EXCITEMENT WANING

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12393, 12 March 1926, Page 7

EXCITEMENT WANING

NOTHING EVENTFUL PREDICTED GERMANS CHAFING AT DELAY (Received March 11, 7.50 p.m.) LONDON, March 10. The Australian Press special correspondent at Geneva says that the excitement is waning. Delegates are now expecting the session to be less eventful than predicted. The Germans are chafing at the delay. They say that they came expecting, apart from the preliminaries, that their admittance would be given effect to soon after the League assembled, quite overlooking the effect of SI. Briand’s Cabinet troubles. However, the German viewpoint is winning sympathy. It is understood that the absence of seven South American States is due to ] the differences of opinion in the pre- i assembly on the question of- the Brazil seat, but overtures have been made to them to accredit the delegates without delay, and thus restore the American bloc vote, usually mustering fifteen. IS GENEVA SUITABLE? GENEVA, March 9. Lord Robert Cecil presided, at a meeting of Dominion repesentatives, and discussed the situation. The discussion largely dealt with the_ huilding of a new Assembly' Hall. raising the l whole question of Geneva’s suitability. 1 Various' views were con- i corning the cost of “ living and the I economic geographic position. Several delegates spoke of the necessity 1 of investigating whether a more suitable centre could be found. GERMANY ADAMANT - Australian and XT 7:1 Caijb Association. GENEVA. March 10. Notwithstanding‘German newspaper reports of a changed attitude of Germany, it is learnt that she is adamant in opposing the election of other candidates before herself.