18 SEPTEMBER 1926, Page 3

The principal events of the week at Geneva have been

the formal withdrawal of Spain from the League and the exchange of ratifications of the Locarno Treaties. It had been feared that if Spain withdrew there might by sympathetic withdrawals by certain States of South America. But nothing of the sort has happened, and a correspondent in Geneva tells us that, on the contrary, the decision of Spain has been generally deplored and condemned. It is to be hoped that she may change her mind, as she stands to lose more than she can gain by the separation. * * * *