THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18468, 3 August 1923, Page 9

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

ADMISSION OF GERMANY.

FEELERS FROM BERLIN. i

BRITISH OPINION SOUNDED.

Bv : Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. A. and N.Z. - LONDON. Aug. 1. Although Germany has not formally applied for admission > to 'the,y League--of Nations, it. is : understood ; her Ambassador is inquiring as"-to Britain's attitude on the subject; : There is reason to believe that Both Britain and Italy are inclined to support her admission : at ; : the .. next Assembly, which is to meet on September 3, if an application ' is: made. -The; next Assembly,,of the ; League will be invested with considerable importance owing ■to the present European situation. According to the Covenant, it is Germany that must apply for admission to the League of Nations, 1 and.* • she •■ most apply to the Assembly, which Is the only body competent to deal with requests for admission. A new member is admitted a two-thirds majority. Any subjects to come on the agenda of the Assembly should be handed in ; one month before the Assembly meets. ": However, the Assembly; ran ' itself decide to place any matter broucrht to its attention ; on ; the agenda up to the last day before closure. . Thn9,:Oermany "may make her application even tduring the actual session of the Assembly.' s '''; Once Germany is admitted there r are three -possibilities: (1) That she should remain a mere member ,' of the> Assembly; (2) I that.she ' should be made a permanent. member .': of the ; Council—for,., this ;.■ a": unanimous decision by the Council and the approval of a majority of the Assembly are' necessary ;.', (3) that she should 'be elected a temporary member of the Council. For this purpose a mere majority of the Assembly is all/that is rermired. . ' The application of the Irish Free State for admission to the League will come before the Assembly in September.' - ' ' "

THE NEXT ASSEMBLY.

EMPIRE DELEGATIONS.

ONLY ONE NEW ZEALANDER.

Australian and N.Z. Cabin Association. (Reed.. 4.5 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 1.

-The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, announced in the House of Commons that the- British delegates to the League of Nations "Assembly , would be Lord Robert Cecil, Lord , Privy Seal, Mr. E. F. L. Wood, Minister for ■ Education, ' and Sir James Rennell Rcjdd, former British Ambassador to .Germany. s The substitute delegates would be Sir Willoughby Dickson, Sir Llewellyn Smith and Dame Edith Lyttleton. ~,..- -_.'_

. Sir James Allen will be the cole New Zealand representative, Sir A. Steel "Mainland being unable to accept the New Zealand Government's invitation. i Lord Chelmsford having , declined, Lord Hardlnge, former Viceroy, will represent India. ,