Evening star., 1926-09-10
GERMANY PLEDGES
SELF TO ARB|TRATE
! LLFUTURE ISSUES
UnexampIed Enthusiasm Ex-
hibited at Formal Admis-
sion to League.
BRAND PLACES FRANCE
ON RECORD AGAINST WAR
Stresemann Pictures Reich as Be-
lieving Divine Plan Is for In
ternational Cooperation.

By the Associated Press.
Germany was received into THE
League of Nations today amid scenes
OF European reconciliation which in
their fire of enthusiasm have been
unexampled since the armiStice.
Germany and France, through For
eisn Ministers Stresemann and BRAND
committed themselves to perpetual
peace, and solemnly engaged the
honor of their nations hencefort h
never 10 draw the sword, but to settle
disputes by arbitration or compromise.
Three things stood out dramatiCal-
ly on this historic day. The first was
DR.. Stresemann' picture of present
day Germany as gripped only by lofty
ideals. determined to dedicate her
energies henCefOrth to international
cooperation based on a high intel
lectual and moral plane. This spirit,
he said, had entered into the very
conscience of the German people.
Brands Remarkable Grafton.
The second feature was the remark
able Grafton of NJ. BRAND. whose
declaration that Germany and France
have had enough glory in the past
and need no further demonstration of
heroiSm, and whose proclamation
that the roar of guns had now been
silenced. evoked tumultucus applause.
The third outstanding. incident was
the scene of almost delirious jubila-
ton throughout the vast auditorium
when Sir George Foster of Canada
6rose. as NJ. Rriand was closing his
speech. and. waving high the Union
Jack, called for three cheers for
France s eminent leader.
Instantly every man and woman in
the hall stood and Joined in the uproar
Of applause, which lasted several min
uteS and which seemed a spontaneous
expression of JOY that the two prin-
cipal protagoniStS in the great war
had sworn henceforth to abandon the
use of arms and seek solution of all
their difficulties in the peaceful at
mosphere OF the League of Nations.
World Has Enough of War.
"Faith will move mountains, NJ.
BRAND affirmed during his address.
Both he and Or. Stresemann admit
ted that many problems still awaited
solution, but voiced the conviction
that. by the exercise of good will and
bv realizing that the world has had
enough of war, solutions could always
he found.
Foreign Minister StreSemann, in his
address before the League assembly.
declared il was an event OF historical
importance that his country and those
that allied against her in the World
War should be brought together
within the League for permanent, pa
cific cooperation.
l., ~. u
League was destined to give a new
direction to the political developments
of mankind. one great material need
WAS the restoration of the traditional
exchange of good will between conti-
nentS by bridging the CULTS which
separated the different national eco
nomic systems. Yet, far more i'm
portant than material things was the
soul of the nations themselves.
Conflicts Are Deplored.
lie portrayed the Germany of toda V
as believing that it could not he the
purpose of the divine world order
that men should direct their supreme
national energies against one another,
thus ever thruStinG back the general
progress of civilization.
"lIo will serve humanity best who
develops his moral and intellectual
EiftS TO the highest significance, thus
oVerStepping his own national boun-
darleS ana serving the whole of man
kind the German statesman said.
Ideals Of nationality and of hui
manity may unite on an intellectual
plane and in the field of political as
piratiOn, provided there is the will to
serve the common progress and to de-
vote efforts to the peaceful co-opera-
L.,
Nations. will lead 10 just solutions"
The German government. he de
c|ared Will unsWervinGly follow the
IDEAS of settlement of disputes by
arbitration as given birth at Locarno
and he asserted that these ideas We're
becoming more and more deeply root
ed in the conscience of the German
people. Therefore he felt that he
could authoritativelv say that the
German race would collaborate whole
heartedly with the league.
Touches on Disarmament.
After insisting that general dis
armament should he advanced by tact
fHl work through the league. mas
much as the complete disarmament
of Germany WAS enforced under the
Versailles treaty. DR.. Strescmann de
clared the league was the heir and
executor of the treaties of 1919.
Many divergencies had arisen be
tween Germany and the leag que from
these treaties. but he hoped that dis
CusSion would be rendered easier
through German cooperation in the
league.
The first assembly of the league
with German delegation present be
gan before an audience which jammed
the historic Hall of Reformation.
The German delegates were kept
husv shaking hands with other dele
gates right mp 10 the time that Presi-
dent Ninchitch called the body to
order.
Germans Enter Solemnly.
The proceedings were opened by
eenor ACuero Of Cuba reporting the
credentials of the German delegates
IN order. Consequently they were duly
admitted to membership The Ger
mans. headed by Or. Stresemann.
eolemnlv walked into their seats amid
the applause Of all the other delegates.
many of whom We're standing. Cam
eras clicked furiously for minute,
and then NJ NinchitCh began his ad-
dress of welcome. which was heartily
applauded.