LEAGUE COUNCIL

Southland Times, Issue 22487, 23 January 1935, Page 7

LEAGUE COUNCIL

SESSION ADJOURNED QUESTIONS POSTPONED SAAR REFUGEES (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Geneva, January 21. The session of the Council has terminated, the Iraq frontier question being postponed till the May session after Captain Eden appealed .to the parties not to aggravate the situation during the negotiations between now and May. , The question of relief of the Saar refugees was also postponed till May. M. Avenol points out that the League’s budget made no provision for such expenses. Even if the Assembly voted the credit, it would not be available before January, 1936. NAZI TERRORISM

“A TERRIBLE NIGHTMARE.”

UNCANNY TORMENTS.

(United Press Assn. —Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 11.50 p.m.) London, January 22. The Daily Guardian’s special Saarbrucken correspondent, describing the exodus of men, women and children from the Nazi terror, says that thousands are facing a terrible nightmare. He visited nearly 20 Saar towns and villages. . .. The organized nightmare was skilfully thought out and applied to all the uncanny and psychological insight of which the Nazis were capable, lhe torments inflicted by the Nazis in Germany were literally dangled before the eyes of the separatists, as _ the status quoists are called, always with the advice that they will be inflicted after March 1. Straw dolls suspended from gallows, are nightly paraded before windows, and houses are kept under constant observation. Whenever the occupants emerge, they are spat upon and their children bullied and mocked. A 60-year-old woman was seized by the head and pushed in a muck heap. The police do not interfere and even co-operate with the Nazis in making “political arrests,” searching and often damaging houses. The - International Force is too few and scattered. It is idle to suppose that the guarantees given by Germany will be observed when they are already being circumvented. A special League Commissioner ought to be sent to the Saar immediately to help relieve the panic and suffering. The League ought also to make representations to Berlin to restrain German wireless stations and also co-operate in maintaining the governing commission’s authority which has virtually ceased.

PEACE IN EUROPE

REVIEW OF THE SESSION.

(United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, January 21. Commenting on the League’s session, The Times expresses the view that it has maintained a high standard of cooperative 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 were particular topics of interest.

"The common objective of all diplomatic negotiations at the . present time is, in the eyes of the British Government, pacification of Europe. Everything that contributes to it will be welcomed. Everything that challenges or delays it is to be deplored. The discussions at Geneva inevitably take bias from the absence of Germany, and Germany obstinately refused to take part in them until her status of equality had been measured in terms of armaments.”

So long as Germany remains outside, adds The Times, no collective system can be completed and whatever is set up in its place, is bound to have the appearance of being pointed against her.