ADMISSION TO LEAGUE.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16747, 13 March 1926, Page 5

ADMISSION TO LEAGUE.

AN ANXIOUS TIME. BRAZIL NUT NOT YET CRACKED. BUT outlook hopeful. (Australian and N.Z. Gable Assn.) , LONDON, Marcsli 12. A message from Genova says Ibe Brazil, nut has not yet been cracked, but the outlook is .hopeful. The efforts of those who arc negotiating for an agreement among members of the League of Nations on the question of scats on the Council were yesterday directed along two distinct channels. Firstly, they tried to persuade Brazil and Spain to withdraw (heir claims for admittance at the same time as Germany. Secondly, they endeavoured to induce AI. linden (Sweden) lo withdraw his threat to veto any enlargement of t,hc Council except by Ihc admittance of Germany. The. position this morning, afler conferences which lasted into the night, was that AI. Unden remained immovable,- and Spain -showed signs of willingness to withdraw her claim for tlic present if only Germany's claim is presented. Mr Mello Franco, the Brazilian Foreign Minister, cabled to Ilio de Janeiro asking for new instructions, tiie nature of which has not been disclosed. «

Poland is apparently reconciled to remain in Hie background. Tiie conversation will be resumed this morning and the members of the Council will meet in the afternoon.

Not one of Ihc London papers prophesies the upshot, but a representative of the Australian Press Association holds fast to his belief in a settlement on the lines. lie lias all along indicated. He says those whose business it is to make almost hourly appreciations of tile situation are firmly of the opinion that it will he found that only Germany will he admitted and that she will agree to Hie appointment of a commission to examine tiie whole question. All the other claimants for seats on the Council will accept this as a temporary measure, says the eorrespondenl, and it is the only solution of Hie deadlock.

RETURN OF M. BRIAND. AN ABSURD SITUATION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assno GENEVA, March 11. M. Briand lost no lime, in laking up (lie threads of the delicate situation. It is suggested 1 hat he is sounding the possibility whether in Hie event of Poland postponing her claim lo a seat, it will be possible to get unanimity for tiie election of Spain and Brazil. There is much speculation concerning tiie significance of a long conversation to-day between Dr. Luther (Germany) and M. Mello Franco (Brazil). BERLIN, March 11. Commenting on Brazil’s threat, the Vorwaerts says the idea that Locarno could be shattered at tiie last minute by a State GOOD kilometres from Europe is so absurd that common sense is unable to comprehend it.