, 1923-03-15
NO DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS
Says Germany Will Deal Only
Through a Third Party-Canada
Signs Her First Treaty-Turkey
Has Finally Rejected the
Lausanne Treaty.
What do you and your friends
believe will be the final outcome
of the present differences be-
tween France and Germany

n ERMAN CHANCELLOR CUNO
~ on the sixth presented to the
reichstag his version of the situation
between Germany and France. and de-
manded protection from France to be
afforded Germany by the nations that
signed the Versailles treaty, specially
referring by inference to England and
the United States. He inisted that
Germany would not enter direct nego-
tiations with France. but sale the gov
IA ready for the interven-
ton of a third party provided France
would guarantee to evacuate the
Ruhr after an agreement to negotiate
had been reached.
Much of the chancellor's speech was
devoted to n recital of what he termed
the acts of violence by France In the
occupied territory. 1t vas evident
that that portion Of his speech was
intended as much FOR foreign as for
home consumption. 1t was u species
of German propaganda seeking SYM
pathy from other nations. Judging
from press comments throughout the
world 1t did not accomplish its pur-
pose, for the world has not yet for
gotten the violence used by Germany
in dealing with Belgium and France
during the wal.
He urged a continuation of the pol
icy of passive resistance as the only
weapon with which unarmed Germany
could combat the French invasion.
Tanks and machine guns are sense
less when here Is no one opposed. A
sword stroke will cut air" he declared.
Germany is without arms In thet true
sense of the word. but 1t has one strong
defensive ~weapon-that is he strong
Will of free men who oppose violence
in obedience to Justice. Guns and
dynamite may be good for the destruc-
tion Of factories and mines, but not to
run them"
AT the end of his speech the chan
cellor said Germany was willing 10
pay to the utmost OF its ability. and
had tried to come to an understanding
with France. In this connection he
said:
ave cannot make any offer In fig
ures us long as we must reckon on the
destruction Of values In the Ruhr dis
trict, for It IL utterly impossible for us
to have clear Ideas as to our capacity
for fulnllment.
"If the way Is opened TO us, free
from foreign pressure, and given equal
rights to confer in open discussion as
TO the way leading back to reason and
right. then the government will take
the road. In doing this 1t will not
sign anything that It cannot fulfill or
approve of any solution which will
abandon the Rhineland, Ruhr, or any
territory occupied illegally.
"If France wants Germany's destruc-
ton, Germany wants the right to live.
That Is its right and duty to itself and
other nations.
"What does the world say to this3
What do the nations that signed the
Versailles treaty say7 Are they silent
because they have not known about
the ~violence7 DO they want more acts
OF violencef do not appeal, | do not
accuse. when the fate Of the entire
nation, with n threat to the entire con
tinent. hangs In the balance"
In all but one respect the speech
was satisfactory to the Socialists, but
not So to the ~Natlonalists, who had
hoped for n declaration OF armed re-
sistance. The n feature that caused
a sensation among the Socialists was
an interpolated sentence In which he