Evening star., 1936-07-05
LEAGUE REFUSES
LOAN TO SELASS|E
Votes to End Debate, Prac-
ticaIIy Lifting Sanctions.
Danzig Threatens Break.

before the first bIctCS OF Ddr 1Cere
struck in Ethiopia. England took
the lead to apply sanction, result
inc in Italy being declared the ag-
oressor. Seperal smaller nations
threatened to tDithdraw unless
definite policy i0ds settled Upon.
ENGLAND recently took the lead to
hit the sanctions. The appear
ance of Selassie before the League
occdsioned Juror, resulting in
the arrest OF seperdl Italians.
Py the Associated Press.
GENEVA. July 4.-The League OF
Nations assembly tonight refused
Emperor Halle Selassie's request Of
q loan for Ethiopia and voted to end
debates on the Italo-Ethiopian war.
The assembly's action practically
assured the lifting of League sanctions
from italy, which, last year. the
peace body branded an aggressor.
Forty-four members voted to adopt
a steering committee resolution to end
further debate on the Italo-Ethio2ian
COQulCL. run iiChAbSAo oDoSohiSA
from voting. Ethiopia voted No"
The assembly silently accepted a
suggestion by Premier Paul van Zee
land of Belgium, president of the
body, that it was unnecessary to vote
on Ethiopias resolution against rec
ognition Of the italian annexation Of
the East African Empire.
Bitter DISAPPOINTMENT"
Calico Soils of Panama. who re-
Gently stated many American nations
we're dissatisfied with the League.
told the assembly its resolution caused
"bitter disappointment Throughout
the world"
Then. by q vote of % to 1. the as
sembly rejected Ethiopia's request for
q loan OF s50,000000 Ito defend her
integrity" Twenty-Five members abb
stained from voting on the question.
The free city of Danzig told the
League of Nations Council bluntly
today 1t was tired Of schoolmaster
governance by q high commissioner
of the League.
DR.. Arthur Karl Greiser, the Nazi
president of the Danzig Senate,
pounded on the council table and de-
clared: Il am here as the representa-
tive of 100000 human beings who do
not intend forever to tie their iesti-
nies to the League of Nations"
The Nazi leader said the League
should not wonder If Danzig should
feel itself forced to reconsider its
relationship to the League high COM
missioner" Sean Lester of the Irish
Free State.
He said the League had never helped
the little free state which is sur
rounded by Poland The League, he
said, had never worried about the
unemployment problem in Danzig and
had never contributed anything to the
solution Of the free city's pressing
economic problems.
Only Finding Fault.
All the League had done, said Grei-
ser. was to find fault with Greiser's
sincere efforts to maintain peace And
he characterized these efforts more
successful than that Of most other
European States.
MY reward" he said bitterly, "is
to be dragged here again before the
League Council"
Greiser was under questioning con-
cerning alleged attempts by Germany
to unite Danzig with East Prussia.
withdrawing it from the League pro-
tectorate.
The Nazi leader said the reason for
this summons was the embarrassing
outcome Of "other League enter
prises." Apparently, he was referring
to the Italo-Ethiopian conflict.
He asserted he was speaking not
only for Danzig itself but for the
whole German people.
When he had completed his speech
he swung his arm in Nazi salute.
Laughter broke out in the press GAL
the newspapermen.
Robert Dell, English president Of
the Newspapermen's Association Ac.
credited to the League. protested to
Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secre-
tary and president Of the council.
Eden replied: IT did not see the
incident, but If it did happen think.
for the sake Of our dignity. we should
ignore it,"
A German spokesman declined 10
confirm that Greiser was speaking
officially for the German Government.
He pointed out that Greiser had used
the phrase German people" rather
than lin the name Of the German
Government"
League officials therefore were un-
decided as to whether they should
regard Greiseris demand as an official
move by Reichsfuehrer Hitler.
Tumult around Greiser continued
out into the corridors and a squad of
police had to escort him from the
building to avoid further unpleas-
antness.
His whole visit to Geneva was a
series of incidents
When he arrived from the airport
at the League Palace, police and
League attendants, not knowing who
he was. refused at first to admit him.
Greiser told them, however, in no
uncertain terms, and was reported to
have included in his remarks the
statement: This place needs Ger
many to put little order into it."
Before adjourning, the Council
adopted a resolution declaring Poland
should deal with the incident con-
nected with the recent visit to Danzig
Of the German cruiser Leipzig.
(The German officers Of the Leip-