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Geneva, To-day.

A firmly worded speech by Mr. Anthony Eden, in his capacity of "rapporteur" for Danzig, was the outstanding feature of the discussion yester- day by the League Council of the report of the League High Commissioner, Mr. Sean Lester, on the events in the Free City during 1935.

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LEAGUE REPORT

On December 23, continued Mr. EVERTON HELD

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Lions Succeed At Bournemouth

Eden, the League Council adopted a report recommending that the Danzig Senate should take thei necessary measures to amend the legislature in order to make it) conform to the Constitution The Council was in every way justified in expecting that its recommenda-

London, To-day. tions should be honestly carried Bolton did well to hold Everton cut by the Danzig Government at Goodison Park yesterday, each especially in.ce they were side scoring three times, in their drawn up on the basis of an in premier league soccer match. vestigation by three exceptionally

Results, as cabled by Renter, experienced and capable jurists were as follows: MM. voz Wurtemberg, Koesters and Fleiners, and since the Pre Everton sident of the Senate had assuredį

FIRST DIVISION.

3 Bolton THIRD DIVISION (South)

the Council at the previous Bournemouth 1 Milwall session that the Senate would Southend 1 Newport

take measures in accordanc with the Council's recommenda-¡

tions

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Continued from Pare 11

3

two had decided to stand by him.

The crisis is expected to be very difficult to solve, M. Laval

*In these circumtances," said! Mr. Eden, "I hoped to be able to inform my colleagues at this session that there was no ft. ther occasion for the Council to concern itself with questions re- garding the Constitution of Dan-having decided not to form an- other Ministry, as he considers. that the Radicals, having caused the crisis, should face the res ponsibility therefor and form a Government if they can

zig

It is expected that after M. La- val has refused the opportunity of again forming a Cabinet M. Bouisson, Prsident of the Cham- ber, M. Herriot and probably

"That unfortunately is far from being the case. In some instances the Senate decided not to carry out the Council's recommenda-j tions, despite the promise given on its behalf by the President. This decision, in addition, announced by the President at a session of the Diet, and this can only result in an atmosphere of other Radical Depaties will simi- larly refuse. The Radical Sen- hostility against the League!

ators MM. Albert Sarrand, Steez Council being created.

OTHER DELEGATES AGREE and Regnier are regarded as most "Later I shall be obliged to likely to be successful in forming Idraw attention to certain inaca Cabinet-Reuter.

curacies in his speech; for the present I am dealing only with the general aspects of the sîtua- tion The Council has ander

INDEPENDENCE REPORTS DENIED BY PRINCE TEH

taken certain duties regarding the Kanking, To-day-Prince Teh Free City of Danzig. The satie Wang has telegraphed to Nan factory execution of these duties king, denying the rumoured de- had been made difficult through claration of independence-Reu- the attitude of the Danzia tez.

Senate."

The French delegate, M. Leger.

also stressed the gravity of the sny way, the real matter at issue situation. He was followed by being merely a difference of view- the Spanish, Polish and Soviet de point between the League of Na- legates, who all emphasised the tions and the Danzig jurists.

Dr. Greiser pointed out that necessity of the rights guaranteed by the League of Nations being for 12 years Danzig had been re- garded as the powder-barrel of respected.

After the High Commissioner. Europe, and it was not till the Mr. Sean Lester, had expressed) National - Socialist Goverment the hope that the declarations of came that this powder-barrel had }Darzig's League of Nations" repre- been emptied and thus a con- sentative would be more gratifyal tribution made to the peace of ing in the future, the President: Europe Trans-Ocean Service. of the Danzig Senate, Dr. Greiser,

The Sincere ~ Co. Lélcannonnas rose to reply on behalf of "the Senate. He urged that the heir stores will be closed for Chines that from Jaxmnyy 24 to 28 incluize, Danzig Government had no in Ne Year. On Monday next their tention of attacking the sitzius ir business wulsresume as mine)

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