Germany's Honour of Proposing Pact: Proofs of Her Good Faith: Paris Delight and German Satisfaction: Soviet Spite Locarno, Oct. 16.
All points in dispute, included the eastern question, were settled today.
'A document embodying the Security Pact and various arbitration treaties at present is being typed for initialling.
The Security Pact was initialled to-day The concluding stage of the historic conference was marked by the appearance of M. Briand and Dr. Stresemann in the window of the conference hall, which aroused great enthusiasm among the All the delegates warmly greeted in were very happy, but the greatest ovation of the day was reserved to Mr. Austen Chamberlain, who entered his car holding the protocol! aloft.
Mr. Chamberlain, apeaking to the British journalists, expressed his sole regret that the nations represented would be unable to hear the moving declarations the close of the conference. The words "of- Dr. Stresemann and M, Briand would remain an imperish-fable memory.
Locarno is en fete, The public buildings' are illuminated.—The famous monastery of Madonna del Sasso on the hillside, with the word Pax across the front, presents a brilliant spectacle, Tt stated that the various for eign Ministers will meet in London in December to sign the pact. entered into between France, Poland and Czecho-Slovakia. All juridical disputes are submissible to judges and all others to a conciliation committee with power to appeal to the League Council. In the event of a breach of treaty or refusal of arbitration or to abide by the arbitration verdict, the in-Jured party may apply' to th League Council and at the Council's bidding the signatories will immediately come to the injured Party's assistance, The Pact, which does not commit! the British Dominions, will not operate until Germany has entered the League of Nations.
The arbitration treaties between Germany, France The Pact will become unoperative if two-thirds of the members of the Council of the League agree that it is no longer necessary.
In connexion with Article XVI of the League Covenant a French! version states that France and Britain signed a declaration whereby they recognize that. the cent bution of League members in' the case of actual or threatened aggres-mast be German' version ays that collective Note will be presented on signatfire of the agreements in London on December 1 stating that the thee kinds of action. therein stipulated are not binding on Ger-which may exercise its fas regards participation in Jany of those measures Poland Somewhat Apprehensive Oct. 18, The Agreements Initialled entimerates the documents initiated The concluding communique viz, the treaty between Germany, Belgium, France, Britain and Italy and the arbitration conventions between Germany and Belgium, Germany and France, Germany and Poland and Germany and Czecho-Solvakia, all of which will be signed in London on December 1. Furthermore, separate agreements have been' concluded between France, Poland and Czecho-Slav arising' from the foregoing and will in due course be deposited with the, League of Nations cordial rpeeshes by. "Mr. Chamber-'The proceedings wound up wit
nin, M, Briand, Signor Mussolini and Dr. Stresemann. The German delegate joyfully greeted the great development of the idea of European peace and expressed the hope that. the treaties would mark the beginning of a period of common cooperation between nations.
Oct. 17.
A German communique says that the Reichsrath and the Reichstag. have to decide on acceptance oF rejection of the Protocol. Federal Premiers and representatives in the occupied territories have been summoned to Berlin in this con-
While Reuter's Moscow corres-Fondent quotes. the "Fzvestia" as contending that as a result of the Locarno Conference Poland. will be lated, Reuter's Warsaw corres-Pondent says that the atmosphere in Poland is rather optimistic. Great importance is attached the manner in which the clauses of the Pact will be interpreted practice, Tt is hoped that the western Powers will not, as a result of unfair treatment, drive Poland into disastrous alliance with Sov Russia, Oct. 19."
The text has been issued of the Locarno Protocol, the Mutual Guai antee Treaty, also the arbitration conventions and the agreements.
The delegates declare that it is their firm conviction that operation of all these instruments will contribute greatly towards _bringing about a moral rel of the tension between nations, help powerfully towards the solution of many political and economic problems accordance with national interests} id sentiments and hasten the dis-moment provided for in Article VIII of the League, in which they' undertake sincerely to ce-operate and seek realization in general agreement.
The central feature of the work, of the Locarno Conference is the!
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.