The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-02
GERMAN P A c 7
WITH RUSSIA
IS WEAPON
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Teutons Go to Lucerne in
Position to Demand
Hearing
BY S. DUNBAR WEYER
Copyright, 1925, by international
News Service)

Copyright, 1926 by lnternatlohal
News Service)
BERLIN, Oct. 2.-Gern1any goes
to Lucerne to discuss a European
security Pact with the allies, rot
only as a reaffirmed friend of Sd
Wet Russia, but armed with con.
ditions and reservations to her en-
trance into security pact ana the
League of Nations.
Unconditional entrance of Ger
many into the League of Nations
becomes out of the question as the
result Of a new cenenting of the
Russo-G German friendship cement
ing engineered by M. Tchitcherin,
that master diplomat of Russia.
Tchitcherin has made a dramatic
appearance in Berlin on the eve
of the departure Of the German
delegation to Lucerne, and his ap-
pearance has been the signal for
lively and vital negotiations.
Carries Russian Pact
Unless there is an eleventh hour
hitch, = Foreign Minister Stresser,an
will 90 to Lucefne tonight with a
document in his pocket binding aer-
many and Russia more closely than
the Treaty of Rapallo. This will
be a part of a new Russo German
trade treaty.
Detailed clauses of treaties take
time, but what has kept the Ger
man cabinet awake all night and
is still the object of feverish con-
. ferences in a race against time to-
day, is the preamble of the new
Russo.German trade treaty
AS 1t stands at the moment or
cabling, the preamble reaffirms the
Rapallo treaty in such. manne.-
that whatever may be the form or
the proposed security pact, Ger.
many will be honor bound to make
certain conditions prior to her entry
into the league of Nations. If the
allies raise objections to these con-
ditions, then Herr Stfesseman will
draw from his pocket the Russo
German document and say, Il am
sorry, gentlemen. but we can go no
farther.
Tchitcherin Mighty Factor
Thus once again the Might Hawk
of the Kremlin -Tchitcherin-may
change the fate of Europe. Though
SO i'll that he can hardly walk with
out support, this master diplomat
of Europe is putting every atom OF
his uncanny and dynamic energy
into an effort to change the course
OF the European chariot of fate.
At the Genoa conference, when
there appeared to be a chance Of a
European agreement that would
lead to stability, it was Tchitcherin
who executed q coup with his
Rapallo treaty with Germany and
upset the equilibrium of the con-
ference proceedings.
So at Lucerne, although Russia
will not be represented, neverthe-
less the interests of Russia and the
eerie influence of Tchitcherin will
hover ominously over the confer
ence.
War Guilt Question
In addition to this Russian angie
of restriction. other conditions have
been placed upon the German dele
CATION to Lucerne conditions
emanating from the German Ma
tionaIists. One of these conditions
may wreck the conference the mo-
ment it is mentioned; the condition
concerning war guilt However, the
question of war guilt will only be
mentioned when the question OF
entrance of Germany into the league
comes up.
Germany will probably keep all
of these conditions and reserVa-
lions up her sleeve until the time
comes for the signing OF the
security pact, then-well, this time
Germany does not plan merely
"sign on the dotted line Germany
intends to insist upon a decision
and a voice and a hand in helping
tn design the line