Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-22
TEUTONS WOULD
ALLAY FRANCES
, FEAR OF ATTACK
Thermann, New Envoy to
u. s., Speaks of Further
Guarantees.
BRAND CHARGE EVADED
BY CARL d. GROAT.

Bl CARL u. GhOAL.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Germany is
ready to give further guarantees ito an
international tribunal" to allay Frances
fears of a new war from across the
Rhine.
Freiherr Edmund Won Thermann, here
TO open the German embassy and
ultimately to become its counsellor, ex-
pressed this as his belief today. Ger
many. desiring an undisturbed OppOr-
tunIty to work without recurrent threats
of occupation in the Ruhr region and
elsewhere. would make these guarantees
in any suitable form the rest Of the world
demands. according to Thermann's view.
WILL NOT REPLY TO
BRAND STATEMENT.
The new German representa- tive-a
young man of SaxOn-Thuring ian stock,
bearing no duel cuts or other earmarks
that the north German affects-made it
clear he could not and would not answer
Premier Brands statement about Ger
many. His remarks anent guarantees
came only after long persistent ques-
tiOning when he was asked if he agreed
with the similar guarantee views of
George Bernhard editor in chief of the
Vissische Zeitung, Berlin.
IF the French people think if would
future war between France and Germany
by giving guarantees, the German gov
eminent 1 believe would be ready" he
said, ito give any further guarantees
possible to any international tribunal as
a sign of its food faith and peaceful in
tentiOns"
Hermann said he wanted to avoid any
thing that might be taken as German
propaganda in this country and specially
wanted to steer clear of a controversy
with Premier BRAND.
Tell me then how Germany regards
LudendOrff quite apart from any re-
marks BRAND made about him." the
QuestiOner asked
'LudendOrT," Thermann replied. has
no influence upon the government or on
the people. He scarcely dares go to Ber-
lin and because he sits IN Bavaria writing
books and has associations with some OF
the old clique is 10 sign that ne IS a
factor today"
Another German present interrupted:
"LudendOrf never was a popular fgure
like Hindenburg who was regarded as
savior Of Germany for turning back the
Russians. As a matter Of fact. Luden-
dorf was hated by officers and men,
There IS a military clique still existing
but 1t has no real power"
Thermanr illustrated this by remark
Ing that the happ PutSch Ito which
BRAND referredl had been put down In
three days by the solid front Of the Ger
man people in a national general strike
STATEMENT on
WAR MATERIALS
What about suggestions that German
factories are making war materials Z"
TheTmann was asked.
"Our factories have been converted
into peace time production" he said.
"Krupps, for instance, are making rail-
road cars and locomotives, milk separa-
tors and other machinery. The allied
supervision is sufficient guarantee that
nothing is being made which shouldn't
be-"
As for disarmament, Thermann held
that Germany Is literally stripped Of
armament The few rifles still hidden
away would not help in a modern war
and entente commission reports show
that the bulk Of guns, machine guns
rifles long since have been scrapped, he
said.-COpyright 1921, by United Press