Locarno, Oct. 4.
The peaceful little town is agog with excitement at the arrival of 80 many prominent foreigners for the Security Pact Conference. The place is swarming with journalists of all nationalities. Special police have been drafted in to maintain order and protect the distinguished guests, All delegations have now arrived and everything is ready for the Conference to-morrow.
Luther (Germany) in an in. terview expressed confidence that the Conference would produce decisive results if the negotiations re carried on in a spirit of! mutual goodwill and on a basis of equality and reciprocity.
Dr. Stresemann (Germany) said that the conference should aim at the re-establishment of sound finances and the promotion of technical progress. He pointed out that the hegemony of Europe had been definitely destroyed and that single Power was any longer able to pursue a policy of isolation. Dr. Stresemann denied hotly that his recent conversations with Comrade Chicherin. showed that Germany was seeking an eastern orientation,
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