Session of Committee to Inqui ire into Composition Opened at Geneva: Position of Italy and Australia Geneva, May 10. Viscount Cecil (Great Britain) opened the proceedings of the Committee appointed to inquire into the composition of the League Council. Lord Cecil emphasized the importance of the discussions and the feels that the Council cannot be increased much beyond its present ize and properes that all members of the League. net permanently represented on the Council, shall hays Jan opportunity for participating in lits work. necessity for avoiding anything in the shape of a revolution, declaring that the British Government was opposed to any violent changes in the composition of the Council, Lord Cecil suggested a system of rotation for non-permanent members of the Council. Signor Seialoja (Italy) and Senor Palangios (Spain) urged unanimity in the decisions of the Council, Signor Scialoja, in opposing too great an increase in the non-permanent members, declared th: making the League into a super-tate must be avoided as this to-day' would be an anachronism, In the course of the general diecussion a communication was distributed from the Government of, Australia which embodied the views of the Commonwealth with regard to the composition of the Council and suggested that, the Council continue to consist of permanent and non-permanent members, but that the permanent seats be restricted to the Great Powers, including Germany. The Australian Government The Commonwealth Government] has grave doubts as to whether any advantage would be gained by' adopting geographical division in the: election of non-permanent members of the Council, Furthermore, the Commonwealth Government is opposed to any modification of the rule of unanimity in respect of the decisions of the Council.
Public zetland, was elected [chairman of the Committee for the, Reorganization of the League Council today, and Senor Thomas Lebreton, Argentina, was elected Vice-Chairman, The Council decided on the principle of holding sittings publicity,
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