Evening star., 1925-03-13
BLOW TO LEAGUE
SEEN IN FAILURE OF PROTOCOL
Security Pact Tie,ped Killed by British Rejection.
Whole Question of Peace and Arms Re-
opened by Action.
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he would ask further postponement OF
action by the council on the uni
versal pact without seeking to give
1t its death blow.
snys Changes Were Possible.
Those papers supporting the gov
ernment, such as LOeuvre, admit that
some Of Mr. Chamberlain's criticisms
are justified, but contend the protocol
could have been perfected to meet
them.
The truth is," EOeuvre says, that
England rejects the protocol because
the dominions ordered her to-"
Emile Bure, managing editor OF
EEclair, which paper Is supporting
former Premier Millerand. observes
caustically:
The league is moribund As in the
view of the founders It was only 10
be used to destroy the French victory.
it was evident that IL wouldr disap-
pear as soon as II had accomplished
it's purpose. Mr. Chamberlain and Nj
BRAND simply ask that 1t be in
TERED with proper pomp."
The result considered in circles
around the DUAL d'Orsay today as most
likely to follow the British rejection OF
the protocol will be a European alliance
in which all the states whose frontiers
are exposed to the dangers of invasion
will unite, unless the British govern
ment is able to suggest something better
to take its place. The protocol plan is
considered in all political and diplomatic
circles here as dead.
The general opinion in Paris seems to
be that the British have shouldered
grave responsibility, and that II now
devolves upon them to point out how
that security which alone will make dis
armament possible can be obtained.
British Pressing France.
In this connection II was learned in
official circles that the British cabinet
has been pressing France to take the
German proposals for a pact under con-
sideraton. The significance Of this was
reinforced today by the comment of the
British press published here, showing
general insistence upon the necessity
of seriously studying the German sug-
gestions
The German proposals, however. are
considered In French quarters. II was
remarked by a person close to Pre-
mier Herriot, to be altogether vague,
unsatisfactory and entirely inadequate
without important amplifcations, and
in any circumstances not accepta bic
unless so indorsed by responsible. de-
pendable guarantors that France
support in case of German default
In any event France, Il was de-
clared today, will not abandon Poland
or allow a breach to be made in the
treaty of Versailles in order to obtain
from Germany a promise of security,
which. it is remarked, would differ
little from that which she gave Bel
gium in 1892
There was some timid talk this
hat tn
sistence by the British on the German
plan might have the result of bring
ing to the fore the old scheme of
ex-Premier Caillaux and his friends
of complete entente with Germany,
independently of the other powers.
Security Taken Up.
The security problem in all its as
poets was discussed last night by
the foreign relations committee OF
the Chamber at a meeting to which
exceptional importance Is attached.
NJ. Franklin Bouillon presided and
representatives OF all the parties were
present. including Louis Loucheur.
Paul Boncour and Albert Milhaud. A
statement issued after the meeting
announced that the committee had
reached unanimous conclusions, with
out specifying what they were.
1t is understood, however, that all
the committeeman were agreed that
the Cologne zone must not be evac
uated until Germany had fulfilled
her disarmament obligations and
France had obtained from her allies
effective guarantees for her security.
The committee further was OF the
opinion that II decentralization of the
Versailles treaty by the United States
made null and void the trtpartite
agreement whereby the United States
and Great Britain bound themselves
to come to the aid of France in case
of unprovoked German aggression, it
still remained true that "the stipula-
tions of the treaty concerning the left
bank of the Rhine do not insure
France suitable security and protec-
tion," to use the words of the pre-
amble OF the trpartite agreement
The committee will therefore ask
the government to remedy this situ-
alton by means of interallied agree
ments.