Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-07 | Page 2 | Arms Threat Sent France by Germany

ARMS THREAT T SENT FRANCE BY GERMANY Nation Will Enlarge Forces Despite Protests Minister Minister Min Min- ister Asserts By Tress Press BERLIN Sept 7 A 7 A German ul ultimatum ulU ulti- malum announcing that she will qu quit the world disarmament conference unless the powers agree e to gra grant he her equality in m armaments was beforE the world today From a clear sky last night Foreign Minister Baron Konstantin von Ne Neu Neurath rath roth publIshed the text of the govern Jovern governments ment ments s aide to France co con taming its arms equality demands The document was handed to th the French ambassador more than a wee week ago The note also suggested confidential confide talks between the French anc and German governments Its public publication tion followed shortly and suddenly a statement made at Koenigsberg b by Defense Minister General Kurt vo ron on Schleicher who said if if Germany Is not granted arms arms equality she wJ willarm will arm anyway The defense minister recognized recognize as a power behind the Von cal calInet cab cab- Inet met added that he meant what h he said Foreign Minister von Neurath sai saihe saId he published the text of or the note to France to dispose of erroneous impressions im im- im which had got abroad anc and to refute charges that Germany was wa planning to arm to arm to the prewar stand stead ard The aide memo ire wa way intended t to tobe tobe be confidential he said but France Franc had seen fit to communicate it to other nations It contained nothIng surprising as the text would show he said and there was no intent to throw obstacles in lathe inthe the path of the disarmament disarmament dis dis- dis armament treaty among the nations nation It is useless to tell teIl us to have patience pa pay tience and wait for other powers t to disarm in the course of time h he said and that equality will dul duly come along too We have been wait wai ing lag more than ten years to get ou our claims recognized The disarmament conference has ha come to the point where a declaration about equality can no rio longer b be shelved Germany can no long longer r b be expected to submit to discrimination which is irreconcilable with the honor lionor lion hone or and security of the nation Summarized the nine ninepoints points of th the aide propose 1 1 Confidential talks between Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many and France F 2 Germany could not agree to th the resolution with which the arms arms' conference conference con con- ference closed on July 23 promising a later agreement for arms reductions because it left open the question o of whether it was also applicable to toGer Ger many 3 Equality as the fundamental point 4 Germany always has urged that tha other powers disarm to Germanys Germany's status under the Versailles Versalles treaty but bu there seems no prospect of this Ger this Ger Germany many has the same right to security as the others 5 and 6 The application of any discriminatory provisos to Germany would mean that she would continue to be a second class nation 7 All AIl categories of arms not generally gen gen- orally f forbidden must also be permitted permitted per per- to Germany and she must b be given special considerations especially especial especial- ly a special short service militia fo for forthe forthe the pr prete protection of her frontiers 8 8 The French premier has emphasized emphasized em em- the need of se security fo for France Germany is willing to discuss discuss dis dis- dis cuss any projects serving the end o of security for tor eve everybody ody 9 Germany begs France to tobe be assured as as- of the loyal and moderate character character character char char- acter of other her intentions but adds that tha the question of equality can no longer longe be left open