LOCARNO CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1925, Page 3

LOCARNO CONFERENCE.

[Australia iV. N.Z. Cable Association.] SIGNED TO-MORROW. LONDON. Oct. IT A Locarno message reports a full agreement has been reached and the Treaty will he signed 10-nierro\v. <* PRESSMEN ENTERTAINED. MUSSOLINI WANTS To PARTICIPATE. (Received this day at 10.‘Jo a.in.l LONDON. Oct. IT. Renter's Locarno correspondent says the pressmen were entertained by delegates at a lunehetin. two hundred guests being present. Air Chamlierlain received an ovation, lie laid stress on the co-opera I ion nt all in their delcrminnt ion I" solve the difficulties, and consequently their dilli(ltdties vanished like darkness. Nohudy could claim a triumph. Reuter's Paris (nrrespniulcnt staleM. Paiidcvc telegraphed M. Rriaiid l lie warmest, congratulations ol the Government. Il<‘ declared to-day was "f historical importance. Reuter's Locarno e irrespundetil .-ayall the delegations gave their adherence lo (lie Western Security Pad tins morning. The question nt the h.asfei n frontiers and the Herman Arbitration Treaties with her Eastern neighbours are still to lie settled, bill it is considered unlikely lo create trouble. I'm the first lime sime the ( outereiice opened, M. Srzynski and M. Reims (the .polish and Czoolio-.Klnv akian foreign .Ministers) participated therein in the morning. .Mussolini (Italian Premier) is rushing to Locarno in a motor ear from Milan in an effort to participate in the ('(inference belore it closes. It is understood altogether five documents will lie signed, namely: The Pad itself, and four arid(ration treaties (fra neo-German. Poland-! forma n. (V.e-cho-Slovakin, and Relgu-Gernuin). There will also he two special delineations guaranteeing the arbitration treaties between Germany and Poland, and Germany and (V.eeho-Slovakia : and finally, a declaration concerning art mb sixteen of the Covenant. A Puitisli communique states the Conference, after minuting the text ol the draft of the Security Pad. took iii) the question ol arbitral mu tiealms. They invited the renresental ives of Poland and (Voi'Tio-Slovakia to join the meeting and hear the statements in regard to the work ol the jurists on Hie draft treaties of nrbil rat inn between Germany anil Eranee mi the one part and Germany and ISelgiiun mi the oilier part, the texts of which were adopted l>v the delegations concerned. The representatives of Poland and Czecho-Slnvakia then gave the Cuuferonce an account of I heir own negotiations with the represonlatives of the German Government in regard !" the drafting of the arbitration treaties lietween Cennany and Poland mi Hie one part ami Germany and Czecho-Slo-vakia on Ihe ol her.