June the course of a statement to British' pressmen here. to-day, Si Austen Chamberlain strongly" Dpreeated Lithuania's action in de-Beribing Vilna as its capital. He Bald that sympathy was felt for fi mall nations by all the world but f small state would forfeit it if it presumed on that sympathy and wont out of ite way to be irvitat-Tg, unreasonable "and uneompro-Imising. He hoped that wiser counsels would prevail, Question Referred to Next Session of Couneit June 6, To-day's session of the Council of the League of Nations was occupied with the interminable dispute tween Poland and Lithuania.
A feature of the discussion was Sir Austen Chamberlain's serious warning to Lithuania on the lines of the statement he made to pressmen yesterday. He concluded by urging Professor Valdemaras, the Lithuanian Premier, not to throw away the Council's sympathy, and grieved & resolution practically orring that the negotiations been Fold, and Lithuania should jermitinted by: next September Professor Valdewnaray objected and the resolution failed to secure a unanimous vote, The same fate befell an amended resolution, submitted by Professor Valdemaras.
Sir Austen Chamberlain then proposed, and the Council (Professor Valdematas dissenting) adopted a resolution that the question be place on the agenda of the next meeting of the Council of the League, which will be held in September—Reuter,
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