Geneva, May 19, 'The League Council was treated to a sensation to-day by a short and sharp reply by Dr. Curtius, German Foreign' Minister, to M." Brianc French Foreign Minister, when di cussion of the Austro-German cus-was continued.
viand said the pect' of the proposed union should, mission to the Hague cou League Counci Dr. Curtius sharply said, "If the Hague Court, decides that, the cus toms union is legal it will be intolerable to bring Germany before the Council as a disturber of Eurproposal that the proposed union be} submitted to the Hague Permanent of International Jusice for an mously approved by the council Reuter, May 19.
The second day's meeting of the 63rd session of the League of Nations Council, to-day voted unanimously to refer the question of the AustroGerman customs union to the International Court of Ju at The Hague for an opinion the legality of the proposed pact between Vienna and Berlin.
The motion to present. the highly charged question of the Austro-German customs union to The Hague Court was presented at yesterday's session of the Council by Mr. Arthur Henderson, the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. As had 'Mr. Henderson' proposal met with the unanimous Approval: of, the Council.
vote.of the Council also urges The Hague Court to take urgent actighy: op. the". Austro-German ccutonl: put Austria to suspend further negoti Pry lpr rts delirious of the Court has been rendered While-the Court is considering the decision: it is to hand down the Austyo-German customs pact: must remain in a state of suspension. But the French, who are leading. the opposition to the pact, have made it clear that if the Hague Court conity of the proposed cil of the League of Nations to challenge it from political and economic angles as a menace to Europe's stability.
The Germans insist that the) Council can consider the proposed customs union from only a juridical point of view but Mr. Henderson has Hated" that Great Britain will register no opposition to the action the Prench have threatened, 'Me' Council also, adopted China's project fg" the collaboration of the League of Nations in the organization of the health ser Chinese "National Government Nanking.
Ili the discussion over the measure to achieve the collaboration of the Heague of Nations in the veorganization of China's health service Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese delegate, declared his readiness and the readi-national convention for putting prices in importing countries upon a level with those in exporting countries.
He then submitted a draft of a protocol which he had brawn up to country. your of another. Drevent discrimination by "aay one
This protocol, which he urged should be signed by the various. Governments, aims at securing recognition for the peaceful development of all countries and respect for their social, political and ecoromie systems.
In_ his "protocol, Litvinoff points out that the miffgation of the crisis which has overtaken the nal economy of most countries '3, in addition to the abstenfrom war as a means of solu of international cent complete cessation of "economic aggression, avow= concealed, by any country or group' of countries against any other country or He urges that the cessation economic aggress is an absolute-essential condition for. the Peaceful ce-operation of States in th sphere of trade, cessation of such aggression, he "stated, would help to. put an Jend to the present atmosphere of mistrust and alarm which way now heavily upon the economic AM, Litvinoff expressed the hope! that' all the delegates would—re-Jcommend their respective. Governments to sign the protocol. Notice of adherens i, the proton shuld said, be given to the President Jof: the; Commission for European Union and the: President of, that Commission should be, with the duty-of notifyingsall the protocol of every new adherent, On the morrow of a in. dietment' of the Soviet's. political morality in the British "House of Commons, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the. British Foreign Ofinister, ex: tended a friendly hand here: to M: Litvinoit, the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, During the meeting of the Ccmmission; which is studying, the question of a European Union, Mr. Henderson told M. Litvinoff that all were hoping" for increased Peaceful intercourse and an atmosphere of confidence and trust based on the mutual observance Jof national obligations.—Through Router, May 19.
Mr. Arthur Henderson, the British Secretary of State for For-ign Affairs, to-day was appoioted by the Council of the League Nations to preside over the world disarmament conference which is to be held in 1932.
Mr. Henderson accepted the presidency of the disarmament conference which is to meet next year but he said he would refer the matter of the appointment to the Government for its approness of the Tokyo Government to ce-operate in any general plan methods for the development and re-establishment of China in the Samily.of nations.
Mx, Yoshizawa expressed the hope Mat the League of Nations will remember Japan when selecting the Councillors who axe to assist China in the reorganization of her health services.
delegate, declared that itis certain Dr-"iva Lienth, the Chinese that mo the help of the Nations, eventually will permit China. to contribute in the future, has in the past, to advance of civilization.
Briand, the Freni Minister, and Dr. Julius Cuxtius, the Cerman Minister of Foreign Affairs, warmly approved of the plan for the collaboration of the League of Nations in the solution of China's problems.—United Press. May 18.
Litvinolf, the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, took a prominent part to-day in the de-Tiherations of the Commission now studying M. Briand's plan for a European economic usion.
In the first place he ead 2 mem-adopted a policy of dumping and suggesting the calling of an inter-
Later, All available plans to combat the leconomie crisis confronting. Europe!
well as the remainder of the world are to be examined by a sub: committee of the new' European Federation' Commission, it was decided here to-day.
The sub-committee is to consist of tie representatives of 17 States. The proposal providing for the appointment of-such a commission was made by Mfr, Henderson, Tt was unaniously' adopted at to-day's. sess of the European Federation Commission—United Press.
May 10.
At the meeting of the League' Nations this morning the German Foreign Minister, Dr. Cartins, expressed the that the non-juridical aspects of the Jquestion should Inter come before the Council of the League. He declared that Germany had no intention of pursuing a policy, as a great Paver, detrimental to the interests lof less important Powers.
In the afternoon Mr. Henderson opened the session'of the-Committee lof European Union.
Te said that Europe was passing through an, Jeconomic crisis. of the greatest!
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