POLAND ACCEPTS RUSSIAN DEMANDS

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3625, 15 June 1927, Page 7

POLAND ACCEPTS RUSSIAN DEMANDS

League Council Has Misgivings of Soviet ITALO-RUSSO RELATIONS IN JEOPARDY [By Electric Cable-Copyright.] [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Tuesday, 8.15 p.m.) GENEVA, June 14. The session of the Council o£ the League of Nations has opened, Sir Austen Chamberlain px-eslding. Ho was the first to arrive at the Palais de Nations and wag quickly followed by M. Briand, Dr. Stresemann, Viscount Ishii (Japan), and M. Vandervclde (Belgium). The number of Foreign Secretaries present was seven. Giving pomt to the first subject broached, namely a question raised by Sir Austen Chamberlain last sea. slon whether the yearly sessions of the Council should be reduced from (our to three, Sir Drummond reported there was no administration difficulty. He suggested January, May and September as the most convenient montha. Sir Austen Chamberlain thought all wore agreed that- the presence of a Foreign Minister enhanced the Council’s prestige and enabled decisions to bo reached more rapidly. But he and his colleagues found it difficult to leave their posts four times a year. Hi 3 suggestion appeared to have aroused needless and foolish anxiety and suspicion; He would never make any proposal calculated to impair the authority and usefulness of the Council. Ho suggested that decision be deferred until September because they must have the support of both Council and Assembly. This was agreed to. A sitting privately of the Council considered the cost of the recent Economic Conference upon which it i s understood about ■ half a million gold francs were No donation had yet been received from the United States or Soviet Governments. M. Briand spent an hour with Dr. Stresemann discussing the evacuation of French troops from Germany. The Russian Assassination. M. Saleski (Poland) in conference with the press, said the Soviet Note appeared to offer a basis of peaceful solution with Poland. The Polish Government had already accepted the three demands which are In full conformity with Polish law. He points out that: (1) that the' assassin was handed over for summary jurisdiction; (2) that Polish procedure enables the Soviet representative to attend the trial and (3) that the Polish Government wa 3 not aware of the existence of Terrorist organisations in Poland. The latter are specifically forbidden, but Poland is prepared to examine the Soviet’s evidence and dissolve such bodies If their existence is proved. Attitude Towards U.S.S.R. The "Daily Telegraph's” diplomatic correspondent says a question has arisen whether the Council should not consider the attitude of the Geneva conference to the Soviet in the light of Moscow’s latest deeds. The Soviet though a non-member has been encouraged to send representatives to League Conferences. But under the present conditions the League owes it to itself to decide whether participation can continue to be pressed upon a non-member which has so closely shown It does not recognise the practice normal statehood. Th e correspondent learns that accentuated coolness in Itallan-Russian relations is likely to lead to developments at no distant date.