London, Mar. 17.
Lord Cecil, in a broadcast speech to the United States last night, ex-Dressed the view that Germany's reoccupation of the Rhineland should, jas a first step, be referred to the International Court of Justice at The Hague.
Referring to Herr Hitler's offer to negotiate 25-year non-aggression pacts, he recalled that Germany was Jalready bound by the Briand-Kellogy Pact never fo use war as an Instrument of national policy. Concerning Herr Hitler's suggestion that a demilitarized zone be created by France Jon her side of the Rhine, he asked what security was there that "Herr Hitler would no, at some faure time, march into stich a zone.
The recent secret and sudden Increase in the German alr force and [Germany's earlier abrupt withd-awol from the League of Nations, he added, were incidents which must be remembered in considering Herr Hitler's offer for partial limitation of air forees and his willingness to re-JJoin the League—Wireless through
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