White the treaties have provided for a system of protection "f the rights of these peoples the efficacy: of the whole structure now has been challenged by Germany's demand to bring the question before the League Council. The demand is the outcome of the wordy clash which occurred at the Lugano meeting of the Council when the Potish Foreigi Minister, M. Zaleski, made charges against the Deutsche Volksbound, the German organization maintained in Polish Upper Silesia to look after: the rights of the German minority tltore. M. Zaleski's charges included almost ' everything from high treason to efforts to prevent the: normal industrial development the country under Polish Adminis. tration. Dr. Stresemann expressed astonishment at Mr. Zaleski's words and announced he would bring the question of minorities before the next session of the Council, Even before the _Streseman Zaleski incident Mr. Dandurand Canada had announced he would place the minorities question on the Agenda for the " present session, calling attention to alleged viola ff the rights of minorities—United Press.
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