The Locarno Treaties

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The Locarno Conference, which opened October 6 and closed October 16, was notable both for the treaties it adopted and for the spirit of goodwill which overcame difficulties that have wrecked conference after conference in Europe during the past seven years. The conference was attended by representatives of Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Poland. The Locarno protocol was signed on behalf of all of these nations, and each will become a party to one or more of the Locarno treaties when they have been ratified.

The era of better feeling between the Allies and Germany, which was inaugurated by the Dawes plan and fostered thereafter by Mr. Mac Donald and M. Herriot, was further strengthened at Locarno by the attitude of Mr. ...

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