Show GERMANS HOLD FOR EQUALITY Rejection of Eastern Locarno Pact Questions Aims I Seeks Substitute GENEVA Sept 17 Alter W After hearing broadsides against the soviet by five nations and a a. defense defense de de- de- de by France the political al committee of th the league learue of nations na na- na lions ass assembly recommended to today today to to- day dayl the election of Russia into the league GENEVA Sept 17 Germany TV holds that her relationship to the league of ot nations cannot be discussed so long as her equality rights are re in lIin an any W way y questioned from certain quarters ers ers' This position was outlined in her recent reply to Euro European n powerS powers in which she refused to agree t to the eastern Locarno treaty sponsored by France to insure peace in eastern Europe This project was discussed unofficially unofficially CJ today as the assembly of th the league leacue engaged In formalities which are are re expected to culminate in the election deetion election elec dee tion of Russia to membership A Areso reso resolution lution providing for the Soviets Soviet's entry was sent to the political committee for consideration No Mention l of Future The German note pointed out that sponsors of the eastern pact made no mention of Berlins Berlin's future relations with the l league legue ue and said sald If this omission is to indicate the Initiators are taking it for granted that Germany Germany Ger Ger- many will return to the league as a matter of course Germany must refer re re- f fer r to declarations repeatedly made Germany asked the reas reason n for the proposal to make France a a. a guarantor of the eastern pact and also why this guarantee is to be beso so stipulated in ina a special treaty that only applies to Germany and the soviet union and not to other contracting powers of the Ule eastern pact 7 In refusing the eastern Locarno Chancellor Hitler's government however however how how- ever moved toward a substitute agreement Other Agreement Berlin does docs not wish altogether to reject the idea of multilateral pacts said her reply to the sugg suggestion tion of world powers that she sign the eastern east ern n n Locarno and is willing to accept an art agreement embodying collective nona obligations and consultation consultation con conS bc between interested powers in periods of political crisis German fears that Russian or French troops might march again on her soil were said to be the motive o of her refusal of the pact She reject reject- rejected ed its basic feature which requires all signatories to lend military aid to any signatory attacked The assembly today r refused to grant China the privilege of re for tor a seat scat on the league council and elected Chile Spain and Turkey members of the council |