Settlement of a Vexed Question by the Council of the League Geneva, Mar. 12, The vexed question of the tion of the Saar has been settled the Council of the League of Nations unanimously, adopting the Saar] [Governing Commission's proposals, whereby a police force of 800 men ill replace the, existing French troops for the protection of railways, Herr Stresemann finally agreed not to press his demand for reduction of the force to five hundred.
"The Council has issued a declaration that in accordance with Herr [Streserann's wish the evacuation of the troops from the Saar and enforcement of the new order will occur within three months. It is also greed, says the Council (of Which Herr' Stresemann is chairman), that the new police force will not be used except in exceptionally grave circumstances, and the figure jof 800 will be' regarded the maximum, which will be reduced possible—Reuter, London, Mar. 13.
Sir Austen Chamberlain arrived in london to-day from Geneva. Into viewed by Reuter he said he.w very pleased with the work of 1! enlarged Council of the League, He declared that the arrangement with regard to the Saar region was evidence of the progress of the League.—Reater,
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