LOCARNO CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1925, Page 1

LOCARNO CONFERENCE

Dm.KCATKri F.X ROUTE. [Australia A X.Z. Cable Association] London, oh. :t. Mr Austen Cluinilierlain, when depart ino to attend the Locarno Conference, said:—""Wish me well. Do not expect too much ! RERUN. Oct. It. The Papal Xuncio and tilie British. French and Italian ambassadors were amongst (hose who saw the (lernian deleguies depart, tor the Locarno Conference. It was the first, time since tin- war that foreign diplomats were present! at ttho departure of any t lermuu delegation. .Extraordinary precautions "ere taken to keep the time ol the leaving of their speeial train secret. Hi A.NOE'S AT'ITI'I DK. PARIS, (let, li. M. I’tiinleve. the Premier in tin important speech at Mlinos, ilecla red lh.tt Frame's foreign policy was to liberate and to reconcile. Ibis was still France's ideal, but reconciliation to become possible ill Furope. must lit A ho realised on the lihine. A I'raneo(icruian reconciliation was t,ln- cornerstone of KuroiK-an civilisation. Such a reconciliation was possible, despite the century-old grudges, it the two peoples would' wipe out mistrust, and believe mutually in each other’s siiteetjI v. It was in this spirit that the French (lovernmetii. as tin* laithtul interpreter of the nation, was about, to make at Locarno the most enterprising attempt at a real peace which anyone had dared since the Armistice.

\\ \MKIiICAN VIF.W. WASIIINCTOX. I ht. IL \ solemn warning that "eontrovcisies and quarrels between nations are certain to come. and that agreements not to have these things happen will he futile.” was by Mr Klihn Root in a paper read heloie the inter-I’arl iauieutary eoulcreuce on Saiurdav by Representative Burton. He said the Permanent ( ourl "I lnternaiioual Justice the League ol >••'- lions, and the Hague Arbitration ( our, XVI . !V iliivp iu>l ii nt ions -ill! Ui infauev. which, would farilila.r Ihe prcscrva.il pence to a degree tie e before attained. lie . simple fact of their existence is readv changing the way in which mankind' thinks ami feds about the disposition of internal lonal without, war.’ He added. <■ • reached a point when- war cannot * successfully carried on unless i gtaDfl0 c like feelings of the great body ol tlie people of a country.'’ Alter ivailin.r Mr Root’s paper. Mr Burton himself addressed the delegate,. declaring that the niodilie.il ion oi iutei n.it uma law "would make possible a more readv adjustment of controversies Iwl .n et.

I,!UM, " S ' 10X1M1X. Od. IDiscussing .he effect of the \Vashingtoli proposal „u the Franco-BrU.di debt arrangement. the Dai \ I. rrninh’s" diplomatic rorivpondeut rondders it i- clear Frame’s payments („ Britain from 1(W onwards might «■ held by her to he uncertain ud --'- reaehed a final agreement with Am •- The correspomlem ponds out MC'aillaux and Mr Churchill's arrangement has not IK-eome a real agreement France did not. consent to aluog.n, a safeguarding clause covering h ranee s receipts from the lmv.vs plan, while London consistently objected to us insertion. He add.s the British treasinj ori nainally favoured small annuities, until France', pisaon becomes mm. normal.