Evening star., 1926-12-06
GERMANY TO INSIST
ALLIED CHECK END.
Wants Military Control Ter
minated-League of Nations
Council Opens Sessions.
Rv the Associated Press.


GENEVA, December G-Germany
will make a determined effort before
her delegates leave Geneva to secure
a definite agreement upon an early
date for cessation of the interallied
military control.
This declaration was made to the
Associated Press today by a member
of the German delegation at the end
of the first meeting of the forty third
session of the League of Nations
Council.
Bitterness among the German peo'
pie over the interallied control is
steadily growing, the spokesman con
tinued, and the question must be
reckoned with as even more impor-
tant that that Of reducing the army
of occupation in the Rhineland.
Moreover, Germany will insist upon
modification of the project to invest
the League with the right to inves-
tigate German ornaments. which 1t
is expected will be substituted for the
interallied control.
Session Is Short.
The council convened at 11:45 am,
under the craftsmanship OF Foreign
Minister Vandervelde of Belgium. and,
after disposing of routine matters, ad-
journed until afternoon.
1t was deemed significant that For
eign Minister Stresemann of Germany
did not insist, as was expected. upon
immediate discussion of the plan for
investigation of German ornaments
by the League.
He thus created the impression that
he hopes to secure concessions In the
private conversations which will be
pursued outside the council. Failing
TO get what he wants there, he un.
doubtedly will push the matter pub
licly in the council.
DR.. Stresemann's particular COM
plaint is that there still are $4,000
allied troops in the Rhineland and
that the allies continue to insist on
interallied control of German arma-
ments.
Germany's potential war strength,
based on her great population and the
organization of German manhood
along. alleged military lines. still is
causing worry to the allies, particu-
larly France The French deem the
supreme question at issue is her Sc
curity against possible future German
aggression. DIR. Stresemann Is ap-
prehensive that unless allied control
is abandoned. the Reich government
may lose the backing which has been
unreServedly given it by the various
political groups In the Reichstag.
For the foment, elaboration Of the
Franco-German ecopomic and financial
accords, which had their inception at
the recent Thoiry discussions. ap-
parently has been relegated to the
background, pending an agreement on
the problems of security. evacuation
and military control.
Seven Foreign Ministers.
The question whether there is to be
reconciliation between the European
powers is believed to depend on the
outcome of the present session of the
League Council. Seven foreign min
listers are in Geneva for the session,
and it is possible that secret confer
ences between them may be held oIt-
side the council chamber in an en-
deavor to ameliorate the present situa-
ton.
In addition to DIR. Stresemann, the
ministers are NJ. BRAND, France; Sir
Austen Chamberlain, Great Britain;
NJ. Vandervelde, Belgium; NJ. Zaleski,
Poland; Dr. Eduard Benes. Czecho-
slovakia, and Jonkheer van karne-
beck. Holland. 1t is doubtful if
Premier Mussolini of Italy comes to
Geneva. but it is thought possible
that DIR. Stresemann may make a
trip to Italy after the council session
has ended.