Show vu GERMANY NO LONGERA LONGER A MENACE That Germany is no- no no longer a menace to France Is the tho opinion ot of an all eastern writer wi who makes this this comment on tho the restrictions restriction's restrIctions which operate to make German Germany II a military power not cot to be feared by France The German standing army Is held to me men Enlistments must be for tor a minimum period of oC 12 years ears and officers must serve until until- the age of ot 45 These pro pro- provisions provisions visions were designed to prevent ent II a repetition of ot the In Ingenious do- do de device dovice vice which Prussia employed after arter Jena Her lIer little army remained nominally at lit the tile maximum s set t by Napoleon but the 1 personnel changed rapidly i The army was tur ed I into to a speed high drill nia- nia Shine chine It is doubtful however even eveh it If German Germany should be tempt tempt- tempted ed to employ the post-Jena post meth od a second time whether any an serious menace would result resul There has been debate over the I question ot of the security strong over o military train train- trainIng training log Ing carried on under the guise of of ot hidden stores StoiCs of arms and latest of ot all of oC ai German factories in thus nus sla sia engaged in manufacturing polson pol poi poi- poison son gas But Dut while these things ma may hate have significance for Cor the state of oC German temper it is dif dif- difficult to see how they can con con con- i a serious threat The de de- de demilitarized demilitarized militarized z zone one thirty miles east cast ot of the Rhine fixed died in the treat treaty stands lands Within that zone cation have o been Leen demolished and military maneuvers maneu and depots are prohibited Under conditions of or modern large scale warfare Germanys Germany's Inability to mo mo- mobilize mobilize secretly and her lack of a ott place against France would seem to be decisive No No such Intentions are to be suspected In the present state of German s sentiment The immedi immediate ate aim of ot Berlin Is different and avowed Germany wants to cut short the French military occupation lion tion of ot the Rhineland not to end under the treat treaty until 1935 1933 Negotiations Negotiations have already taken place e and have brought M If land Briand Un- Un Under un under der fire at home borne |