VICTORY FOR PEACE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20110, 31 March 1928, Page 7

VICTORY FOR PEACE

FAITH IN THE LEAGUE Dr. Siresemann Says Germany Desires Disarmament NO HIDDEN MOTIVES. (By Telegraph—Per Pretb .Asan. —uopv (A. & N.Z.) BERLIN, Alarch 29. Dr. Stresemann in a speech at the foreign Press banquet, referred to the suggestion that Germany did not really desire disarmament, but was working for the failure of the negotiations in that direction in order to secure her own right arm.

He said: “Should any authoritative quarters abroad credit Germany with such hidden motives, the simplest way to frustrate these is seriously to tackle disarmament. Germany desires nothing more than seeing the intentions attributed to her thus rendered vain. Alischicf makers will not then succeed in misleading the world as to one of the real causes of the difficult situation. Although tho League of Nations appears farther 'chan ever from disarmament, I refuse to believe i the final failure of the League, or to give up hope that the great idea of peace will win the day.”

OUTLAWING WAR FRANCO-AMEBIC AN DISCUSSIONS GERMANY' WILLING TO PARTICIPATE Received Alarch 30, 11 p.m. (A. & N.Z.) PARIS, Alarch 30. Cabinet has approved of the text of Al. Biiand’s repay to Air. F. B. Kellogg.

me Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent states tnere is reason, to believe that the reply is in the nature of an acceptance of the propoced treaty outlawing war, subject to conditions that all Powers, gi\_at and small be permitted,' to become parties thereto, and scconjXiy that the violation of the pledge of mutual nun-aggression by any Power will automatically release all other signatories from their pledge.

Air Kellogg has already accepted the first condition, but it is improbable that he will accept the second. The correspondent expresses the opinion that ivlr Kellogg is not likely to demur to the proposition that the signatories attacked should be automatically freed from the pledge to resort to war, but this is a totally different thing from the French contention, expressed or implied, that in the event of armed conflict between two signatories the remainder should be at unrestricted liberty to rush in and fight. A Berlin message says it is authoritatively stated, that Germany will gladly enter into negotiations for a treaty outlawing war on the invitation of the Governments of the United States and France.