CONTROL OF THE FRONTIER

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 81, 3 February 1928, Page 2

CONTROL OF THE FRONTIER

EVACUATION OP KHINELAITC). GERMANY'S ATTITUDE. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z Cable. Assn. , LONDON, January 31. "The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent say s it is understood that Dr. Stresemann's speech on foreign policy, in which he said Germany would not reject discussion on the control of the frontier, but .would not buy evacuation of the '.Rhineland with obligations exceeding 'those of Versailles, perpetuating mis•trust and prejudicing an effective! peace policy, was really inspired by / ex-Chancellor Wirth's discovery during a recent visit' to Paris that M. Paul Boncour and practically all the French Radicals and Moderate Socialists advocate that any evacuation /of the Rhineland earlier than provided for in the treaty should be conditional on Germany's acceptance of f a permanent international commission of control for the area thus demilitarised. J Herr Wirth, on returning to Berlin, [■immediately acquainted Dr. Stresejmann with his discovery, and the latter, after consultation with Dr. ■Marx and others, decided not to lose moment in making it clear to France and the world, that Germany would never countenance permanent foreign supervision of the Rhineland. The correspondent expresses the opinion that Germany might be willing, however, to agree to substitute. Supervision for occupation up to the treaty dates.