GERMANY AND WAR,

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 219, 15 September 1924, Page 5

GERMANY AND WAR,

DID SHE BEGIN IT? HER ENTRANCE TO LEAGUE. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) BERLIN, September 14. An authoritative announcement was issued last evening to the effect that Germany will be unable to enter the League of Nations until the question of war responsibility has been settled. This announcement caused a senea- | tion. It was joyfully greeted by the Press. • The newspapers of the Right denounced the Democrats and Socialists. It is now announced that the statement etaanated from Herr Stresemann, Minister of Foreign Affairs. It was his first act on returning to Berlin. A. Cabinet- crisis is now considered to be certain.—(Reuter.) PEACE BY PLAN. MATHEMATICAL SCHEME. GENEVA, September 14. The world peace and security scheme of Mr. S. E. Hyde, of New Zealand, which has been submitted to the League of Nations, provides for the division of the world into areas. The League would decide . what nations should partake in a conflict, and to what extent. In the event Of war, the nations in all the areas would .be considered to be at war against the aggressor. ' The -scheme provides also th?t tUo League- should be divided into threo groups, namely: {1) Full members, who would accept military .and economic responsibility; (2) conditional members, who would not accept military sanctions; and (3) a friendly group, who would not accept sanctions nor economic; responsibilities, but would help the League in all other ways. While disclaiming any responsibility for it Sir James Allen introduced before the Third Committee of the League Mr. Hyde's draft treaty. Another of its provisions is that the League should call a conference to decide how much munition each country can make or buy. It further suggests the establishment of a general staff of leading admirals, generals and scientists, with permanent seats at Geneva. This general staff would have full control over the commanders of different countries in the event of the League summoning the help of forces from members of the League. In a discussion on disarmament the consensus of opinion on the committee favoured the settlement of disputes by arbitration supported by sanctions on the basis of the provisions of the covenant. The' Finance Committee of the League approved the budget estimates of the international Labour office totalling 7,105,000 Swiss francs.—(Reuter.J