THE LEAGUE AND GERMANY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 79, 5 April 1926, Page 7

THE LEAGUE AND GERMANY.

A PEACE POLICY

JUNKER SABRE RATTLING.

BERLIN, April 4.

The German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Herr Stresemann, in a speecii at Annaberg, said the opportunist pacificism of the Cabinet was truer to Bismarck's real politics than the dithyrambicß and sabre rattlings of modern Nationalists.

There was no disguising the fact that the Geneva crisis had not yet been overcome. Whether or not Germany would find her way back to Geneva depended upon whether the Locarno advocates succeeded in clearing a path such as Germany would be prepared to tread.

Well-informed persons say they understand Herr Stresemann is inquiring into the scope of the proposed inquiry into the constitution of the Council of the League of Nations. Also that he has indicated that Germany is of the opinion that permanent seats should be reserved for the great Powers and that the nonpermanent seats should be constantly changed, with due consideration for the claims of non-European nations.

The Cabinet has accepted the invitation from the League to participate in the Commission which is to report on the reorganisation of the Council.

A message from Paris' says Germany is attempting to clear the ground for the reorganisation of the Council and her admission to that body in September. The German Ambassador, Dr. L. Yon Hoesch, called on^ the Premier, M. Briand, and asked on behalf of the German Government:—

(1) What is likely to be the attitude of France toward the candidature for seats on the Council of Spain and Brazil ? j (2) How the Commission to study the proposal of the extension of the Council will be eompospd ?

(3) What will be the e\act status of the German doleeates who have he.en invited to participate in the work of the Commission?

Tt is understood that similar queries will be addressed to the other permanent members of the Council.— (A. and N.Z."Sun.")

DANCE HALLS IN TURKEY.

PROHIBITION FOB, YOUTHS.

(Received. 12.30 p.m.)

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 4

Following the campaign which is being 'carried on by the newspapers against the fatal attractions of dancing halls, the Government haa decreed that no Turk under the age of 18 years shall enter any of these institutions.—(A. and N.Z.)

FRANCE IN SYRIA.

CONTINUATION OF BLOODSHED.

PARIS, April 4.

The beginning of the French offensive against the Druses marks the failure of the attempts of M. de Jouvenel, the French Commissioner in Syria, to reach a peaceful settlement. Repeated overtures have been made by him in the past few months, but all have been rejected. (A. and N.Z.)

BRITISH REPULSE ARABS.

LONG LIST OF CASUALTIES

BAGDAD, April 4

A band of 2000 Syrian Arab tribesmen attacked the Iraqi tribe, which was defending a frontier post.

British armoured cars inflicted heavy casualties on the Arabs.

When aeroplanes appeared the invaders fled, leaving 45 dead. The number of their wounded is not known.— (Reuter.)

THE LABOUR CONFERENCE.

ALL CRY, LITTLE WOOL

SYDNEY, April 4.

There were many stormy passages and scenes of uproar between the rival factions at the Labour Conference. The entire session was taken up in testing the credentials of certain delegates and in voting on local administrative matters in which the executive was twice more defeated by the section which is seeking to depose it.

Seeing that the executive was in a minority, the president, Mr. MeGrath, adjourned the conference until Monday, amid indescribable uproar.— (A. and