Milan, Oct. 14.
An improvement in the relations between Britain and Germany is anticipated by the paper "Stampa" as the result of the German government's declaration regarding Belgium. The paper believes that many Englishmen will now begin to doubt if Britain's frontiers are really on the Rhine as proclaimed by the then Mr. Lord Baldwin. Italy, the paper continues, welcomes the German declar ration and declares the constructive Berlin, Oct, 13, Commenting on the forthcoming Nine-Power parleys, the "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" observes that Germany has mo connection with the treaty, since the conclusion of which Germany left the League of Nations.
The paper recalls that it ws at the Chinese request that Germany refrained from adhering to the Washington pact though, during the Washington conference in 1921-1922, the United States Government favoured participation of Germany, chiefly opposed by France. After ratification by the powers concerned, the United States Government proposed in 1925 that Germany should adhere to it and the German Government consented if its decision were ratified by the Reichstag.
The Chinese Government and the Kuomintang protested on ibe ground that Germany would y signify her adherence on unequal terms to a treaty concluded by imperialist states. Following a protest lodged with the German Foreign Office by the then Chinese Minister, Mr. Wei, the Berlin section of the Kuomintang appealed in February, 1926, to the Reichstag deputies not to ratify the pact which from the Chinese point of view -was incompatible with the existing agreement between China and Germany. This appeal was successful and Germany has never adhered to the Washington pact—
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