Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14
FRANCE, HUNGARY
ASK LEAGUE HELP
Paris Awaits Bid From
Great Britain PromiS-
ing Alliance.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated HEeSS.
GENEVA, May 14.-France was
waiting today for bids from Great
Britain to guarantee security.
Hungary likewise called for a
security guarantee and published a
protest against Yugoslavia which said
that the political tension in Europe
is now so great that every conflict
which risks putting Europe on tlre"
should be eliminated.
This situation confronted the men,
bers of the League of Nations Coun-
Gil as they gathered today for that
bodys seventy ninth session.
Louis Barthou. foreign minister OF
France. attended a private meeting
presided over by Augusta Vasconcellos
of Portugal and persons cogniZant
with the recent Paris conversation
said that disarmament prospects were
gloomy unless Barthou was able to
get unbreakable assurances for his
nation that France will be given mill
tary assistance if attacked.
Desires Alliance.
France would like military alli-
ance with Great Britain but. failing
this. desires a security system REIN
forcing the Locarno pact. If she
obtains this, she might consent to
reduction of ornaments, it was said.
However, declared French spokes-
man. France cannot accept legal
ization of German Tournaments
which violate the treaty of Versailles"
The private meeting decided to
postpone the consideration of the
Hungarion appeal against Yugoslavla
to later session which probably will
be specially convoked during the Dis
armament Conference which will re-
sumo at the end of May. The Hun
garian protest, however, was made
public.
The always-irritating subject of
war in the Chaco between Paraguay
and Bolivia may be handled at the
same session.
Another troublous question, that of
the boundary dispute between Peru
and Colombia may be cleared up
without League assistance. fer Co
lombianS said today the negotiations
at Rio de Janeiro between representa-
tives of both nations are proceeding
satisfactorily.
Meeting Is Delayed.
AS a result the committee intruSted
with the study of the Peru-Colombia
question probably will not meet for
several days. hoping for good news
from Rio de Janeiro.
The Council today accepted $780,
900 from the Rockefeller Foundation
and $4,000 from the Milbank Me-
mortal Fund of New York for the
Leagues health work.
In her published complaint, Hun
gary alleges that Yugoslavian frontier
guards performed acts of cruelty and
atrocities before killing certain Hun
garians.
These Hungarians. says the report,
lost their way, crossed the border,
and were captured by Yugoslavian
guards on the pretext that they were
smuggling.
Medical Aid Denied.
Hungary charges that in some cases
Tie 1uSOSld AOldoSO " oAO" SAAN
Hunearians to give medical aid to the
men shot and that lone man, NOR
tally wounded, was allowed to lie on
the ground with a Yugoslavian con-
stantly covering him with a rifle and
he died there six hours later"
1.-THE situation" says the complaint,
is grave and is without precedent in
Europe. It's nature seriously affects
the relations of Hungary and Yugo-
slavia
TT is needless to tell the League of
Nations the dangers which may arise
today, more than ever. from conflicts
between states which are not settled
in time"
The council members were told by
Alvarez Del Vayo, Spanish president
of the Leagues unsuccessful Chaco
Peace Commission, that foreign CAPT.
talists were largely to blame for the
South American conflict.
"Oil has played a big role" Del
Vayo declared in a speech last night.
He appealed for halt in the sales
of arms materials to the warning ma
tons.
Fears Complications.
He voiced the fear, expressed by
many, that unless the Gran Chaco
fighting is ended quickly complica-
tons may develop which will involve
other nations in South America.
Del Vayo spoke unofficially. but his
words reflected the tenor of the report
of the commission he headed-a re-
port considered perhaps the most i'm
portant piece of business before the
council.