Evening star., 1935-04-16
Germany Is Hit Indirectly by
French Draft, Amended at
Last Minute, Given in Pri-
vate League Session.
OPPOSITION FORESEEN
FROM DENMARK, POLAND
Road to Rearmament for Austria,
Hungary and Bulgaria Also
Appears Difficult-Little En-
tente Hesitant, Seeing Greater
Security in Unarmed Neighbors.

Copyright. 1885. by the Associated Presso
GENEVA, April 16.-The "con-
demnation" by indirection of Ger
many for the reputation OF treaties
and the regret of France, Great
Britain, and Italy that Germany has
failed to fulfil her engagements
under the covenant were introduced
to a private session of the League
of Nations Council today by Pierre
Laval foreign minister of France.
Laval announced the resolution was
made jointly by France, Great Britain
and Italy.
A French spokesman informed the
Associated Press that, in a further
attempt to adopt a policy Of concilla-
tion, the French draft of the resolu-
tion was amended at the last moment
so that Germany was not specifically
mentioned in that phrase which con-
demns the violation of treaties. II
was understood that, instead, the
resolution condemns all unilateral
repudiations Of treaties.
French Expect support.
The French said they expected sup
port for the joint resolution from Rus
sia, Czechosloyakia, Turkey, Portugal
and possibly Australia and Mexico
They said they believed Denmark, Ar
gentina, Chile and Spain were almost
certain to withhold approval. Other
sources said Poland might vote against
the French resolution.
League officials said they believed
there was a possibility the resolution
draft might be revamped in the Coun-
ellis private session.
After long consultation with the
French delegation, Laval decided to
introduce the resolution at this after
Moons session and deliver a speech in
its support.
Session Is Postponed.
Only a short time before the foreign
minister's announcement, the sched-
uIed session Of the Council was post
poned for five hours to give Laval an
opportunity to attempt to win over
dissenters.
Danish and Polish opposition to the
vigor Of the French proposals was said
to constitute the principal obstacle to
Frances design.
The troublesome question, one
spokesman said, is whether the
Leagues Ultimate resolution should
contain condemnation, a scoldiug or
only an expression Of regret at Ger
many's action, or, whether. as the
Danes insist, it refrained from men,
tioning Germany at all"
The road to rearmament for Aus
tria, Hungary and Bulgaria likewise
appeared far. from smooth While
foreseeing eventual sanction for the
military objectives Of the three Gen.
tral European nations, a French
spokesman said the Little Entente is
still hesitant, feeling there is more
security ir disarmed neighbors than
in the proposed Danubian pact.
BiIateraI Pacts Seen.
In view Of the dissension in Central
Europe, French circles reported the
Balkan and Little Entente are likely
to sign bilateral mutual assistance
pacts with Austria and Italy in q
conference at Rome late in May or
possibly even earlier.
The French draft resolution is un-
derstood to provide that economic and
financial sanctions could be applied
to treaty repudiators under the puni-
tive clauses of the League covenant
in the event the regulations should
endanger peace.
Hurried talks were held by Laval
and Joseph M Beck, Polish foreign
minister, concerning Polands attitude
toward the French resolution France
is watching Poland's policy closely as
there Is speculation whether Poland
will abstain from voting when the
resolution is introduced or take a
stand against it.
French circles see in the prospective
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