COLOGNE EVACUATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1924, Page 2

COLOGNE EVACUATION.

[Reuters Te/.eorams.] GENERAL N<>I.LET'S REPORT. PARIS. Dec. 28. The “Eclair” (Nationalist) has how published the alleged text of the report. dated 21th. April. 192-1, in \rhicAM~ General Nollett, ex-President of the In-ter-Allied Commission of Military Control in Germany but who is now Minister for War, sets forth a number of points in which Germany is not bbserviiig the Treaty militarily. General Nolle! declared that the organisation of the great general staff has attained prewar proportions, ns also has the military organisations of railways, and the training uf various divisions of arms on the same intensive scale as if they were intended as a preparation for war. lie alleged that no account has been taken of the restrictions regarding aviation, tanks or poison gas. ALLIED UNITY. PARIS, December JS. Commenting on the decision of the Ambassadors’ Conference in regard to the evacuation of Cologne, the newspapers are gratified at the evidence of Allied unity. They declare the French concessions to Germany during the last eight months have given the French Government the right to claim security. Several newspapers criticise the action of the Government in prosecuting “1.0 Eclair” for publishing General Nollett’s report and it is stated that probably the Press Association will protest against the terms of the charge against “Lc Eclair ” and a description of the report publication an an act of espionage. GERMAN PRESS COMMENT. BERLIN, December 28. Commenting on the decision of the Ambassadors Conference in regard to the evacuation of Cologne the Y owaorts ” says the altitude of the Governments in Paris and London could only he described as wise oil the supposition that they believed they could quietly 'ignore the opinions and feelings of the whole of the Gorman people. No people can arrive at peace so long as they do not possess the security",* a fenced-in territory in which its word alone prevails. The “ Berliner Tagehlatt ” says that if the order is for the occupation to continue indefinitely, then the underlying idea of tlio political pmver of Imperialism that Eocli and Company have instilled into the head of llcrriot, becomes manifested. It is not an imposing sight to see a reconciled people. usiii" Koch’s sabre as a crutch. Tim “Possiche Zeilung” states the difficulties appear to come from Erg- - land. The whole Baldwin Government must he. regarded as the embodiment of crass economic imperialism. The maintenance of the evacuation date and the restoration of German independence are necessary conditions for the earning out of the Dawes scheme.

“EE MATIN’S” ALLEGATIONS. PARIS, December 23. J “Lc Matin ” states that the Council > of Ambassadors in a note has informed Germanv that an inquiry info all her violations of the Versailles i reaty must precede any promise.for the evacuation of the Rhineland. - ],e Matin ” declares Germany is manufacturing machine guns, rifles, and automatic pistols faster than a any time, during the war. V c;mtMAX’S AXTICJRATIONS. BERLIN, December 23. Herr dossier, Minister of Defence, anticipating the Military Control Commission’s report, has published details of the Commission’s discoveries. Dossier denies that there are any secret anus factories in Germany and insists tint the arms discoveries were piev ion sly known of by U.e Commission and also many were obsolete. BRITAIN BLAMED. LONDON. I )( T. - h - T| l( . “|)ailv News" Berlin coirespn.i- . ... s .. vs . “The German newspapers •ui-'i’ilv Vomlemii the decision not to evacuate Cologne, and they blame Biilid, cant more than French m.litaiisn . 1 The Socialist paper. asks if 10- > 5 is to destroy all the Pconstructive work towards peace '"fleor'-e Tiernhard. a leading emtio publicist, declared that Britain and not France, is Germany s dead) set l!v lie contends that the British polin' is one of the ohliterat.on of German trade competition and this po uy demands destruction of German fnctoiies. The tendency of the demands l e s: ,vs. is obvious when it is realised that the factories concerned are less dangerous to Britain as contributing to a reconstruction of Germany’s armaments than as competitors with British iu< Gtrv The decision increases Chaneelloi Marx’s difficulties of forming a cabinet. The Democratic parties are depressed. The Junkers are jubilant, demanding an answer to the Allies by the formation of a Cabinet embodying tbe noti uinl will to self assertion.

GERMAN' EE APS. HEREIN, Bee. 23. Rewarding the iinn-evaeuatTon of Ci.lgue, the great danger apprehended is that the decision is the prelude to the lum-evaeuation of the Ruhr next September, in accordance with the promise made at the London Conference. The Nationalist newspapers especially assert that Franco intends to remain in the Ruhr indefinitely, on the ground that Germany has tint i til filled the Peace Treaty. The Berman Government is awaiting the note sent from the Allied Ambassadors’ Conference. When this is received. then, is good tens,in to believe that Germany will protest to the League of Nations and demand the fixing of a definite date for the evacuation of Cologne and the Ruhr simultaneously. ,