A more hopeful view prevails at present as a solution that would save the face of all parties appears to be in sight.
It is understood that the Counci ix working on a proposal by M. Vandervelde (Belgium) according to which Germany would obtain a seat on the Council forthwith and immediately afterwards pronounce favour of the addition of one nonpermanent seat, leaving it to the meeting of the Assembly in Septem. ber to select the country that would occupy that seat.
The question of addition of permanent seats appears to have been: abandoned at present, Later.
The British view on the League Council crisis to-night is that hope
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