Armaments Question Raised in Aide Memoire to French Government Berlin, Aug. 30.
A grave crisis once more looms
country may very soon be again Germany' and the fie of the the melting pot, 'No difference of opinion exists between President Hindenburg and the 'Chancellor, Herr von Papen, 'Who conferred at Neudeck this morning' in the presence of Herr Yon Gayl Minister of the Interior, fand General "von Schleicher, afin ister of Defence, 'A. communique issued subsequent to this conference states that it iseussed the economic. programme of the Reich as recently enunciate ed_by the Chancellor." President Hindenburg insisted that Herr von Papen' should carry out a poley which would safeguard the standard ving in' Germany' and" the ideals "of the workers.
It is understood that Herr von Papen has. be: given full powers the President meet any emergencies.
"He who fights and lives for Gee-many as the wight and law on his ta death sentences of the five Nazis at deputies, yesterday, alluding to the
Beuthen." He said that he and his followers could not Understand. that the five Nazis should be executed for tone Polish insurgent.
Herr Hitler reaffirmed his claim to take over the control of the ferment. which he said, was denied him ecause he had retuned gent the present rulers' conditions. Nevertheless, he said it was only 0 matter of time before ho would at-{ain his rights, "Ie is. quite possible to" rule without the Retehitag but nat without the people," he ase fied by a further statement this faftornoon, which revealed—that other major powers have been ad: vised of Germany's "determination to reorganise her army.
Partial scrapping of reparations: jin the meantime is accepted as ignifying further crumbling of the Versailles system under which Germany was securely shackled "by Tt has also been disclosed that before the memorandum was delivered to M. Poneet, the French Ambassador was told'by Baron von Neurath, the German Foreign Minister, that Germany still insists upon radical universal disarmament, bat failing this, remodeling of the German army is imperative. The extent of the military reorgani tion will depend entirely upon mili tary evolution in other countries, the Foreign Minister made cle United Press Sept. 1.
General Von Schleicher has grant-interview. tothe Italian Fascist' journal, "Resto del Carlino" in which the whole question of the German' view toward. disarmament Germany's demand for equality of rights is taken up in detail.
The gist of the general's statements was, thet Germany desires definite and swift disarmament not only because" of the excessive money outlay for armaments which retards economic recovery through fut the world, but also because. of her own virtual disarmament the present time, The Conference the Limitation of Armament complete failure The more Germany's. desire for general "disarmament is unsatisfied, the more must Germany hand it Fecognition of A statement from Berlin explains that in fact no formal note was presented to France, but that the! matter was raised in conversation' in Berlin between Baron von Neurath, German Minister for Forjeign Affairs, and the French Ambassador in 'Berlin, as a sequel to the promise given' by the French Premier, M. Herriot, in Lausanne Jand Geneva to hear Germany's: claim to equality in armaments in August. his remarks during this conversation and sent them to the French Ambassador as an aide memoirs.
Another reason why France alone ]was approached on the matter was that, according to Beri all the governments in Ger JLausanne, with the exception of France, were inclined to favour! Germany's claim to equality, the keynote, of M. Herriot's policy,|note is struck by the French and [there can be no doubt that he will] Polish press. But in the face of not decide anything without consult-jing London. Moreover, the Versailles Treaty appertains to the League Jof Nations and in any case, is the Prospect of long changes, The details of Germany's claim Ihave leaked out in Paris and it is
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