* * * The Council will have to deal once
more with the dispute between Rumania and Hungary over the dis- possessed Hungarians in Transylvania, with the appeal of the Lithuanians against Poland on the schools question, and with the appeal of Poland for a complete review of the " state of War " between Lithuania and herself. And the position of most 'of the appellants is affected by the uncertainties of domestic politics in Rumania (the self-exiled Prince Carol being a potential claimant to the Throne), by the desire of Russia to recover Bessarabia, . and by the constantly changing aspects of Balkan affairs. Yugoslavia is still wantonly boasting of her. new Treaty. . with France and- this throWs the whole Italian Press into- a ferment. Italy has made the riposte of a new defensive Treaty with Albania, and it would not be surprising if we heard soon of Italian negotia- tions with Bulgaria and Hungary as a set-off to the French series of alliances, • * •.*
