Brisk Session in, Connection with' Hungarian-Rumanian Dispute: The Question of Arbitration Geneva, Mar. 9.
'A. Balkan' question which has defied solution for ithe past five years.and which Sir Austen Chamberlain; in a spoach to-day, described 4s. poisoning the relations between Hungary and Rumania and men-facing: the peace of the world continues to perplex the peace-makers on the Council of the League of Nations.
The: matter in dispute concerns properties owned by Hungarians in Transylvania, an area of 22,000 so, miles with nearly 3,000,000 me habitants, formerly" ruled by! Hungary but coded to Rumania as fa remelt of the Treaties of Peace of 1919.
Endeavours to settle the dispute at the meetings of the Council of the; League in September and December last failed and. further @iscussion of the question was, eventually adjourned to the present session.
'TE appears that, since December, where: slandowners in this former Hungarian but now Rumanian terri tory; having been given the choice under. the terms of cession, have) decided to retain Hung: ality, they claim for ful sation in connection with the expropriation of their estates than the new Rumanian land laws allow.
Speeches made by the Hungarian delegate, Count Apponyl, and the: Rumanian delegate M. Titulesco: yesterday revealed that the parties to the dispute are in no way nearer a settlement than they were at the Inst meeting of the Council.
"The Rapporteur, Sir Austen Chamberlain, to-day emphasized the Ampotznce of the Council to impose solution of Hungary and Rumania, He suggested that the Council nominate two neutrals to sit with a mixed arbitral tribunal to consider the claims made by Hungary.
'M. Briand (France) and delegates warmly supported Siz Austen, Chamberlain's suggestion, Speaking with emotion, Sir Austen ald that he was profoundly happy. and grateful to meet with such unanimous approval
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