
Formal Visit Made.
just a week after Germany startled
the world by proclaiming her break
with the Disarmament Conference and
the League, a lemn-appearing man,
German Consul General Krauel, visited
]. A. M. c. Avenol, League secretary
general.
The consul was wearing a funeral
black suit and a black and white tie
as he presented the letter which Was
only three and one-half typewriter
lines in German.
The visit was strictly formal. There
was no discussion as to the future re-
lations of Germany with the League.
Communique Issued.
An onicial communique said:
THE German consul at Geneva has
presented the following note to the
secretary general today:
"'Sir: On behalf of the German
government, I have the honor to inform
you that Germany hereby declares she
withdraws from the League Of Nations
in accordance with article l, paragraph
3, of the covenant"
A second communique announced
that DR.. Ernst Trendelenburg. German
undersecretary general of the League.
had sent his resignation to Avenol.
Some 20 other Germans are func-
tionaries Of the League and the labor
office and it was understood that about
half of them, holding positions Of a
political complexion, also would resign.
Article Of the covenants merely
cited by Won Neurath, says that any
member of the League may after two
years notice of its intention so to do,
withdraw from the League, provided its
obligations under this covenant shall
be fulfilled at the time Of withdrawal" !"
Bound by Paris Pact.
As In the case of Japan. the League
still has a hold" on her and can pre-
vent her leaving If she breaks the
covenant.
Germany still is bound also by the
treaty of Versailles of which the cove
nant is the first section.
KraueI explained that today's move
marked Germany's withdrawal also
from the labor organization, but it was
not indicated whether a special letter
would be sent.
At q recent labor conference the
German delegation was strongly at
tackled on the ground it did not repre-
sent the free choice Of German labor
and bolted from the conference where
it also was attacked for criticizing South
American states.
Speculation was heard as to whether
Germany, by increasing the staff at the
consulate, will join what jocularly Is
called the club Of League observers
This group includes American and
japanese and may now have a new
member-Russia.
Difficulty Faces Russia.
The difficulty facing Russia is that
she has no diplomatic relations with
Switzerland and no consulate. Hence, If
she permanently collaborated without a
membership, she would be obliged to
designate a special observer with the
approval of Swiss authorities.
Meantime, what was considered by
many here as tacit American recognition
of Russia on the eve of Germany's for-
NAL retirement from the League con-
tinued to cause deep satisfaction in
international circles.