He went on to demand from the Allies further details
of the alleged default. These will, of course, be supplied. We have several times explained our reasons for deploring our indefinite delay in withdrawing from Cologne. But in all such matters it is necessary for both sides to play their part in reaching a smooth arrangement. We hope that Germany will not forget that we have our difficulties just as much as she has hers and that it is desirable that she should make it possible for Great Britain to do what the majority of Englishmen undoubtedly want to do. Herr Luther spOke of the easy and pleasant co- operation with the Allied Commissions under the Dawes scheme. What is possible in the case of commercial and financial business is undoubtedly also possible in military affairs. Herr Luther may be assured that though our Government may sometimes be too susceptible to the arguments of France or may be over-anxious to keep step with her, the real wish of the British nation is to see both French and British troops out of Germany at the earliest possible moment.
