Show 12 2 NATIONS RESIGN FRO FROM LEAGUE BODY BRAZIL QUITS COUNCIL WITH CANCELLING OF FULL MEM LATER r Can Cn Not Take Secondary Place Spain Refuses Non Permanent Permanent NonPermanent Seat Brazil Will Make Definite And Final Report Geneva Geneva Brazil Brazil has resigned as a member of ot the council of the league lea of nations In which she holds a non nonpermanent per non per permanent manent seat As to Brazils Brazil's resignation resignation tion from tho the league of nations the decision on this Important step will be communicated later Such In brief I Is the tho substance of ot a telegram from his government which Dr Mello Franco Fran co handed to Sir Eric Drummond secretary sec sec- general at a meeting of the council Thursday night June 10 as given out by members of the Brazilian delegation The council did not accept Brazils Brazil's resignation on tile the ground that the assembly of the league alone Is empowered empowered em powered to act A second feature of a most exciting I Iday day In league history was the announcement announcement an by the representative of ot Spain Senor Quer Boule Doule that his country could never accept thon as a secondary power and that her attitude towards the general council coun cil problem remained unchanged Both Doth Brazilian and Spanish announcements announcements an an- which arise from the fact tact that tha these countries think their cause of obtaining permanent seats In Inthe Inthe inthe the council Is fa hopeless have created the greatest confusion and It Is not known yet definitely whether Brazil and Spain actually Intend to quit the tn league 0 Diplomatic efforts will be concentrated concentrated concentrated concen concen- to Induce them not to take what Sir Austen has called called call call- ed an Irrevocable step perhaps by I promises to support both of ot them for tor reelection as temporary members whereby they will virtually become permanent members Brazils Brazil's stand as Interpreted by the league Is that In order not to bo be In Ina Ina Inn a n position of vetoing the election of Germany to the council she sho withdraws withdraws with with- draws from that body The question of Brazils Brazil's resignation from the league Is left open with the possible Intimation Intimation intimation tion that she may withdraw from the league unless she obtains a permanent seat This conception Is based on Dr Mello Francos Franco's statement that Brazil will make malte a definite and final report to the reorganization commission |