s the three elected members were Cuba with 43 votes ;
Fililand (33) and Canada (26). Greece and Portugal also goi substantial numbers of votes. -America is already represented on the Council by Chile and Colombia. The election of Cuba is a tribute to her usual representa- tive, no doubt, and Central America perhaps felt that Cuba would replace Salvador, though to our mind Cuba, whose foreign policy is directed by the United States, is very different from one of the mainland Republics. We hope that Cuba will indirectly bring Washington into even closer touch with Geneva than exists at present. Finland is a new State though an ancient Duchy and has shown herself to be a competent and self-respecting one. We must hope that her new position will involve her in no fresh trouble with her truculent anti-League neighbour, who may pretend to see some new insult to herself in the fact that Finland, Germany, Poland and Rumania arc now all upon the Council. The election of Canada was a great and most satisfactory event, with which we deal in a leading article.
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