Evening star., 1926-09-27
BRANDS REACTION AWAITED
Speech of Poincare Considered in
Relation to Peace Move.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated fress
PARIS, September 27.-There was
much speculation today as to future
relations between Premier Poincare
and Foreign Minister BRAND.
NJ BRAND and DIR. Stresemann. Ger
manys foreign secretary, recently had
brass tacks' discussion near Geneva
and announced that they had reached
an agreement having as it's objective
the removal of all possible causes OF
friction between France and Germany.
The premier. addressing disabled
war veterans at st. German yester-
day. said that, even though France
might be willing to meet German" in
the bonds of new friendship, she never
would WELD one jot upon the question
of Germany having been responsible
for the World War. 1t was only by
persuasion that NJ. BRAND accepted
the foreign portfolio in the Poincare
cabinet after the downfall of his own
ministry on the financial situation.
and there is much interest in what
will occur at the cabinets next meet.
ing.
Object of Conference.
The conference between BRAND and
Stresemann took place during the
meeting of the Leagu of Nations. at
which Germany appeared as mem
ber for the first time. After the con-
ference BRAND said that if the French
and German governments followed the
paths chosen. he thought the desired
end of, harmony would be attained.
DR.. Stresemann. confirmed this view
point.
In his speech NJ Poincare placed
suuarely upon the shoulders of the
German general staff and the imperial
government responsibility for the
World War. The address was inter
preted generally as a reply to that of
DR.. Stresemann when Germany was
admitted to membership in the League
Of Nations. lin which he referred to
the incompatibility of antipathies
within the League and the ideals of
the orga niZatiOn.
IF the Germany of today" NJ
Poincare said. would disavow openly
some of the practices of the Germany
of yesterday, how much easier it
would be for you to forget your war
scars and extend a hand to those re-
Sponsible for your wounds"
The premier added that it was not
incumbent upon France to repudiate
anything of the past.
Stresemann Optimistic.
DR.. Stresemann in an interview
with the Mathis correspondent in Ber
lin. expresses optimism over Franco.
German entente. He admitted that oh.
jections likely would be rased by mill
tary and financial experts. ,but said
that where there is a will there is
a way"
He added that he and Mr.. Bria nd
were at one in thinking the great
work of bringing the two peoples To-
gether was possible. They believed Eu.
ropes future would be dark and diff
cut if the two nations continued to
look askance at each other. but bright
and prosperous if they came together
DR.. Stresemann made no allusion to
the question of responsibility for the
World War. but remarked that it was
a great thing that in these latter
years hates and the passions of war
had progressively died down. opening
a way to mutual understa ndings and
the hope of future cooperation.
Stresemann said that one of
Brands great ideas was to make a
reconciliation between France and
Germany the mainstay Of European
peace. He said he did not know to
! what degree this policy had conquered
French opinion. but in Germany it
had gained much ground.