NO SINISTER MOTIVES.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 308, 29 December 1924, Page 3

NO SINISTER MOTIVES.

DR. MARX'S STATEMENT. LONDON, December 28. Dr. Marx (Premier), in an interview with the Berlin correspondent of the "Cologne Yolks Zeitung," declared that he was afraid the Allied decision not to evacuate Cologne on January 10 would nave regrettable consequences. Belief in Allied loyalty to the treaty would be destroyed, and a feeling would undoubtedly rise that, the sacrifices involved in accepting the Dawes scheme had been made in vain. Dr. Marx added that this grave decision means purely and simply a return to the policy of sanctions. What is it but sanction when the Allies continue military occupation of a great area of Germany merely because they have a onesided allegation that Germany has not complied with every detail of the disarmament demands. A recent German Note to the League of Nations showed that Germany stood powerless in Europe, ail other nations of which were armed to the teeth. No one could deny that Germany had complied with every disarmament demand of importance. Certain residuary points were alone involved, and these, he deelarcd, could only be settled by mutual agreement. The German Government had dealt frankly with the Allies, and he would not abandon hape. Before Januar lyO a solution would be found that avoided dangers that a return to a policy of sanctions would bring. It was impossible to foresee what would happen were a state of conflict to replace the loyal co-operation which had been the aim of his whole policy.— ("Times.")