RUSSIA MAY JOIN LEAGUE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19906, 17 September 1934, Page 7

RUSSIA MAY JOIN LEAGUE

UNANIMOUS CALL j FROM GENEVA SEVERAL COUNTRIES REFUSE TO VOTE United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received September 15, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, September 15. Diplomatic circles understand that a complete agreement has been reached in the negotiations for the admission of Russia to the League of Nations. “QUICKEST WAY IS THE BEST,’’ SAYS BRITAIN RUSSIA’S ENTRY TO LEAGUE' OF NATIONS British Official Wireless RUGBY, September 14. Speaking in the Assembly on the question of Russia’s entry to the League of Nations, Mr E. de Valera said the country he represented was far from the ideas of Soviet Russia, but it would support her entry because of its importance. The day had gone by when an enlightened Government could continue persecution of deny religious freedom, he added. The newspapers, commenting on the speech, point out that because of the wording of the Covenant a unanimous vote and not merely a two-thirds majority of the Assembly would be required if the procedure advocated by Mr de Valera were adopted.

The attitude of the United Kingdom delegation at Geneva can be summed up in the sentence, “The quickest way is the best” and that as the present procedure seems the best calculated to hasten the introduction of Russia to the League criticism at this stage was to be deprecated. At the Little Entente’s permanent Council, M. Titulesco, M. Yevtitch and Dr. Benes decided to support Russia’s admission to the League and passed b resolution favouring an Eastern Locarno. It was decided to support the status quo regarding minorities.