Geneva Body Declared Utter Failure and Pernicious Berlin, Dec, 13.
The return of Germany to the League of Nations will never be con~ sidered "again, states an official German declaration issued here last night.
Italy's withdrawal from the League, is stated in this declaration, met wath "complete understanding' and warmest sympathy in Germany. For Tong. past no doubt, whatever had existed about Italy's" fundamental, attitude "towards the League of Nations. The words on the "false gods of Geneva" which Sig. Mussolini lultered at the end of September in his {great speech in Berlin still ring in the ears of the German nation. "It is of the greatest importance that _the Halfan Government, through the decision proclaimed officially on Saturday, should "have made the situation definitely clear, The League of Nations in this way, says this official commentary, receives what it deserves for its pollifeal per~ formances, At no period In its exist~ fence had it proved itself capable of making any useful contribution to the solution of current problems in world polities, "On the contrary it had exer-Gised an exclusively pernicious, in "many: eases even dangerous influence on the entire political development of the. post-war years. Under the pro tection of professed ideals the League had more and more developed into a more association for protecting the Interests of the beneficiaries of the Versailles Treaty. Instead of leading International polities into fruitful channels of development by bringing about a reasonable adjustment. of natural resources and the needs of nations, those at Geneva have frst and foremost concerned. themselves with devising and employing methods "to prevent such a development.
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