PUBLIC OPINION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 64, 16 March 1936, Page 7

PUBLIC OPINION

BEING PREPARED IN GERMANY FATALISTIC ATTITUDE ’By Telegraph—Prew Association —Copyright/ Received March 15, 6.20 p.m. BERLIN, March 14. Public opinion is apparently being prepared for an unpleasant development, the morning newspapers revealing a fatalistic attitude towards the League meeting. They plead with Britain to enforce a ‘ ‘reasonable solution?» ONE-SIDED TREATY GERMAN VIEW. OF LOCARNO DEFENCE MADE IMPOSSIBLE Received March 15, 7.5 p.m. BERLIN, March 14. Official diplomatic correspondence” declares that the Locarno Treaty, at the crucial point, has made the defence of Germany against France imр. ssible by placing such overwhelming forces at Fiance’s disposal that the guarantor Powers could nof successfully help a Germany thus deprived of the power of resistance or even attack. The position when Locarno was signed was different from that now created by th® erection of France's vast frontier fortifications and her policy of alliances with Poland and I Czechoslovakia. In the face of this Germany’s reaction seems trifling. | The German Embassy in Ix)nd on 'states that the military forces in the Rhineland, including the organised police, number only 36,500 and contain no armoured fighting units and no bombing ’planes. The Embassy contends that since .the Rhineland is one eighth the area of Germany and contains one-fifth of her people, such cooperation cannot he regarded otherwise than symbolic. I OLYMPIC GAMES FRENCH URGE BOYCOTT Received March 15, 7.4 p.m. PARIS, March 1 I. Le Soir suggests a boycott of the Olympic Games, from which Germany hopes to obtain £14,000.000 of foreign money. This would deal a heavy blow to Germany’s finances and prestige. The president of the Franch National Sports Committee states that unless cirluirstances change France ?e;tainly will be unable to participate k the Games. He hopes, however, that the situation will chan;«. BERLIN UNEASY HUSH HUSH POLICY i SYMPTOMS OF DISCONTENT I REASONS FOR RHINELAND ACTION LONDON, 31 arch 13. ■ The Manchester Guardian's diplomatic correspondent says there is more unvasinevs in Berlin than has been a-lu-ued io leak out, every symptom of discontent having been hushed up. Berlin is covered with posters ordering “all responsible persons to tpy out those seeking to sabotage German unite and report them to local Nazi headquartcis.’ J There ha.? been a run on savings banks, resulting in restrictions being imposed preventing anyone withdrawing more than 50 marks. The Morning Post’s B?rlin correspondent declares that if the of Ge: financial and situ.'ilif'n. were generally would lead to par.i--. t uHiiiiiy. I' under, tood V.- I’.iidg-T V. ill :h i only in ia?a;tion p.'odigiuiis p( i.diiurc, expet ted cii.-i.'-;!! ser’ anis "ill be a p'OiitMi <>f ;ird . apii to '.uircndcr 2 с. t'...’ir capi::’! to the' ar ?:i:; [-pl;.- there and ai.< likely to be most 1 , jUdi.tdand to getting Situation Potentially author, r.cs d._v bi; ion as o-H ininti dintely Tiie ’o.jirt-s, Ib’rr Sci.-t’:'. tiicrt* buonid re <''d ex(>endil by Kiupps. < [- '.-"'d t" t<dd H c; 'j.- |>; d”.-?; i.ing'Kige a 4 p'i rent. ' grr cent, e.x ar? profit (.‘rj. ci’.; m wages to ire is tl'.ur IT- K..ineiar«l oniv in tfir teeth of his against riie ■■ouusels of General >taff and Foreign rial-, who d<’ not favour n