THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 136, 10 June 1926, Page 7

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

LATIN ANTAGONISM. WITHDRAWAL OF BRAZIL. sFArrr in opposition. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.'; 'Hecei-ed 10 a.m.) LO-VDOy. June 9. The Geneva correspondent of the 'Tally Express" saya that the receipt Dt the dispatch from Rio tie Janeiro announcing that Brazil intends to with." r~3.<\- trnm the Lengxio of Nations was a hi ra^hei!. She will not participate in the September assembly, although the covenant provides that the withdrawal of Brazil will not become effective for two Tears after notice. This i 3 a sequel to the March dispute ronr-ernin? Oermanv. There is a widespread "fear that Spain will follow suit. This is based on the absence of Ser.nr Quinonies and Senor rle Leon?, also on the fact that the Spanish representative on the disarmament com-mi-ion has grnne to Madrid for instruc]t : c feared that the Argentines will rm-i■-:•' from the intention to rejoin, thus. if Sou:ii Ameri.-a is not represented, it will be a Mow to the League. _ A Geney.a messaae c.lid the "sitting of t'le committee on the composition of the Council of the Leagup of Nation*, which had hppn fi\-,-.d for .Tun,' 2=!, lias mljo Timed. An e\<raordinarr =e-sion of the Council will bp ronrpnerl hefore the mfctinST of rhe AsspmMy in Spptembpr. Tliis indicatp* that no agreement has bppn reachod witli and Brazil in regard to the future composition of the i min.'il • The Mandates Commission sat Testerdar. .Vrnon? other business it considered the Nauru report and a supplementary memorandum expressing satisfaction with it. The High Commislioner for Australia. Sir Joseph Cook, in reply to an inquiry as to what hail Iwen done to protect the rights oi native?, said: "The present agreement for the payment oi a lump sum at the rate of £20 an acre and the payment on phosphates expires in June. 19:27. "The land-owners propose that after that date there should be an annual rental of £3 per acre for phosphate land, with a minimum rental of £1, and that payment should he made for trees grown "on the land. In addition a royalty of one shilling per ton should be paid on the phosphate raised and not on the quantity shipped, as is at present the case. "A further proposal is that the British Phosphate Commission shall have the Option of terminating its lease after a period of not less than six years, upon giving one year's notice of its intentions to do so. "Under the new proposals.' , said Sir Joseph Cook, "the Administrator will be asked to appoint a qualified person to see that the risrhts of the land-owners are conserved. Hii duties will also be to check the amount of phosphate raised and to see that the commission do,> s not skim the good phosphate deposits and ismore those deposits which are not so rich. His presence will also en=ure that the commission wi'l work the pliosphatp in a systematic manner."—'A. and X.Z. ■ —Keuter.'i