Evening star., 1925-03-03
ALLIES PLAN CURB
ON GERMAN ARMS
Ambassadors Council Calls
on War Committee for Ideas
After Foch Reports.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
. PARIS, March 3-The diplomatic
negotiations arising from the report
of the allied military mission of con-
troll on Germany's violations of the
disarmament clauses in the treaty of
Versailles, bringing sharply to the
front the question of the future Sc
curity of France and Belgium, en-
tered an active phase today. 1t came
with the presentation to the council
Of Ambassadors of the allied war
committees report. on the state of
Germany's armaments and armed
forces.
Marshal Foch, who presented the
Hsrriot before the Ambassadors met,
and the Marquis of Crewe, the British
Ambassador, called on the French
premier just after the Ambassadors
adjourned. These visits gave added
Importance to the council meeting,
which was one of the briefest the
Ambassadors ever held
Safeguards Are Demanded.
After hearing Marshal Foch the
SoAiNli dohtQ IHdl the dlIleU WdE
committee make suggestions which
1t believes will be capable of assuring
the disarmament Of Germany accord
ing to the treaty of Versailles" This
Is understood in diplomatic circles as
showing that the Ambassadors al
ready were convinced that something
must be done to oblige Germany TO
keep her engagements.
The talks Marshal Foch and Lord
q l. n
partly with reference to the dispo-
sition to be made of the Foch report
and partly to consider the question
OF an interview between NJ Herriot
and Austen Chamberlain, the British
secretary for foreign affairs, when
MI Chamberlain passes through
france shortly, either on his way to
the League Of Nations council meet
Ing at Geneva or on his way back.
Urges Government Supervision.
To maintain the control over Ger
many's armaments, which France
deems essential to her security, per-
manent surveillance must be estab-
lished in the neutralized RhineIand
zone Immediately after evacuation of
that area by the occupational troops,
Paul Boncour declares in an inter
view published by LIE Matfn today.
nj. Boncour heads the higher ma
tlonal defense council an investigat-
ing committee of which has Just for
mulated an opinion on the problem
at the request of Premier Herriot in
view of the forthcoming Geneva con-
ference. which is to take up the ques-
tfon of control over Germany.
When the interallied control of
German armaments became interna-
tional and the League Of Nations be-
came responsible for Frances Sc
curity, NJ Boncour observed the
task of the French representative.
former Premier BRAND, would be to
insure that this international con-
troll was not illusory.
Many Difficulties Seen.
The task bristTed with difficulties
There was, first of all, the famous
unanimity rule. How would it be
possible to decree unanimously that
Germany was engaged In. ar1ning-
for there would always be the mega
tive vote OF Germany, If, as appeared
probable, she one day had a seat on
the league council.
The demilitarized zone will be ALI
that is left to US of the Versailles
treaty" NJ. Boncour continued. IT
VIII be tomorrow our sole guarantee.
league install there permanent con-
trolling organizations in a position
to report instantly the least infrac-
ton. 1t Is at that price alone that
we can consent to abandon the
Rhine.
"(The Versailles treaty forbids Ger
many to maintain fortifications or
armed forces of any kind or to con-
duct maneuvers either on the left
bank of the Rhine or on the right
bank to the west of a line drawn
90 kllometers to the east of the
Rhine)
Holds Protocol Is Vital.
Should there be any hostile act
on the part of Germany there must be
a penalty, and to enforce the penalty
there must be a pact. Whatever NAV
be said, the Geneva protocol is not
dead. Practical necessities will in
evitably bring it to life.
1T makes no difference whether one
begins with a regional, occidental or
oriental pact. BY the force of events
we shall be led to conclude at least
a European pact. Is it necessary to
add that such will be the thesis that
France will stubbornly defend at
Geneva?"
Marshal Foch and his committee
in their written opinion of the mill
tary control missions report say it
shows that the Germans are persist
ing in their determination to maintain
a complete stan of officers for an
army such as Germany possessed
prior to the World War.
Not only is Germany educating Of
fcers to this end, the committee be-
Heves, but she is training enough
men to supply strong fighting
army, is maintaining her facilities
for the production of poison gas and
possesses not only patterns and molds
for the most improved type of can
non. but even unfinished tubes which