As the newspapers reported itGermany's admission to the League of Nations
3 days of original coverage, September 4, 1926 to September 6, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.
As printed: COUNCIL APPROVES GERMAN ADMISSION AND 3 NEW SEATS
ContextGermany, kept out of the League of Nations since its founding, was promised a permanent council seat at Locarno last year, but the plan stalled in March when Spain, Poland and Brazil demanded permanent seats of their own. The council today adopted a reorganization report creating three new non-permanent seats and reserving a permanent one for Germany as soon as the assembly elects her to membership.
As printed: GERMANY WILL GET SEAT AT TABLE ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS
ContextGermany has been shut out of the League of Nations since its founding, and was promised a permanent council seat at Locarno last year, but the plan collapsed in March when Spain, Poland and Brazil demanded permanent seats of their own. The council has now voted a seat for Germany alone and rejected Spain's petition, leaving Madrid weighing whether to quit the League altogether.
As printed: CRISIS AT HAND AS LEAGUE HOLDS IMPORTANT MEET
ContextThe council voted last week to give Germany a permanent seat as soon as the assembly admits her, rejecting Spain's rival claim and leaving Madrid weighing whether to quit the League altogether. The assembly convened at Geneva at eleven this morning under Czechoslovakia's Eduard Benes, the German delegation's seats still empty on the floor.