Evening star., 1924-09-21
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.


r. VENTS leading to the "pacifica-
- tion" of Europe are coming
swiftly.
IL When the League of Nations
approached the question of ar
bitration and disarmament the great
est barrier to general advance was to
be surmounted Out of the negotia-
tions of the past three weeks has
emerged a definite agreement that
not only shall there be arbitration,
but there shall be reduction of mill
tary forces the world over, and, cou-
pied with this. and to make the de-
cisions of the league in arbitrate ed
matters secure, there will be united
military, economic and financial sane
tions against aggressor nations or
those countries defying decisions rem
dered in the general interests of
peace.
Practically every large world power
has subscribed to the doctrines. The
| outlawry of war has been made more
certain. But still another move is
necessary before success can be
| counted upon as assured, and that is
the entrance of Germany into the
comfy of nations as an accepted equal
and her admittance to the League Of
Nations. This is to come within the
next two weeks, according to reliable
When the Berlin government arrays
itself alongside other members of the
| league and commits itself to arbitra-
ton, disarmament, and Furthermore,
agrees to lend its support to the prin-
ciples evolved to achieve desired
| goals, then it may be said that the
efforts of Premiers Macdonald of
| England and Herriot of France to
| usher in new era in world relation
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Allies See Advantage.
During the past week the British,
| through Lord Parmoor, and the
French, through NJ. Boncour have
stated specifically that nothing re-
| mains for the admission of Germany
save Berlin's application. They have
made it very plain that the league
| will be incomplete without Germany
| and that decisions of the league al
ways must be confronted with OBJ
stacles as long as Germany remains
| without the league. The French
have reversed their position in re-
| gard to Germany's admittance to the
league and the creation of a council
seat for the German nation. Here
tofore there has been some doubt as
TO whether France would permit Ger
many to participate as an equal
| member nation or would consent to
| the creation of a new seat in the
council. UnQuestionably agreements
recently reached in regard to arbi-
| tration and disarmament, coupled
| with international agreement as to
| the enforcement of sanctions thereby
| guaranteeing security to France as
! we'll as other nations. have gone far
! to allay suspicion of Germany, at
| least make her position less danger
| Gus. With Germany in the league
| there Is little question as to the ef-
| ficacy of future decisions of the
| league. Germany would be obliged
| to become party to the reduction
of ornaments, as proposed, thereby
| again allaying French suspicion of
| German military strength. present
and potential. France could breathe
easier at all future periods knowing
| that Germany must subscribe to arm
| ament Limitation to keep faith with
| the league and the world.
Marx Fnces Difficulties.
In making application for member
| ship into the league. however, Chan
| cellor Marx and Foreign Minister Won
| StreSemann of Germany are confront
| ed with political difficulties of more
| or less serious nature at home. Un-
| questionably the league has been
viewed with suspicion by Germany.
| IL mas Deen q constant target OF ma
! tiohalistic thought, and particularly
| has this been true since the SileSian
| decision adverse to Germany. Fur
| thermore, there has been a feeling
! that the league, a creation of the
! trainers of the treaty of Versailles,
| must be iniquitous, for. though Ger
many signed that treaty. at heart it
never has accepted it as just. The
| league has been declared an inStru-
ment to dominate Germany, and as a
| consequence the present government
| has had to go to great ends to create
| in the minds of the German people a