The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-14
SANCTIONS ARE Demanded
By FRANCE AS COUNCIL OF
LEAGUE OF NATIONS MEETS
Invitation to Attend Sessions Is Sent German
Government, But Some Believe
Adolf Hitler Will Refuse
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din, Rumanian Foreign Minister
Titulescue and Turkish Foreign
Minister Tewf1k Rusti Aras insist
ed that German acceptance involve
assumption OF League membership
obligations.
They won their point despite the
fact that Germany was invited as
a signatory of the Locarno Treaty.
At its session Monday afternoon.
IL Germany does not attend, it will
be for the council to start the ma
chinery Of condemning Germany in
the Leagues name and considering
whether to proceed to penalize her
under a resolution passed last
April when Hitler first violated the
Versailles Treaty by reintroducing
compulsory army service.
Nations Represented
Il must vote Germany guilty of
treaty violation and ask the Locarno
powers to recommend course of
action.
France will be satisfied with
nothing less than penalties unless
Hitler capitulates.
Fourteen nations were represent
ed by delegates at great chestnut
horseshoe table in the Queen Anne
drawing room of old st. James
Palace where King Charles ! spent
the night before his execution.
Belgium attended, in addition, as
a signatory of the Locarno Treaty.
Stanley Bruce of Australia, as
president of the council, opened the
meeting. France and Belgium, he
said, demanded the meeting by tele
gram after the Rhineland occupa
tion.
Treaty Breach, Says Eden
This meeting has been sum-
moned in response to the requests
by the French and Belgian govern
ments," he said. land it is now our
duty to consider these communica-
tons"
Then Anthony Eden of Britain
spoke as delegate of the host of
nation.
In our view" he said, "a patent
and incontestible breach of the
treaties of Versailles and Locarno
has been committed"
He promised the absolute Coop
Grafton of his majesty's government
to establish peace and understand
ing between the nations of Europe
on firm basis"
Then Paul Van iceland of Bel
GUM rose quietly and made the
most moving speech of the day,
speaking softly and almost sadly.
No Excuse, He Repeats
Belgium, he pointed out, had no
part in the French-Russian alliance
which was Germany's excuse for the
Rhineland move Yet German
troops are on Belgium's frontier,
too.
Belgium" he said, never gave
Germany the slightest excuse to re-
pudiate Locarno."
He said that his country was
ready to participate in European
reconstruction. In talking of Ger
many he said that his country APP
pealed to the council "in spirit of
profound sadness, without bitter
ness"
Then Flandin of France made his
speech. 1t was brief, delivered
slowly and clearly, without dramatic
gestures. He asked the council to
take official note that Germany has
broken the Rhineland articles of
Versailles, thus permitting guaran-
tors of the Locarno Treaty to sup
port France and Belgium.
He asked also that the League
give its support by recommending
measures to League members.
These measures he envisaged are
economic and financial penalties.
No Reply From Germany
If the council followed the course
France asked it would:
l. Formally recognize the treaty
violations charged.
2. Notify Britain and Italy as
1ocarno guarantors and so obligate
them to give immediate aid to
France and Belgium
3. Consider economic and finan-
cial penalties such as those imposed
on Italy for its war on Ethiopia
After Flandin's speech the council
held secret session on the invita-
ton to Germany.
Joseph A. Avenol, secretary gen.
eral of the League, Informally in
vited Germany to attend today's
meeting. Germany did not reply.
Hence the councillors had to de-
eide the manner in which to send
formal invitation for the records
Great Britain asked that the invi-
tation be sent under Article XVII of
Versailles, covering disputes between
League members and non-League
members Germany would prefer
this course
The invitation was drafted and
dispatched at once and the dele
gates began to talk of the action
they ought to take in using the
weekend for secret negotiations
and at Monday afternoons council
meeting
Fear Hitler May Refuse
That Germany was invited at all
was considered a victory for peace.
Council members believe that if
Germany accepts the tone of debate
VIII be SOftened and peootiofi0,, If