It is from this point of view that we wish
to say some- thing in strcng support of the Note. We never thought that the delay in withdrawing from Cologne was tecessary. For all practical purposes Germany is, and long has been, disarmed. Nevertheless, there have been undoubted technical violations of the Treaty in Germany, and it was not to be expected that France, always fearful of the small cloud on the horizon, would overlook them. Surely the Germans can muster up enough good sense to read between the lines and perceive that it was necessary for us to work in co-operation with the French, and that there arc many signs of our good will in the Note. If the Germans really desire peace—and we believe that the German nation as a whole does--they will set to work at once to remove the causes of French displeasure.
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