Show Failure of o Briand Government Gives League Leagie aNew New Scare Excited Over Report That French Premier fremier Will Absent Himself MORE DISTURBING FACTORS ARISE Influence of Soviet Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia in China Is Feared by Council Friends GENEVA March 6 AP AP-A AP APA A A bomb exploding in the corridors of ot the palace o of the league of na nations nations nations na- na could hardly h have ve caused more excitement and dismay than the sudden downfall today of Briand's government In ir France on the eve of next neit weeks week's international negotiations on which in a sense the future of ot the league depends The dismay was increased Increased by the early report that M DI I. I Briand would not even come to Geneva for tor the with Sir Austen Chamberlain Chamberlain Chamberlain Cham Cham- and the statesmen con concerning the grave problem of reconstructing the league council Which jare are to pre precede ede the opening of the Hie formal sessions This feelIng feelIng feeling feel- feel Ing was allayed somewhat however however how how- however ever by the later announcement that M M. Briand had decided to leave for tor Geneva tonight In spite of the col collapse apse of his cabinet This indicates indicates indicates indi indi- cates the Importance attached by bythe bythe bythe the F French ench leader Jeader to tomorrows tomorrow s 's s discussions il not only for the future of of kIe g bUt als j pro pro- reconstruction and ana recon reran reconciliation cn in Europe begun at at Locarno Lo Lo- carrio carno DISTURBING ELEMENT Although the French crisis and the strife strite within th the league caused by the clam clamor r of various countries for permanent seats In the council already were sufficient to occupy public interest a new and disturbIng disturbing disturbing disturb disturb- ing element crept into the situation tonight to give added anxiety to the friends of the league In the recent attitude of China and Turkey in connection with league affairs these friends now see the Influence Turkish viewpoint Thus far how how- China like Ilke Poland Spain and Brazil has has' requested election to a permanent seat on the council but going further than them has off officially dally filed tiled a demand for such a a seat teat China specifically declares that she wants a permanent place I In m case the council Is enlarged I which is Interpreted here to mean I that even if the enlargement includes includes in includes in- in no other nations than Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many China will stick to the righteousness righteousness righteousness right right- of her demand WITHDRAWAL THREAT Officials of the league said to tonight tonight to to- night that they see in the Chinese move move a threat of withdrawal from the league in the event that her demand Is refused They fear that Moscow whose Influence in China is increasing is Inciting Peking to push ush on with this demand hoping that this will result in Chinas ChIna's withdrawal withdrawal with with- from the Geneva institution and a consequent rise of or bolshevik influence in Asia To ro this Chinese incident league officials link the somewhat inexplicable inexplicable inexplicable inex inex- attitude Of Turkey who ho re recently recently recently re- re elaborated a treaty with Russia Greece G has appealed to the league eague under the terms of ot the co coye- coye e- e nane on the ground that protection between her and Turkey is pla placed ed edIn In n danger by a dispute over the fixation fixation fixation fix fix- of their frontier in eastern Thrace Greece has asked that the permanent court of ot International justice define the prerogatives of the he boundary commission instituted by the treaty of Lausane The league duly notified Angora of ot this appeal hoping the Turkish government would send a representative representative atie ati e to the council to present the viewpoint Thus far however however how how- ever Turkey has ignored the communication communication com com- QUESTION The league also requested that Turkey be represented at the council council council coun coun- cil session to discuss the question of which will come up again because the council must determine whether Great Britain has fulfilled I all the conditions laid down concerning concerning concerning con con- the renewal of at her mandate over before the territory terri terri- tory or ory is included in the British ma man mandate man man- l- l date Turkey al ah also o has ignored this communication Officials in Geneva are wonderIng wondering wonder- wonder ing ng whether this situation does no not Indicate that a common policy nas been Deen reached by bv Moscow Peking and Angora calculated to we-a we weaken ken the leagues league s prestige in the far east and the near east at the very verv moment moment mo mo- ment when Germany is making effective ef- ef her choice cholle o of me In n the league rather than alliance with Russia against the league On the eve of ot the gathering ot of the statesmen state here three solutions of ot the crisis over enlargement of ot the council are aie mentioned The first using M M. Briand's s resignation as an excuse would postpone the reconstruction of the council until I Continued on page 6 6 i MARRY RUDY 9 A A Ar r i r. r 44 FAILURE OF BRIAND GOVERNMENT GIVES LEAGUE NEW SCARE Continued from page 1 the September meeting of the as as- as The second would elect Poland to an additionally addItional created permanent non-permanent seat to offset the Increase In permanent seats through the election of Germany German The third would elect both Germany and Spain to permanent seats and give Poland a pon-permanent pon seat |