Evening star., 1926-03-22
STRESEMANN HINTS
EFFORTS TO ENTER
LEAGUE MAY END
Declares Germany Reserves
Right 10 Withdraw
Application.
SCORES 0BSTRUCTIONlST
TACTICS AT GENEVA
Defends Delegations Course in
Staying on Rather Than to Re-
turn to Win Local Laurels.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. March c2-Foreign Min.
lister Stresemann told the Reichtag to-
day that Germany reserves the right
to withdraw her application for entry
into the League of Nations In the
event the decision of the new commits
sion regarding reconstruction of the
council does not correspond with Ger
many's expectations.
The league has been plunged into
grave crisis by the breakdown of the
negotiations for .Germany's election,
Foreign Minister Stresemann declared
He frankly criticized the obstruc
ZIONIST tactics employed by certain
powers at Geneva in keeping Ger
many from the council seat promised
her at LoCarno.
Outcome Is DeplOred.
The outcome of the negotiations
must I've deeply deplored. because the
chief mourner after all is the league
itself" he said.
Whether we consider the leag
an efficient instrument for the promul-
cation of peace and the promotion of
humanitarlan ideals. or whether we
recognize In II newly inven' ed Giplo-
matte contrivance calculated TO fur.
ther the special interests of individual
states. the fact remains that as re-
suit Of the events In Geneva the
league has suffered in both directions.
The adherents of the league. the
foreign minister said. should have
subordinated all other considerations
to the formalities OF receiving Ger
nj p,,
titude the principle underlying the
1eague-that of universality-would
have been considerably strengthened,
but the special interests of certain
states were exploited In such a power
fu and brutal manner that a sitlN
alton was provoked which the league
for the time being was unable to
master.
Defends Delegations Course.
Replying to q reproach because the
German delegation had not left
Geneva the moment the council mem
bership question no longer conformed
with the promises received by Ger
many at Locarno. DIR. Stresemann
said:
Such a departure unauestionably
would have called forth cheap laurels
for the German delegation at home.
but at the expense Of our prestige
in the eyes of the rest of the world.
We could not afford to offend the
League of Nations because the atti-
tude Of several powers in 1t seemed
incorrect. AS 1t was. we left Geneva
without a single power there justified
in blaming us for the unsatisfactory
result of the conference.
Before and during the war we fre-
estimating the Importance Of public
sentiment as a world factor II that
was a mistake at the zenith of our
power. 1t would have represented
nothing less than a crime In our pres.
ent situation.
The entire attitude of the organs
Of the League Of Nations reflected
a wish for peace with the German
nation. To respond to such senti-
ments with an abrupt departure would
have been foreign political blunder."
Wants Rhineland Freed.
Germany, he added. must continue
to strive to enter the league on equal
terms with the world powers. even If
the league be nothing but a diplomatic
interests of nations.
Fortunately. however. Germany's in
terests were identical with the league
ideals. and she had no intention Of
prosecuting any kind of policy of
might or Of balancing of powers.
Germany would not abandon her
we'll known principles. and did not
hesitate to declare that Swedens offer
to withdraw from the council. while
altruistic, would not solve the prob.
lem without changing the political
complexion of the league.
Germany. the foreign minister added,
had declared her willingness to CO.
operate Loyalty for the development
Of the league, and it was the task of
the German delegation in Geneva not
TO let the Locarno policy plunge head
long into an abyss.
DIR. Stresemann concluded by saying
that continued occupation of the see
ond and third Rhineland zones by the
allies was incompatible with the Lo-
carno policy and Germany's attitude.
and 1t was the unanimous decision of
the German government to follow up
the policy begun at Locarno.