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proceed and the idea that it is of any consequence to anybody to try to number the votes beforehand, to creató, a group or party which shall have largon number of voices than another group or party is futile and absurd to anybody who understands "the practical working of the Counel..

He was of the opinion that it was unfair to the other members of the League to raise a matter of auch raportance at present, and that the question should at first be raised, in the Assembly for the pubile to open the discussion

Not a Cockpit.

Lord Phillimore, in strongly Delegates who wont to the Coun- opposing an increase,, said that the cil meetings were beyond narrow Council must, not become the cock- Rugby, Feb. 241) The Foreign Secretary, Sir national interests, but had wide in pit of rival interests. He said that Austen Chamberlain,. In a speech tereats which must not be neglect he been much struck by an article at Birmingham Inst night, dis ed. He did not wish to discuss in in a South African newspaper say cussed at some length the question dividual claims, but he desired to ing that if it became a cockpit the of the future.composition of the put forward a pelat that had only thing to do was to keep out. League of Nations Counell. He cerved too little attention and of it altogether.

rate "makes at any

Government's Attitude. Paid particular emphasis on the which

addition of

.kind": ..some

Viscount Cecil, in the course of value of friendly discusstöna utan Geneva, which so often produced to the humber of members of his reply, said that the Government agreement Sa subjects that were the Council an arguable and de- did not desire to deprive. Parifa- myment of the right to express its widely expected to provoke acute fensible proposition, and in dificulties, and with this in view opinion, later, if not at once a views. Moreover, the British dele The made an appeal that no definite inevitable thing If the Council la

Nevertheless they structions. or fixed right course of conduct to be equal to the tasks that lia Bates ought go to Geneva with in- should be laid down for the re- before it. In all the net-work of should be given cortafn. Hberty of presentative of the British Empire the Treaty which now governs the action and debate the matter to tyke at the forthcoming meeting relations of European Statics to one honestly and fairly with other another, we have tried at every States. He said that the question; of the Council of the Assembly.

He said the British Government point to make the Council of had not been raised by the British. had, in his view, quite rightly, re.Geneva arbiter na a last resort Government but I it were raised at eorved its opinion as to the best when all other means of solution all at the Assembly it would be solution to be evolved, but with-had failed. So much depends upen raised by others, and Great Britain out considering the Individual the moral authority of their deci could not tell other co-members claims of nations such as Poland,sion, and it is something that is that they had no right to raise a the question which they were perfect- Spain, and Brazil. Sir Austen sub-recognised by the world and

ly justified in raising. mitted that an addition to the num- disputants as authoritative:!"

No Decision, Yet.

Viscount Cecil agrood that they ber of members of the Council was

Rugby, later.

balancing of rival interests would an arguable and defensible pro-

Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secret-be disastrous to the Council He position, and presently, though not now, was inevitable, if the Councilary of State for Foreign Affairs, assured the House that no action was to be equal to the taska lying stated in the House of Commone of the British Government would to-day that the Government had be dictated by distrust or suspicion before it.

rot vet decided on its course of of any nation. He deprecated the The Foreign Secretary con- tinued: "We are going to meet at action in regard to a further in kind of language used in the usual quarterly meeting of the crease of the permanent member-countries regarding what might Council to consider whatever bust ship of the Council of League Na happen if this or that were not news is ripe for discussion and de-tions beyond the admission of done. "The is no way to approach

the League problems." cision But the meeting is Germany. spect consequence because Ger- many has made Her applicationefor membership of the League. and because, as we hupe. It will not close without Germany having been, not merely admitted to the Bengue but elected,

Debate in the Lords.. Viscount Cecil Chancellor of the Duchy of Lanenster, at the some- time in the House of Lords made-an important statement on the subject on behau of the Government. This was in reply to Lord Parmoor, is. as

who represented the late Labour right. for A great nation 2H

Government on the League Coun- Germany is and must always

Li, and who moved that it was not be; to a permanent seat On the Council of the League. That desirable, on the occasion of the part of our programme regard appFcation of Germany for ad

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At Lacorno

Londoa, Feb. 24.. In the House of Commona

of the

was

asked if the extension membership of the Council of the League, beyond Germany's admission

discussed at Locarno, Sir Austen Chamberlain replied in the negative. that the Powers represented at Locarno who were members of the Coane had already expressed

He said:

as almost, a foregone conclusion miasten to the Llague and to a. per their willingness to support.the To secure that end the Councilmanent seat on the Douncil in election of Germany to a permanent

cordance with the Locarno Treaty, to raise the question of the general reconstitution of the Council of the League or further to increase its numbers..

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seat, but no question had been raised as regards the claims of other Powers. He never heard it suggested then, or earlier, that the agreement to support Germany im

lied an agreement to oppose every

jother change." ".

A Denial'

London. Feb. 24.

must be unanimous, but I beheve that every State represented on the Council has already' expressed 11s views that Germany ought, on entering the League, to have a

Viscount Cecil said that he permanent seat upon Council, and recognised that the question was I have no reason to suppose that one of great importance, and he in the Assembly, of which the hoped that on a future occasion a assent of the majority is necessary fuller debate would be possible. for the same purpose, that there He realised the immense import- In the House of Commons, Mr. will be any difficulty in obtaining a

jance of the Council to the League.G. A. Ponsonby (Labour, Bright- majority, or indeed, that there will On the working of the Council to side) asked whether Sie Austen be any minority.

very large extent depended the Chamberlaim was able to form But on the occasion of the re-

effeiency of the League. He could the House of the attitude he had construction of the Council which

not accept the suggestion that it been instructed to adopt at the the entry of Germany involves,

was the entry of Germany to the forthcoming meeting of the Coun- there has arisen inevitably the Council that prompted the desiree of the League of Nations on the question of what the future com- for the admission of other coun-subject of the further increase of position of the Council ought to be tries. The question of the ad-the permanent membership of the Face people writing and apeating,mission of other members to per-Council beyond the admission of not in this country alone, that bemanent seats had been debated for Germany.

of

cause Germany has entered some a very long time both in the Sir. A. Chamberlain replied that other nation must put up a counter-asembly and in the Council. As the Government had not yet, decid- balancing claim that because

the Secretary of State for Foreigned its course of action. He denied Germany was to be admitted some Affairs had stated in Birmingham that an extraordinary session other nation must be brought in to yesterday: these questións had the Council of the League had been bulance Germany. That is not his rather been postponed, because it called to deal exclusively with the torically true as a description of was felt that when Germany came question of the admission of Ger». how the question arises, For into the League and the constitu- many. quite a long time past we have tion of the Council was under con- looked forward to saving Germany kideration, then would be the pro take her place, but even: before her time to raise the question of that became practical politics the the admission of other members. question, of the composition of the Council was already in debate, and the question of what Powers should theve attributed to them a per- manent seat was already under discussion.

and anticipating the entry of Ger-

should not go with their hands and

representatives astonishment.

+

Little Eddy was very fond of Free Hand Desired:

nursery rhymes. "Mother," he He asked their Lordships most said one day, "why didn't the man earnestly that the representatives put up a notice keep off the grass?' of the British Governments should Then he wouldn't have been so be left to go to. Geneva with rea- cruel to the poor maiden." sonably free handy to deal with the ↑ "What are you talking about, "For some time past, in view of matter. It was essential that the Eddy?" asked his mother in the fact that we were hoping for Government's

Why nuras often tells me about: many, we have carried on the feet tied by any instructions given the man all tattered and torn, Council from year to year and the them from home, but that certain who kicked the maiden off the Assembly has re-elected temporary liberty of action should be left to lawn,” was the reply. members almost as if they too: held them to debate the matter honestly permanent seats. There was some and fuirly, and to make up their good reason for the delayed entry minds after answering arguments. into operation of that which it had the question were raised at been intended by the founders of Geneva" at all, it would not be by the League should be Ita regular the British Government, He re- machinery. Great people they jected the suggestion that any MG A. Abendanoo Me and Mr B J. proposed should have a seat per-member should be added to the Mr G. P. Anderson Lood manently, A certain number of Council as a sort of counterpoise MrNG: Beste Mr & Mrs T; Laza seats should be held in rotation by to Germany...

Mr A. H. Hoyd Mr G. others as they might be selected

7. H. Brooks Possible Solutions

G. Brown

H.K. HOTEL RESIDENTS.

February 23.

ina a Part, Mis B. Lllle MrR Maitland and elected by the Assembly. But. Viscount. Ceel added that there w A. Dowly Mr H. Marshall the whole of this machinery has was a considerable variety of pos Mr G. A. Fafalt Mr E Mollart been held up, first from one cause,sible solutions to the question | Mr & Mrs J. Could Mr H. Peatmen then from another, finally because raised in the motion, and he could Me W. Fi -Gerald Mr and Mrs HE

Priestle we have said one to another, Pre-assure the House that the Govern Mr and Mrs H. E. Bently there will be a big changement would consider most carefully Mr John. E. Hope

Gambart Mr.HJ Pearos

Ma H. Patanoɔsky. Germany will come in. Germany the suggestions which had been Misses A. and F.

C. B Shank must have her place, her perman-put forward; and before the. Hazliton Mr R. chaster.. ent seat. Then will be the time Secretary of State for Foreign Mr A. R. Johnstone and Valet when it will be convenient to con- Affairs went to Geneva the GovernMr H. A. Koller.

MT. S. W. Smith

· Mr J. E. Joseph.....

Mr M. W. Botoleil Bider the whole of these claima.'

ment would make up Ite mind as Mrs H. H. Kleffor --Mr-A-Wylo to what line it should take. Mr J. J. Kino Mr O. Zoameroff

Lord Parmoor's motion was with- drawn."

"I lay stress on that point be- cause I think that much of what has been said and written would never have been written nor said if people had realised that this pro- Liem, has been postponed until the entry of Germany, and had in- evitably to be discussed and con- sidered when any alteration Was made in the composition of the Council."Als we are

LABOUR VIEWS.

(Reuter'a Service.)

London, Feb. 24. 1 Inapeaking to his motion in Continuing, Sir Auston Chamber the House of Lords to-day Lord lain said that if the Council was Farmoor falterated the danger of regarded as a Committee to be creating an Impression of recon packed, he would despair of the stitution of the Council dictated by League. But the Council, except the necessitý of grouping the for members of quite secondary Powers and balancing cival in- Importance, never and could not terests. He declared that he had

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