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Sir Austen Chamberlain, interviewed: by Reuter's Geneva' corres-Pondent to-night, said that although was more hopeful yesterday of settlement of the "problem of membership of the Council of the League of Nations as a result of M. Vandervelde's passionate oppe 'M. Briand's conciliatory attitude end his own efforts to go one better, he now felt that Dr, Luther' ejection of their proposals made all efforts to continue conversations useless.
He described the outcome of their efforts as a tragedy and added that as to the fature the whole affair was in the hands of the Council of the League and it was impossible to say what the reaction tothe: latest events would be.
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