Without any debate by the Assembly it was decided to
postpone the election of Germany, to appoint a CcimmiSsion of Inquiry into the constitution of the Council, and to defer the whole business of election till the autumn. At the meeting of the Assembly on Wednesday Sir Austen Chamberlain said that after listening to the statements of the Brazilian delegate he recognized that an immediate solution was impossible. " It is a bitter disappointment," he said, " —a tragedy— that Germany has not been admitted." M. Briand's remarks were noticeably friendly to Germany, and it is a little puzzling to reconcile the good feeling of his words about the invaluable services of the League with the fact that France really gave an impetus to all the recent unexpected movements. Dr. Streseniann, when M. Briand ended, said : " Never before has a French Minister so spoken of Germany." We take M. Briand's words at their literal value and hope for the best in the difficult months ahead. • * *
