SECURITY PACT.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18507, 8 October 1925, Page 8

SECURITY PACT.

I • LOCARNO CONFERENCE, CRITICAL QUESTIONS AHEAD. * i CABLE—TRE-iS ASSOCIATION'— COPTMOmJ (KEVTSa's TELEGRAMS.) t * (Received October 7th, 9.20 p.©,) LOCAKNO. October fc A singularly good and sympathy} 1 feeling was apparent during tho t*» •• hours' session of the Conference) to-div but no critical questions are yet reached such as concern the arrangements Under ' which Germany may enter the League and the conclusion of the Western and Eastern Pacts. It is believed that the'" jurists reached a conclusion in regard to tho'Western Pact, but a serious da*« ference of opinion still exists between * tho Franco-Polish and German stand. points regarding the Eastern Pact. I RHINELAND PACT. BRITAIN'S CHIEF CONCERN. ( THE TIMES.") LONDON, October 6. , "The Times," ,in a leader, declares that it is the Bhineland Pact aloue which seriously concerns Great Britain. "Beyond that we have and can hare, no possible commitments," the article adds.,' "Although Prance haa Eastern and' European commitments, she may be pe.r, suaded to subordinate them to tho nwnV valuable achievement of a Rhincl&nd' Pact. After all, u guaranteed peace.in l tho West will greatly lessen the ilan« gers of serious trouble in the East," FRONTIER GUARANTEES, DOUBLE PACT WITH GERMANY. ; / (Sydney "Sck" Sibvicx.) (Received October 7th, IUS p.m.^ LOCARNO, October 6. * The jurists havo completed the text '"■>■ of a Pact, which consists of 11 Articles, \ comprising a double Pact, Franco-Ger-man and Bclgo-Germait, guaranteeing/ the frontiers, Britain engaging fend the country attacked, wail* the'," League of Nations is to decide who is the aggressor.' • •• It is hoped these will be settled sb^«'' fore the negotiation of the terms of -. tho Trench guarantee of Germany's eastern frontiers and of > en*ry to tho League of Nations. %.