LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1926, Page 9

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

JV'ILL GERMANY ENTER? INCREASING ANXIETY. t‘NO GERMANY, NO LEAGUE” By Talegrajei —Fress Assn.—Copyright. Received Aug. 18, 5.5 p.m. London, Aug. 18. The question of Germany’s entry into the League of Nations is again given prominence, in view of the approach of the League meeting in September. Messages from Berlin indicate increasing anxiety. SPAIN THREATENS WITHDRAWAL. Spain still insists upon having a permanent seat simultaneously with Germany, and threatens withdrawal if this be not granted. Dr. Stresemann’s organ says that no one eau expect Germany to send a representative to Geneva again until the problem is solved, adding significantly that should negotiations still prove futile, the Entente Powers must realise the consequences —no Germany, no League of Nations. C.rICIAL CIRCLES GLOOMY. The Daily Herald’s Berlin correspondent says that Spain’s persistent elaim and France’s refusal to consider radical changes in the occupation regime have cast a gloom over official quarters. It is feared that these questions will prove the germ of a second and possibly a final fiasco. Spain is credited with a determination to achieve her ambition at all costa, using the Italian-Spanish accord as a stepping stone. NEGOTIATIONS IN DEAD ALLEY. I France hae agreed to withdraw au other division of troops before September, but turns a deaf ear to the German demand for a thorough revision of the occupation arrangements. All attempts to remove these obstacles in Germany’s path to the League have failed, and official negotiations have plainly drifted into a dead alley. They are likely to remain there unless they can be rescued by British aid. TO HOUSE THE LEAGUE. COMPETITIVE DESIGNS INVITED. By Telegraph.—Press Association ' Wellington, Last Night. The Government has been advised that e competition, open to architects of all States which are members of the League, opened on July 25 tor plans a building to house the League of Nations at Geneva. The design must not only provide accommodation of the most modern and practical kind, but must symbolise the pacific ideals of the twentieth century. Competitive designs must be despatched by January 25. Any plans arriving after March 31 will be excluded. The site is a magnificent one, sloping to the borders of the lake. Approximately £6500 has been provided for prizes. The cost of the building is not to exceed 13,000,000 Swiss francs (approximately £520,000). The offer of the Government to provide panelling of selected New Zealand timbers for one of the committee rooms, also a chair to be constructed of Samoan timber, has been accepted.