Evening star., 1928-03-02
RUHR OCCUPATION
PROMISES TROUBLE
Germans See Real Peace
Only When Allied Troops
Quit Territory.
BY FRANK II. SIMONDS.

Correspondence of The Star,
BERL1N.-Three years ago. l was in
Berlin when the foreign minister, DR.
StreSemann, launched the first pro-
poSalS which were to lead to Locarno
to the entrance of Germany into the
League of Nations and to the whole
policy of peace by reapproaclmentw with
France which has made international
history of Europe ever since. Today
German policy is once more at point
of crisis hardly less important and
again Stresemann is addressing himself
to France.
The triumph of Republican principles
within Germany and of foreign pollcy
Of reconciliation and co-operatloh,
Stresemann's policy. has had SHINING
yin0ication in recent events. Iouay Ger
many has prosperity at home ana sonie-
thing more than peace ABROAD. nei WIZ
in Geneva has become lniiuentlai. ne,
position i'll Europe has been reS'olsu
to that Of great power Inc tMi,' epi,
ceptions, those of Weimar ana 10
carno of the republic and OF reeoncln-
alton, have been largely reall1eo'
Appeal TO Allies.
r;ren -his condition. given the PROOFS
r-srmanv has made. through the lui-
fln,ent Of the Dawes plan. through me
exert observance since 1ocHno OF al
the many and complicated conoi,Ul.s
of the peace treaties, the Wiiole w
man people at this moment are au-
dressing to the peoples ana 'he sot.
ernments Of the allied h2'ioilS 'iiA'
Appeal: . ,.o
since We have performed, since we
nave complied, since we have given PROOF
~ a will for peace, of a desire for recon
Citation. since visibly and induoltaoiy
the men and the parties whlcn sIaiiu
for peace and international lriehusilip
dominate in Germany, has noi tile iiior
n,ent come when it Is mattel ol
siu,nle Justice to withdraw from Ger
man soil those armies of occupation
which were 10 be the guarahtcIs VI
our performance and now remain no.
merely an unnecessary humlllatlon' put
an unmistable barrier TO the lurther
nrocrass Of the spirit and the policy
OF Locarno?'
what use is there then for the MAIN
tenance of so 900 or $4,000 allied troops
on German soil? They must go IN
seven wears. according 10 the treaty
they must leave the second zone IN less
than two wears. They add nothing 10
the security of France which is not
actually contained in the British guar :
antee of Iocarno. For the period OF
the unexpired span of occupation the
Germans are willing that there should
be League of Nations inspection 10
prove that Germany is still living up
to her treaty obligations.
I'll Feeling Threatens.
From the psychological point of view
nv Judgment is that If the current
year sees no great modifir"f'"~ III
conditions respecting occupation. not
only will the whole beneficent process
of appeasement and conciliation DO
tween the French and O~.".---. .--~..--4
be postponed. but-and this is far more
serious-there will develop in Germany
the conviction that no such appease-
ment Is actually possible.
In appraising the German state O.!
mind one must appreciate that it Is
practical The Germans have arrived
at the conclusion that for their own
recovery and future existence European
peace is essential. They are concenuat-
ing all their attention upon treaties OF
trade and commerce. not alone with
neutral nations, but even With Poland
II Germany is TO reverse the fatally uI1-
favorable balance between exports and
imports, resume her pre-war posit1Dn