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With which M. *land leaned across the table, addressed himself particularly to the German delegates and invited them to collaborate in a common labour of peace. He. asked for " solidarity instead of suspicion," and declared that in the light of the Locarno Convention " we arc Europeans only." " I see in these Conventions," he added, " the beginning of a magnificent work—the renewal of Europe." The Germans were not backward in response. Dr: Stresemann very truly said that 1019 unwritten Jaws sometimes worked far better than formulas, 1020 and the real triumph of Locarno was that success had. been obtained by informality. Then he went on to use 1020 words which will be- remembered. -" A community of fate binds us to one another. If we go under we go under together. May later generations have reason to think gratefully of this day!" The ceremony ended with a friendly little incident, happily suggested by Sir Austen Chamberlain, that a telegriun of greeting should be sent to the Mayor of Locarno.
