WITHIN LOCARNO?

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 66, 18 March 1936, Page 7

WITHIN LOCARNO?

cRANCO-SOVIET PACT QUESTION FOR HAGUE COURT M. FLANDIN S PLAN GERMANY MUST ACCEPT VERDICT !•.€£. aph—lX e«* Association— Received March 17, 9.55 p.m. LONDON, Maith 17. The Daily Telegrapu's diplomatic correspondent says tnat M. i’xandin intends to urge tnat the FrancoSoviet Pact must be considered by the Hague Court with a view to establishing whether it is out of harmony with the Locarno Treaty. We will demand that Germany abide by the decision and withdraw her Rhineland forces if the verdict is against her. The Manchester Guardian s i’aris correspondent says that the occupation oi the Rhineland has nut omy com pletely shaken lre:..:h coaliikiiee and faith in the effe-tiveiirss of interna tional agreements, at ha.-t as far Germany is concerned, but has al> • greatly weakened n • . .itaiy position, firstly by ; ivin » muck i » Germans her u - "*? ’ - ■ ; • for invasion” a* 1 s*< ol ’ v 11 ‘ ,er ' many builds fortifications • by rendering her western frontier p:act»caiK immune against attack ‘• ;iU a of the Get France thi rag ■ ■ thus great chances of waging a su< cc.->ful w.i.. It is argued, t fortifieat ions are a and mu-t be account*'*! i-i a v I THE WORD "AISBALD " INTERPRETATION QUESTION i British Official Wireless. 1 Ke ehed March 17. 5.5 ,-in. RUGBY. March H'». A condition attached to the German acceptance of the League Council s invitation to send a representative "as. - by the League Secretariat, that the Locarno Powers should be “ prepared forthwith to enter into negotiations in regard to the German proposals. Ihe Foreign Office has bem informed by the German Emmis.-v in London that

me Merman hi »*«• •*«»« rhe word “aisbald," translated as “forthwith/ 7 should be interpreted as “in due course." Ar.-ording to Press n <•.-sages, an authoritative source in Berlin stated to-day the reply meant that the German proposals should be taken up k *h*’ut ■■ f*ssarv delav. BRITISH CABINET A SPECIAL MEETING [ British Wireless. J RUGBY, March 16. X special meeting of Cabinet wa> held this morning to consider the situ; tion in the light "f the week end developments. and in particular the repK of the German G.heminent to the invitation sent b-.- the League of Naim: - Council t»» take part in the Coun>-i:’s present deliberations as one of the contracting parties to the Treaty of Lo rarno. There was a full attendance of Ministers at the • abinet meeting. B* fore attending it. Mr. Anthony llden «a» in consultation with officials at the Fore gn Oflv-e. In view <,f the term- of l iie Gerthe Cabinet meeting non p:o< ceding. Meanwhile, ;ej re-» :i:a:ives of the 'X British mr'.s th.- reply -J < ered disappointing. b ; hope per sists that .e mod ifi.-nt ion in the result of t*> da v X deli - -rat ■ - ami tutlher exchanges between Berlin and Loud' TREATY BREAKING GERMAN ACTION CONDEMN!!) BY V ATICAN PRESS ROME, March If. The Vatican ..rgan ' OsM-rvalore Romano* b» i;.l<-; i ‘ .-trough I damns Germany's treaty-breaking. “Whatever re.a —n- Germany may haw had for r* • ■•.-. the Rhineland.) she ought to late ' I rc.-.urse to the J League, a- ;pui* r« d in the l.<»carno | Treatv. ’ states the “ lnt< tional justice is by no means perfect, but this is no justification for recourse ; treaties. The article. wbb-h is believed t<> created a g r ent n Ro •.