THE SECURITY PACT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 10384, 1 May 1925, Page 5

THE SECURITY PACT.

GERMANY'S ATTITUDE. 'TPer Press I IHBBJ&IN, .’April 29. j ! The Chancellor, Herr Lutber, in a I A, speech at a meeting, of industrialists, o emphasised the necessity for continuity fin 'Germany’s foreign -pdliey : in-order t/io carry out the wori'dsS'desire'-for the ■ removlal of insecurity ,-<abd -instability, j He. expressed the ihopet.tbat' the Allies • would’no longer hesitate’to remove the t'ihjustice done by mat ppOMishing - the yreasonsf for the nan-evacuation of the .•I {Cologne- zone. He said Germany’s as regards the security pro"jposals was unaltered, but the evacuation of 'the Rhine zone must not be made'dependent on the-eon illusion of a security - pact. If these - L two - urgent \ problems -were settled, ’he Ib&lievOd the way -wouldj be open £wr tEhe rreeonjstfjjctwn, of Europe politically,, economically, i aafcl-morally. fALLteO ACTION iN’EBD ED. .• . i UfHE ; DAGGER, OF BS3L&Y. i (3K#?eiy:ed'This Day, SUSS | ({* ‘Times.”) i f m LONDON, April -30. “ThcfTimes,*” in a leader,, ejtpressj’s the ctpitSien thfct the Allies pught, < without ifelay, 'to approach Germany regarding J the Pact proposals. '“The Times’” ’pdants -oust that Herr 'Luther’s speech «on««>tes -a, spirit of restiveness, ■ particularly in regard to disarmament at Cologne. An 'indication of further , delay may multiply the obstacles pre-1-venting agreement. “The Times’” emjphiasises that It cannot be regarded as inexplicable that the German •people have chosen 'Marshal Hmden*feurg, whose election <&vas largely a ; .scatter of sentiment. The journal adds: 1 burg’s Section is undoubtedly ; "fuil of disturbing-possibilities, but rti meed not necessarily be "taken as an alarming fact.'’ j