GERMANY'S "RIGHTS."

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 45, 23 February 1926, Page 7

GERMANY'S "RIGHTS."

THE SAME OLD TALK. j EXPECTS HER OWN WAY. PREPARING FOR A STRUGGLE. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON. February 22. The Cologne correspondent of the "Times" says that the faculty and ! students' of the University celebrated the j British evacuation by unveiling a memorial to students killed in the war. Dr. Stresemann, who was present, declared that Germany would always be willing to negotiate for the reconstruction of Europe, but if the spirit of the Locarno Pact were to be accepted as a • symbol of the future, the Allied troops must be withdrawn from the Rhineland. That was the logical consequence of the new European situation whereby it was sought to solve the problem of security by methods other than military force. The Berlin correspondent of the "Times" declares that the speech is interpreted as meaning that the Government believes Germany's entry into the League of Nations creates an entirely new situation in foreign affairs, and that one of her first aims will be to seek new support within the League for the liberation of the occupied territory. Germany,' adds the correspondent, assumes that the Geneva tribunal is not. yet a haven of peace, but one of struggle for international power, and she expects strong opposition before she obtains her I "rights."—("Times.")