LONDON SETTLEMENT

Evening Star, Issue 18716, 19 August 1924, Page 4

LONDON SETTLEMENT

DISAPPOINTMENT IN GERMANY. SERIOUS OBSTRUCTION NOT EXPECTED. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 18. The ‘Morning Post’s’ Berlin correspondent says that all parties in Germany aro bitterly disappointed at the- result of the London negotiations. The ‘ Daily Telegraph’s ’ Berlin correspondent, on tho contrary, says: “We should not bo misled by the present manifestations of resentment and disappointment, which do not express tho general opinion. After a few days to allow calming down, it is almost certain that a majority of tho Reichstag will support the arrangements made at London. The only difficulty will be the passage of tho Ruhr Railway Bill. This is tho only measure arising out of tho Dawes scheme which requires a two-thirds majority, and this is impossible without the Conservative votes. After the Conservatives have let off steam against the political effects of the railway scheme, they will probably accept the Bill.”—A. and N.Z. Cable. GERMAN SOCIALISTS SUPPORT FOR AGREEMENT INDIGATED. BERLIN, August 18. (Received August 19, at 1 a.m.) Tho Berlin correspondent of 1 The Times ’ savs ‘ Vonvaerts ’ announces that tho Socialists will support the London Agreement. Tho paper adds that it does not find it a way to Heaven, but it does point the way from Hell.— ‘ The Times.’ LONGED-FOR PEACE. M. HERRIOT’S CONFIDENCE. LONDON, August 17. M. Herriot, interviewed by the 1 Daily Express,’ said: “A new era in_ history has been inaugurated, and has given the world its longed-for peace again. The conference means victory for the noble idea of arbitration. One nation has spoken to another as brother speaks to brother without any necessity of having recourse to diplomatic notes. The example set in London is sure to have far-reaching consequences.”—A. and N.Z. Cable. MR MACDONALD'S LAST WORD. SPEED RUHR EVACUATION. LONDON, August 18. (Received August 19, at 11.5 a.m.) Mr MacDonald sent letters to M. Herriob and M. Theunis emphasising that the British Government never recognised the legality of the occupation of the Ruhr. “The British Government,” wrote Mr (MacDonald, “without prejudice to the position which they and their predecessors have taken up as regards tho interpretation of thb Versailles Treaty, but being anxious to see the Dawes Report in operation, simply notes the agreement between tho occupying Powers and tho German Government that the occupation shall not extend beyond twelve months, and strongly urges the Governments concerned to take every possible stop to hasten the evacuation, as the British Government is of opinion that continued occupation may prejudice the working of the Dawes plan and jeopardise the arrangements agreed upon at tho London Conference.” M. Hcrriot went to Paris this morning. —Reuter.