LONDON PACT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 August 1924, Page 5

LONDON PACT

REICHSTAG ACCEPTS. BY CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. , Received Aug. 30, 11.5 a.m. * LONDON, Aug. 29. The Reichstag hjjs accepted the Dawes report. CONTROL OF RUHR. REICHSTAG PARTIES CONFER. NO AGREEMENT YET. LONDON, Aug. 29. It is understood military chiefs advised M. Herriot that it would not be safe to leave a mere skeleton force in the Ruhr after the British evacuated Cologne. M. Herriot replied that reinforcements were out of the question in view of the state of French and European opinion. Therefore the Ruhr'must be evacuated more or less simultaneously with Cologne by January, or an agreement be reached to prolong the Cologne occupation if the Ruin- occupation were prolonged. BERLIN, Aug. 28. Late at night, after the adjournment of the Reichstag, the Nationals and / Government parties were negotiating to find a formula to enable the foftner to vote for the London agreements. LONDON, Aug. 29. The Morning Post’s Berlin correspondent says: German politics always provide surprises, but, unless there is an eleventh hour change, the Pact will be rejected, after which it will be provisionally accepted by President Ebert on behalf of the nation and steps will be taken to elect a new Reichstag which will give the sanction required. The Nationalists at last formulated their demands in words, but they were clearly intended as an election manifesto rather than as a matter for seriour consideration by the Reichstag LONDON, Aug. 29. The Daily Telegraph’s Berlin correspondent says: On the resumption of the debate the Nationalists presented a series of motions, demanding firstly, . cohiplete evacuation by January 1, 1925;- secondly, that the Government insist on reconsideration within two years of Germany’s powers of fulfilment, and a fixed limit for future payments; thirdly, a formal official revocation of Germany’s war responsibility. Dr, Stresemann condemned the third motion as politically unwise. He did not condescend to criticise the others. He proceeded to emphasise how unfortunate it would he for Germany if M. Poincare regained power. He denied that Germany had bound herself, regarding the commercial treaty with France, beyond the point that negotiations should begin on November 1. If England wished to escape this nightmare, she could always, by accelerating evacuation, deprive France of the power to put pressure on Germany. The debate was adjourned without any indication of an agreement.