THE GERMAN PROBLEM.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16370, 1 March 1924, Page 6

THE GERMAN PROBLEM.

SPEECH BY STRESSEMAN, lElec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn. (Reuter's Telegram.) (Received March 1, 1 p.m. ) , BERLIN, Feb. 29. I Ebert's dec-rues mentioned earlier will , not, be applied to Bavaiia, which will retain its special decree’s against forcible alteration of the constitution. PARIS, Fob. 29. Commending in Stresseman’s speech in the Reichstag yesterday, in which he declared Germany was prepared to discuss the reparations question, that Gcirri) an.v had not wanted to disturb negotiations of the Committee of Experts, hut it was the duty of the German Government to undertake anything designed to render an attempt at settlement successful, the Petit Purisien characterises the speech as a perfidious, astute invitation to the experts to espouse Germany’s cause. If the speech is to be taken ns a new orientation of German pofi.-.v, the Reach must prove it by its acts. The Echo de Paris disclaims Stressemnn’s interpretation of France’s attitude ns one of waiting, and says France is ready to agree to big sacrifices for a general settlement, but she in no wise is prepared to break the instrument she has armed herself with, unless assured it will not be necessary to use it in fntiiie.