Show COUNCIL PLAN STIRS NATION UTTERANCES CES OF FOREIGN SECRETARY SEC THREATEN CABINET CABIN CABIN- ET CRISIS IN IN BRITAIN Creaking Breaking Of Faith With Germany And Mi d Denial of Locarno Pact Is Charged ed Task Is A Delicate i Undertaking London Seldom Seldom has a n BritIsh foreign min minister ster found f fo und nd himself In sucha such sucha a difficult and position as an important point of foreign policy policy policy pol pol- icy as Sir Austen Chamberlain on the eve eve of the league of nations meeting at Geneva for the admission of ot Germany Germany Ger- Ger many Into tho league The entire press without distinction of oC party joins in reproving his attitude on the question of ot the enlargement of the I league le council While Sir Austen maintained silence silence si sl lence he was given the benefit of oC the doubt on how far he be might h have ve committed committed committed com com- himself to the French view on the tile admission of f Poland Spain and Brazil but now the floodgates are I loosened and friend and foe toe alike aUke are e eJ I loud in declaring that Great Gleat Britain J cannot favor a policy which is not only a negation of the Locarno agreement agreement agree agree- ment meat but bad faith toward faith toward Germany a When the British foreign secretary tar with Lord Cecil starts for Geneva be he can can have hare no illusions ions regarding the opinion of his Ms countrymen on the c course course he he ought to pursue there there Only one opinion prevails pre and that is if U at Locarno or since an any understanding was reached for the enlargement of the league council council concurrently concurrently with Germanys Germany's admission Germany should have been appraised of it The London Sunday papers characterize characterize characterize charac- charac the coming week as the most grave e grave and and anxious time Ome for the the cabin cabin- et since the government took office The dissatisfaction with the Cham Cham- r be attitude as as reflected in his r recent recent speech speech reached a point where for a time it was believed only his r resignation was possible Apparently Sir Austen himself the seriousness seriousness seriousness seri seri- of his position and has allow allow- allowed ed it t to become known that he considers considers con con- siders rs his is speech has been i It is understood that Premier Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin Bald- Bald win will tr try to relieve e the tension by bya bya by bf a statement statement to parliament It is doubtful however if he will definitely definite- definite I ly indicate the British policy polley It has become known that the cabinet discussed discussed dis dis- cussed the q question estion for seven hours a aad d that still another cabinet abinet council will rill ill be held probably Wednesday before before be be- fore final instructions are given giyen to the British delegation J The Sunday Observer r remarks Premier Baldwin has to avoid an Irreparable irreparable Ir ir- I reparable blow to the moral credit of ot j the cabinet According to the same paper the I foreign secretary's plan is to attack I the difficulty ty by the methods of Locarno Locarno Lo Lo- carno carno carn that Is he will endeavor to have an n h informal meeting g with the German erman and other prin principal delegates and arrange some general understand understand- ding d- d Ing lag before the form formal l proceeding opens n I In In It this connection onn l much attention I is drawn to Spain's claim for a permanent permanent permanent per per- manent seat It Is thought it might be be possible to induce Germany to tom the accept Spanish claim m as a compromise compromise com com- promise promise pr provided vided it was distinctly understood that the claims of Poland Poland should be postponed postponed to a later ci date ie This solution would require very deli- deli 4 cote cate handling handling for for tor although Germany might agree to It it Is is doubtful if if Fl France t e and Poland would give gi way And even were the Spanish compro compro- L mic mice accepted accepted ep ed It Is Is' Is thought that that China would would insist on her equal l claim with Spain and nd fresh complications 1 c arise r If t ii no no other application than that of ot c ni Germany Is considered at the Ge Ge- t Geva a meeting Deling he said China Ohina does j t d sir to spoil the harmony of the the g th and ind will be quite ready to toi i i withdraw her claim provided he her po position position po po- position and privileges will wUl be equitably recognized at the I next election of a nonpermanent member of oC the coun coun- i o 4 cM clI v vr l I r I A |