OUTSPOKEN SPEECH

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17748, 12 March 1927, Page 5

OUTSPOKEN SPEECH

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Received Friday, 7.15 p.m. LONDON, March" 1L Dr Stresemann's outspoken speech news. Referring to the cleirand for at Geneva is a feature cj to-day's the evacuation of the Rhinejand he said the world could no longer Understand )tow, in peace, a country should still be occupied by a foreign force of 75,000. Germany would aslc for removal of these troops as soon 'as she felt she had complied with all the stipulations of thc Treaty of Vex*sailles. His remai-ks regarding Russia created something lilce a sensation: "I cannot understand," saicl Dr Shrosemann, "how an official newspaper, like "Izvestia" coxxld publish sxxch rubhish as the report of the xxnderstanding between Poland and Germaay in regard to the creation of a Cossack Republic xinder the protection of both countr-ies." He px*oceeded: "We should certainly regret any complications between Britaixx and Russia, The economic life of the world canixot be restored to nornxal while a popixlation of 150 millions are left outside the pale. Wliat we , seek is that Russia should develop upon a solid hasis axxd so contribute to the solution of the world's eGonomic problems. Europe would thex'eby be restored. The importance of the Council meetings lay in persoxxal contact superseding written lxotes. If such. contact had exMed between foreign xxxinisters hefore the war I am sure the great misunderstanding would have been avoided. "The 'Daily Telegraph's" Geneva correspondent believes Dr Streseman's reference to th'e Rhineland was intended to px-pare the way for a demand for evacuation at the June meeting of the Council. _ .