SECURITY FOR EUROPE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18965, 12 March 1925, Page 9

SECURITY FOR EUROPE.

POWERS IN CONFERENCE. OBJECTIONS TO PROTOCOL. FRANCE BLAMES DOMINIONS. BITTER NEWSPAPER COMMENT. Br Telegraph --Press Asaoeiatkm-Copyrisht. (Received 8.5 p.tn.) Renter. The speech which is expected to "e math at Geneva to day by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Austen ChamberJain, is eagerly awaited. It is understood that an outline of the speech was submitted to and approved by the Cabinet before Mr. Chamberlain left London, The Minister will indicate the Empire s objections to the Geneva i wot.vol. He will probably suggfift a solution along the lines of Germany's co-operation. A message from Parts states that I'rench special correspondents at Geneva discuss th& outlook at great length. Lc Petit Journal says there is an impression in Geneva that Britain and Germany are fighting the protocol and the Little Lntente. The paper says that six out of the tu nations who are represented on the Council o: the League of Nations signed the protocol Some of these intend to group themselves <kfetisiv.lv. Others are hesitating and anxious. Another paper lays emphasis on the impossibility of abandoning the present -.Polish frontiers. Le Matin says it is the Dominions who .Will not consent, to giving France a friend I v guarantee. "New Zealand and Australia-do not believe in an arbitration treaty with the yellow races," says this paper. "They want the British fleet to - protect them. The protocol will not be killed immediately. 'lt must, be red is* cussed in September and there may be changes of opinion by then. "If the protocol is not replaced by a guarantee pact and if Japan then remains faithful to her idea of the protocol, there may be a new movement which would place the British Empire in a disagreeable position."