LOCARNO CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1925, Page 3

LOCARNO CONFERENCE.

CONFIDENT .PACT WILL BE KILNED. [Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received this day at 8 a.m.t LOCARNO, Oct. 11. A communique states that alter bearing the judicial experts' report, the Co n fere nee do ided to adopt the greater part of the final draft of the Security Pact, reserving a feu points for further discussion. It is unofficially announced the Allies have given Germany assurances recognising her special situation of vis-a-vis, and on Articles Hi of the Covenant, thereby enabling her to join the League, has created confidence that the Pact will lie finally signed in a few days. Much progress lias also been registered concerning minor points like the Rhineland occupation. LONDON. October 15. .Mr Austen Chamberlain announced that such a measure of agreement bud been reached. Unit no country could take the responsibility ol nullifying it. They bad opened up a new chapter ol European history, which will only be a paper peace but a peace within the councils of the Governments and hearts of men. The Treaty of Locarno would seem to lie the real watershed between pence and war, even more than the Treaty of Versailles. A satisfactory feature was that this means of agreement had not been reached by the triumph of one set of views over another or the surrender of one delegation to another, hut had come naturally from common interest and mutual

goodwill. Mr Chamberlain stated ho and Sir Cecil Hurst had placed their services at the disposal of the delegation which was trying to reach an agreement on the question of the Kastern frontiers, lie was confident it would be possible for Germany and Poland to be bound together with close ties. It is generally assumed the eonlereiice will be concluded early next week. BERLIN, October 11.

While official quarters insist that the Locarno Conference has not yet reached a crisis it is estimated that after Herr [Compiler's report, to President Hindonburg, which is likely to follow a joint session between President Hindenhurg and the Cabinet, a telegram may be sent to the German delegation at Locarno. The official stated there were two possibilities; either the Locarno delegation would be told to go straight ahead or a telegram would he sent which was likely to result in the break no of the conference.