Rhineland Evacuation

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 276, 21 November 1928, Page 7

Rhineland Evacuation

GERMANY’S DEMAND POLICY OUTLINED BY DR. STRESEMANN .By Telegraph—Per Press Aosn.—Copyright) i.tujuuliuJ i*rea» BERLIN, Nov. 19. Speaking the Reichstag for the iirst time since the breakdown of his health in June, Dr. Stresemann discussed the evacuation, disarmament and reparations. He said that not only the Germans, but many foreign observers, considered the retention of foreign troops in the Rhineland was a contradiction of the recent trend of international affairs. All the foreign Governments concerned had now agreed to open negotiations concerning evacuation. Germany would unswervingly maintain that she was entitled to complete and immediate evacuation, also that the evacuation must not depend on the solution of any other problem. Germany’s rights were being violated so long as her claim was unfulfilled. “We cannot assume a political burden the effect of which will continue beyond the term of the pledge of reparation,” he said. “We will not enter any financial engagements as the price of military evacuation. “Regarding disarmament, Germmany’s Geneva policy must continue because it safeguards Germany’s Western frontier. It is the only possible policy in view of Germany’s military helplessness. News of the AngloFrench compromise caused anxiety because it foreshadowed a possible new grouping of the Powers to Germany’s detriment. We shall stand by the policy laid down by Herr Mueller and Count Bernstorff at Geneva.