Germany’s New Year Gift

Manawatu Times, Volume XLXI, Issue 3480, 14 December 1926, Page 7

Germany’s New Year Gift

Allied Occupation to be Concluded

LEAGUE OP NATIONS TO

•iCONTROL

[By Electric Cable—Copyright.! [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.] GENEVA, Deo. 12.

Sir Austen Clmmberlaiu, HI. Briand, M. Vanclcrvelde, Dr. .'strcsemaiui, Signor Sciuloju, a «U Boron Isliii agreed that the JtuteiAUicd Military Control Commission should cease functioning In Germany on January 31, H)27, when it will be rejUaced by the League's Investigating Commission. In the meantime, the IntcrAUled Commission will examine tire fresh proposals which Germany is submitting regarding Eastern fortifications, and the export ot war material. If they do not agree, the points in dispute wilt be submitted to the League’s Commission. Germany lias under taken to suspend military work on her Eastern frontier. BELIEF IN ALLIED CIRCLES. (Received Monday, 7 p.m.) i GENEVA. Dec. 12, The greatest relief is expressed in League circles at the news of the Allied-German agreement. Apprehension had been previously engendered by lengthy sittings of the Biff Six, and M. Briand’s and Herr Streaeroann’B frequent requests for instructions from their capitals. GERMANY GIVES WAY. FEARED M. BRXAND’S RESIGNAi TION.

(Received Monday, 7 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 13.

After eight months' discussion, more than one hundred difficult matters which divided Germany and the Allies in connection with the Versailles Treaty* have been settled. The final difficult proved to be disarmament. The Allies admitted that Germany had carried out moat of her obligations, but Prance regarded the Eastern fortresses, and Germany’s capacity to export semi-finished war material, as dangerous to herself and to Poland, and refused her assent to giving up the right of supervision over German armaments until such matters had been disposed of. Germany offered to submit these matters to arbitration, but despite,M. Briand urging acceptance of this, the French Cabinet which was sitting all day, persisted in refusal.

Finally, Her Stresemann, fearing that M. Briand would resign, agreed that if the majority of the League of Nations Council deemed it necessary, the Council should investigate disarmament. HEATED DISCUSSIONS IN FRANCE (Received Monday, 7 p.m.) PARIS, Doc. 13. There were heated day-long discussions of Cabinet before assent was given to the compromise, whereby M. . Briand obtained Herr Stresemann's assent. M. Poincare had to use all his powers of persuasion wilh the Nationalist section of the Cabinet, pointing out that unless St. Briand was supported, the long battle for the franc had been fought in vain. DISARMAMENT QUESTION STILL UNSETTLED. (Received Monday, 7.15 p.m.) LONDON, Doc. 13. Between now and January 31. the German Government and the Allied Commission will endeavour to come to terms regarding disarmament. After January, League and international supervision will bo substituted for Allied control. The change is likely to prove less humiliating to Germany than the present form. If Germany is unable to satisfy the Allies in matters of fortresses, the exportation of unfinished war material. these will ho considered by the League Council, presumably in March. BRITAIN’S MISSION OF PEACE. (Received Monday, 7 p.m.J I GENEVA, Dec. 12. Replying to the League Council’s president’s congratulations on his receipt of the Noble Prize, Sir Austen Chamberlain said that he had been delighted with the Imperial Conference delegates’ congratulations to Britain upon the Locarno Pact “Britain has now received further recognition from a more independent, more international source, which dedicates us afresh to the efforts for reconciliation and peace throughout the world, and the strengthening of the League Of Nations,” added Sir Austen Chamberlain.