GERMANY’S TREATY

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 200, 21 May 1931, Page 9

GERMANY’S TREATY

Problem Referred to Nations’ Court

DECISION OF LEAGUE

Official Wireless. Rugby, May 19. After a further discussion at the meeting of the League of Nations Council this morning, in which Dr. Benes, Czecho-Slovakia, and Dr. Marinkovitch, Yugo-Slavia, took part, the motion of the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. A. Henderson, to refer the Austro-German Customs Union question to the International Court at The Hague was unanimously passed. The German Foreign Minister, Dr. Curtins, also spoke and joined issue with Dr. Marinkovitch on the question whether the non-juridical aspects of questions should later come before the Council. , He declared that Germany had no intention of pursuing a policy as a great Power that would be detrimental to lesser Powers. According to a cable message, Dr. Curtins, in reply to M. Briand, said: “If The Hague Court legalises the Aus-tro-German Customs Union, it would lie insupportable to bring Germany before the League as a disturber of the neace of Europe.” M. Briand had suggested that no matter what The Hague verdict was the political aspect of the uniou should be considered by the League Council.