A friendly spirit existed throushout between the French and German delegations. -M, Briand was most conciliatory. He himself suggested that the Commission of Verification and Conciliation should not be of a military character.
Lord Cushendun received representatives. of the British press day and gave a detailed account of the conversations relating to the evacuation of the Rhineland, and the British point of view.
Lord Casbendun said that tain was anxious. for the evacuatfor the Rhineland as. early as_ post) bot hoped at the same. time for some settlement of the reparations problem, though that did not imply that there was any necessary logical connexion between the two problems. It had been strongly emphasized, he said, that the evacuation, anyhow of the second zone, should occur, pretty quickly as evidence of goodwill, and the Powers could then proceed to consider some acceleration of the evacuation of the third zone.
Lord Cushendun emphasized that throughout the conversations a very good-tempered spirit had been Shown, If the same spirit was shown when the conversation was resumed, little doubt need be felt that some organization would. be devised which would satisfy, the French without offending the Germans.
"M. Briand. receiving French jour-rialists, said that he was ver; satis-
The Maintenance of the League Sept. 17.
The Fifth Committee of the League of Nations had a long discussion to-dai on the British pro-|~ posal to appoint a commission of three to investigate opium-smoking in the Far East with a view to an Opium Conference in 1929.
The South African and New Zealand delegates supported Britain but the Committee was reluctant to approve the proposal owing to the expense.
The vote was adjourned to!
September 19.
The public galleries were packed to their utmost at to-day's session of the Fourth Committee of the League of Nations, testifying to the interest in the struggle to reduce next year's estimates of the Inter national Labour Office, which, on a British motion, were finally pruned to. the extent of 27,000 francs.—Reuter.
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