London, Feb. 21.
Diplomatic circles are now said to be of the opinion that at the meeting of the League of Nations in March other candidates—than Germany to permanent seats on the League Couneit will not be formally' proposed, but the candidature of, others will be postponed to the: September session of the League.
Opinions differ, however, with regard to whether' this sense can be, reached between the powers unless: Spain and Poland receive assurances that the Teague states will not, oppose the grant of a permanent seat to the former and an elective seat to the Intter in September. French diplomacy is reported to be endeavouring to be endeavouring to secure such. assurances, On the other hand Government lex in no way betray similar turbation, 'They are credited being confident that everything will proceed smoothly', that Germany alone will be given a seat on the Council and that further reconstruction will not be settled Lefore the September session, when Germany will be ready to discuss the ques a spirit of eoneili Paris, Feb. 20, The most interesting fact in ce jon with the controversy regarding Poland's on the Coumeil of the Lo is the bringing to the limelight of the conflict between the British and French policies, Britain, Germany and The League Feb. 24.
In the House of Commons to-day Mr, Ponsonby (Labour) asked when ther Sir Austen Chamberlain. was able to inform the House of the attitude he had been instructed to adopt at the forthcoming meeting of the Council of the League of Nations on the subject of a further, ease in the permanent membership of the Council beyond the admission of German}
Sir Austen replied that the Government "had not yet decided its course of action. He denied that an extraordinary session of the Council of the League had been called to deal-exclusively with the question of the admission of Germany.
Asked if an extension of the Feb, 24.
"A. great Englishman, a great European" ix the Gaulois? description of Sir Austen Chamberlain with reference to his speech at Birmingham, The Gaulots adds that Sir Austen had not mentioned Poland by nam but he had indicated sufficiently clearly Poland's paradoxical posi tion if she were excluded from a seat in the Council in which many would have a permanent weal, "The speech is a tow de force-in perfect harmony with the spirit of the League and we hope that its purport will he duly ap= precited by Germany and a certain section of the British press. The most sutisfacory feature of the speech ix its clear indication of complete harmony between Mi. Briand and Sir Austen Chan berlain, which is a good augury that the Locarno dream will not be Warsaw, Feb, 20, membership of the Council of the League beyond Germany's were discussed at Locarno Sir Austen Chamberlain replied in the negative. He said that the Powers re-prerented at Locarno, who were members of the Council, had already expressed their willingness to support the election of Germany to a permanent seat but no question had been raised as regards the claims of other Powers. "I never heard it suggested then or earlier that the agreement to support Germany implied agreement to oppose every other change," the Foreign Seeretary added.
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