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In Berlin, Dr. Cuno, the German Chancellor, made his long-expected

speech. His theme was passive resistance and its indefinite prolongation. Negotiations must come from the French. The Times report adds :— "Only in the most veiled and guarded manner did Dr. Cuno indicate that Germany would enter into any sort of negotiations. If the path is opened to us,' he declared, which, free from foreign pressure, leads us back to justice and common sense, by way of open debate, on an equal footing, the Government would pursue it. But it would not put its signature to anything which it could not fulfil.'" The speech was considered rather too uncompromising by all but the Right of the Reichstag.

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