Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-17
.LOCARNO POWERS
ACT CTTOPRESERVE
PEACE OF EUROPE
Representations to Be Made
to Soviet and Polish
Governments.
JUG0SLAV-ALBANIAN
CANCELLATION URGED
Great Britain, France, Germany,
Belgium and Italy Decide
on Three Steps.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, June 17.-Three steps to
preserve the peace Of Europe in the
present troubled situation have been
decided upon by the representatives of
the Locarno treaty powers attending
the League of Nations Council session
here, a spokesman for the German
delegation declared today. Great Brit
ain, France, Germany, Belgium and
Italy, he said, had decided:
I. To make individual friendly rep
reservations to the Soviet and Polish
governments to do nothing to en-.
danger the peace of their two coun'
tries.
II. That the powers should make in.
dividual representations to the Soviet
concerning the wholesale executions in
Russia, pointing out that these were
causing an unfortunate impression
abroad.
III. To advise both Jugoslavia and
Albania to adopt a conciliatory atti-
tude and settle amicably the incident
Of the arrest of a Jugoslavian legation
dragoman, which was followed by rup-
British Move Denied.
The German spokesman denied that
Foreign Minister Stresemann had
been sounded by the British foreign
secretary concerning the possibility
of troops passing through German
territory in case Russia attacked
Poland. Germany, he added, was
more anxious about Franco-German
relations than about the Russo-Polish
situation, believing the latter not
dangerous.
The Germans, he continued, were
going back to Berlin deeply disap'
pointed because they had been able
to get only vague promises that the
French troops in the Rhineland would
be reduced in number. The Berlin
government, he said, wanted more
than promises. 1t appeared that the
population of the Rhineland would be-
come incensed at the continued pres
ence of foreign arny--he.1ce the
belief that Franco-German relations
were more delicate than Russo-Polislf.
The French, he charged, were rails
ing questions about the actual legal
fuIfllment of minor treaty points,
such as conversion of military bar
racks and demilitarization of tils
Prussian police. Germany would sell
or convert the barracks as soon as
possible. he asserted. and a bill con-
cerning the police was now before
the Reichstag.
American Officer Rejected.
AS for the dismantled military
works on the Polish frontier, the
spokesman said it had been suggested
that an American officer be selected
to verify the dismantling. The
French, however, had refused this
suggestion. and the Germans, acting
in the spirit of Locarno, would accept
French officer.
Under these circumstances, the
spokesman went on, it would be a bad
time to raise the question of using
German soil for the passage of
French troops to Russia in the event
of possible though unlikely Russo
Polish hostilities, because it would
mean that Germany, being overrun
by French troops, would occupy the
same position as did Belgium during
the World War.
British Repudiate Report.
The British delegation likewise to-
day repudiated the report that
Foreign Secretary Chamberlain had
sounded DR.. Stresemann regarding the
passage of troops. However, it Is
deemd likely that there has been a
general discussion concerning the OPP
GRAFTON Of the League covenant and
military or economic penalties in the
event of any fiare-up of war in Eu-
rope.
Military contributions by League
states are left to individual members.
but it Is believed that the day will
come when the jurists will be asked
to study Germany's exact position in
this respect as a League member and
to determine whether the Locarno
pact really relieves her from permit
ting German territory to be used for
the passage Of troops which have
the Leagues mandate to maintain
peace.