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Evening Star, Issue 21935, 23 January 1935, Page 7

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THE LEAGUE COUNCIL TO MEET AGAIN IN MAY Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright GENEVA, January 21. The session of the League Council has been terminated, the Iraq frontier question being postponed till the May session after Captain Eden had appealed to the parties not to aggravate the situation during the negotiations between ijow and May. The question of the relief of the Saar refugees was also postponed till May. M. Avcnol (Secretary-General) points out that the League’s budget made no provision for such expenses. Even if the Assembly votes the credit it will not be available before January, 1936. GERMANY’S ABSENCE DEPLORED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, January 21. Commenting on the League’s session, ‘ The Tunes ’ expresses the view that it has maintained the high standard of co-operative action recently set by the nations represented there, and that the position of the League has thus been strengthened. At all League meetings there has been much informal discussion of current diplomatic business, and, of course, the recent conference in Rome and the coming conference in London wore particular topics of interest. “ The common objective of all diplomatic negotiations at the present time is, in the eyes of the British Government, the pacification of Europe. Everything that contributes to it is to bo welcomed, everything that challenges or delays it is to be deplored. Discussions at Geneva inevitably take bias from the absence of Germany, and Germany obstinately has refused to take part in them until her status of equality has been measured in terms, of armaments.” So long Germany remains outside, adds ‘ The Times,’ no collective system can ho completed, and whatever is set up in its place is bound to have the appearance of being pointed against her.