Show SECURITY PACT I MEETS MEE TS APPROVAL SIGNATURES ARE AFFIXED AT CONVENTION HELD AT LOCARNO LOCARNO LO CARNO BY EUROPEANS Germans German Are re Accepted by Other Na Nation tion tlona A As Being On Equal Foot FootIng FootIng Ing For First t Time Since Sines The World War Locarno Switzerland Peace Peace between be bee tween Germany France and Belgium at last Is assured The long sought for security pact outlawing war fInally finally fin fIn- finally ally has been approved and the signatures signatures sig sig- natures of all contracting parties have been attached Not only has the Rhine thine pact been agreed to but the troublous question dealing with security for Frances France's allies allies al ale lies In the East East Poland Poland and Czechoslovakia Czecho Czecho- slovakia slovakIa likewIse likewise has been resolved Under the tho Western security pact the signatories I signatories France France rance Germany and engage Belgium engage themselves not to attack or Invade the others other's territory and to abstain from war Standing In the background as guarantors of ot the fulfillment of the terms of the agreement will be Great Britain and Italy ready to use their might against any of ot the signers of ot the tripartite agreement which violates Its terms Should disagreements arise arbitration arbitration arbitration arbi arbi- between the tho dissatisfied states Is obligatory The permanent court of International Justice boards of conciliation conciliation con cone and the council of the league of nations all are possibilities for settling disputes There will be collateral arbitration treaties between Germany and France and Germany and Belgium which will Interlock with the RhIne pact Itself and also aleo arbitration treaties between i Germany and Poland and Separate conventions will be I drawn up between France and her Eastern allies s guaranteeing France to aid them if they should meet with unprovoked or flagrant attack After initiating the Locarno agree- agree mens the various treaties probably will be signed two weeks hence in London Under the Rhine pact Germany Germany Ger Ger- many is to join the league of nations and the officials of ot the league are anxious that she do so at the earliest moment possible and participate Inthe in inthe inthe the preliminary studies for the proposed proposed pro pro- proposed posed disarmament conference which the league will convoke when it believes believes believes be be- Europe has reached the point of real security It Is no secret that Germany desires desires de do- sires a In the armaments of ot other her neighbors and that she believes with peace secure this will be attain attain- able Optimism prevails on the part of at least one of the main delegates to the conference here here here-Austen Austen Chamberlain Chamberlain Cham Cham- the British foreign secretary that not only has good come from the Locarno conference to Europe but to the nations of ot the world Relations have been established said Mr Chamberlain which will have their and repetition in the near future in the relations between other nations and there will emerge for Europe not a peace pact imposed but a peace pence consented to toby toby toby by all Benito Mussolini the premier of Italy is here to affix sis signature to the Locarno agreement as us with Great Britain one of the guarantors of the Rhineland pact Fearful of some possible untoward acts against him by Socialists from whose banner he seceded to become a Swiss police officials and a bodyguard of fascists ar are are guarding him |