Eastern Locarno Pact

Inangahua Times, 3 December 1934, Page 1

Eastern Locarno Pact

While the proposed understanding between France and Russia is obviously tbe natural outcome of tb« Eastern Locarno Pact, for which Russia has bepn the prime mover, Germany opposes the pact on the ground that it will ultimately result in France gaining even greater power in Europe. According to Germany, France has never been

concerned with doing her bit in the genuine . pacification of Eastern Europe as Germany tried to do in tbe West through geDerou3 direct negotiations with her Western antagonist, France. Germany believes France’s idea to is to capture the role of master of Europe, by pretending formally to guarantee the German - Polish - Czech frontiers. Under the Eastern L carno proposal two opponents are not to come to an agreement with each other undtr the guarantee of one or more outside the Powers ; Germany, France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Russia are to guatantee one another military aid against an (unknown (from their midsL Germany has refused to agree, saying she could Dot possibly pledge herself to give militarv aid to Russia, with whom 1 she shares no common fro. tier, | io the theme tea' event of an attacw 1 by Poland. Germany charges i Poland wi.ih trying to play .ff one : nation against another.