Evening star., 1936-06-27
GERMAN PROBLEM
OCCUPIES LEAGUE
Rearming Reported Eden
and Litvinoff'S Topic.
Nicaragua Quits.
BY the Associated Press.


GENEVA, June 27.-The German
problem was thrust sharply into The
foreground of discussions among
League of Nations delegates today.
Anthony Eden, British foreign Sec
retary, conferred with Foreign Com.
nissar Maxim Litvinoff of Russia and
it was understood they discussed Ger
nany'S rearmament.
Great Britain was said to be uneasy
over Reichsfuehrer Hitler's failure to
reply to the QUESTIONABLE asking his
position on international regulations.
Danzig Causes Anxiety.
Another element of anxiety was pro-
vided by the situation in the Free
City of Danzig, where Albert Forster
local Nazi leader, issued statement
attacking Sean Lester, the Leagues
high commissioner for DanZig.
While German sources stated For
ster's attack was only a personal
quarrel with Lester, apprehension was
eroused by his remarks that "the
League and its high commissioner
in Danzig have nothing more to do
with settling differences between
Danzig and Poland and their exist
ence on the whole has become su-
uerfluous."
Informed sources indicate fear
Forster's action was inspired from
Berlin as a prelude to the open es-
tablishment of Nazi dictatorship
in Danzig.
Opinion in DanZig.
In the Free City of Danzig Itself
Forsters statement was regarded as
a declaration of independence in
tended to remove the supervision OF
the League of Nations"
The establishment of such q die
tatorship said League officials, would
be q violation of the Versailles treaty
and would neceSsitate immediate
League action.
Yvon Delbos, French finance min
lister, and Joseph Beck, foreign min
ister of Poland, conferred on the
subject of Danzig today.
AS for the question of sanctions, now
pushed somewhat into the background
Italians indicated that as soon as
the League removed its sanctions
from Italy Italy would reciprocate
by removing her Hcounter-sanctions
against the majority of League men,
bers.
Meanwhile revision Of the League
of Nations Covenant was handed II
the Assembly as Council delegates de-
clined to begin the proposed reform.
The council held to its original pur'
pose of reviewing the Italo- o-Ethiopiar
situation with the list of anti-sanc'
zionist nations growing steadily.
Latin American departures from
the League of Nations were swellec
today by the resignation Of Nicaragua
Guatemala, Paraguay. Costa Rica anc
Brazil already are outside the fold
and it is reported that Honduras may
follow suit.
Observers suggested Nicaragua Is
withdrawal indicates an ambition or
the part of Central American states
to set up a Pan-American league ot
nations.
Nicaragua's action was taken under
the covenant position authorizing
withdrawal after two years notice if
all international obligations are full
filled.
Informed sources predicted before
the Assembly meets Tuesday so many
member states will have rejected the
war penalties any debate on the can
collation. proposal will have become
needless.
From his hotel overlooking the
League palace, Emperor Halle Selas-
sic watched the parade away from
sanctions which for eight months have
been the Leagues punitive, measures
for Italy's condemned aggression ir
East Africa.
Chile Seeks Reform.
Chile opened the subject of League
reform by telling the council, through
Delegate Manuel Rivas Vicuna, tht
Covenant should be reformed to offel
admission to the United States, Ger.
many and Japan.
The proposal drew immediate OBJ.
iections. Nicholas Titulesco, Ruman.
ian foreign minister, urged rejection
of the suggestion because this is not
the time to disarm the League"
Russia stood beside Chile and tht
delegates finally decided TO drop the
debate until the larger assembly meet!
next week.
Three new states-Uruguay, Halt
and Poland-joined Great Britain and
France in the sanctions-scrapping Sec
tor. Still others have unofficially sig
nified their intention of lifting the
economic and financial penalties
against the Fascist nation.