A Geneva, Sept, 10, The: delegates stood and gave' [three cheers at the conclusion of a! speech -by -M, Briand, the French delegate, to-day, in. which he paid' tribute to Dr, Stresemann: and Sir Austen Chamberlain, whose joint labours had made Locarno possible, adding. that' France and Germany had put the bloody encounters of the battle-fields behind them, and would in future take their difficulties the justice of peace—the' League of Nations, A point made by Dr. Stresemann his speech was that Germany had already disarmed, and he hoped that disarmament would become general.
M. Briand © vehemently declared that the war spirit must be dis carded for ever from the activities of the League. To-day should be a reddlotter day_in their annals He assured the German delegation of the whole-hearted support of the French delegation,. "Let us finish with wars and the horrors of wars" he said.
A luncheon given the League Council by Pressmen was 'a remarkable gathering. All the delegates drank each other's health, Dr, Stresemann delivered a speech, and received a great ovation, "He id he was deeply moved by M. Briand's remark that France and Germany agreed to ce-operate cordially in the work of peace, At the conclusion of his speech the German delegate walked: up to M.
ud and touched glasses with him, Both emptied "glasses amid thunderous cheers, There were 300 guests present, Sir Austen Chamberlain, the British Foreign Secretary, received party of German journalists today, and stated that he held' the sine views a8 expressed by Dr. Stresemann and M. Briand, He could not forget the days of Locarno, ind. asked his hearer: is deep regrets Dr. Luther. Tt was a long way from Locarno to Geneva, but happily there had never been any turning back, The spirit of Locarno had overcome all obstacles. To-day reached. The small been ce-operating was now absorbed in They rust not forget that the path ahead was long, and must allay suspicious and heal the wounds of the past, He trusted there would no revival of bitterness,
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