The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-03

| CLOCK Wubu AuSlln chamberlain
called the conference together and
made brief introductory speech.
The Light that Failed.
In the midst of the ceremonies the
light failed that filed the room with
artificial sunlight and it was some
time before the assembled diplomats
realized what had happened. Before
the first signature was appended TO
the documents electricians had to re-
pair the light.
No particular significance is at
tached to the failure of the lights,
though some of the superstitious at
taches seemed to regard it as an
omen portending disaster Those bet
ter versed in international diplomacy
observed that disaster would befall
them regardless of the antics of the
lights at a critical moment.
The treaties signed today, with
seals attached will be deposited with
the league of nations at Geneva.
Diplomatic Hot Air.
Foreign Minister Chamberlain adj
dressed the assembly in French, and
Chancellor Luther of Germany, who
responded, spoke in English. Brief
speeches of congratulations were
made by NJ BRAND, Count Scialoja,
and Vandervelde.
The security pact was passed about
the horseshoe table for signing, and
when it had been signed the accom-
panying treaties were passed about.
When the treaties had been signed
NJ BRAND, speaking from his seat,
declared that he represented the
majority of the French people in
their desire for peace and their hatred
of war and he assured the signatories
that France would do all in her power
to make the treaties a success and to
| prevent war. a4i
Premier Baldwin of Great Britain,
who had witnessed the signing of-the,
| treaties, made a brief speech, de
clared without smiling that the treat
les have laid the foundation for world
peace, so long sought.
King George sent a message OF. well
come to the signatories, expressing
his hope that this work of appease-
ment and reconciliation will provide
the foundation for sincere friendship
between our several nations and will
assure our people," Austen Chamber
lain read the message to the assemb-
lage.
Herr Stresemann and M. BRAND are
confering this afternoon. 1t is under
stood Stresemann will urge the aboli-
ton Of restrictions upon free travel
between France and Germany. He
will also recommend that there be
closer cooperation between Germany,
France and Great Britain for the de-
velopment of civil aviation.
Knight of the Garter.
Austin Chamberlain who was the
agent of British imperialism in en-.
cheering the Locarno conference
went to Buckingham palace imme-
| diately after the signing of the pacts
and was received by King George.
who bestowed upon him the title
knight Of the garter" Chamberlain
eagerly accepted the title and now be-
comes one Of the lingerie knights.
This order, the most solemn conferred
by the king was established when a
slovenly female at a royal bali drop
ped her garter on the floor and some
roue picked it up and tried to place
it where it belonged. This was con-
sidered such a good joke that the
drunken king decided to adorn the
favored heroes Of the empire with an
insignia bearing the shape of gar
ter.
Chamberlain will now place the
letters X. g., after his signature and
his wife will hereafter be entitled
to call herself a dame of the grand
cross of the older British empire and
she will be known as Dame Ivy Cham
berlain in her own right.
IL is quite proper that this Locarno
signing should wind up in bedroom
farce that would make Al. H. Woods
blush with envy and malice at his
rival showmen of London.
Decision not Final.
This alleged conclusion OF the ef-
forts put forth at Locarno is not the
final denoument of the conspiracy.
1t only concludes the formula. His
tory will write the final decision in
different terms and with different in
struments. In the last analysis the
Locarno pacts will be thrown onto
the scrap heap OF history and "fnis"
will be written to them in letters for.
ged out Of the thunder and lighting OF
the proletarian revolution in Europe
and the colonies as the oppressed of
the world rise in their might against
the conspiracies to make cannon fod.
der OF them in order more effectively
to maintain the slave empires of i'm.
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