Show HITLER SPURNS ARMS NOTES League Faced By Gravest Crisis in History Special Session of Body Demanded Powers Shocked b by bYj Rebuff Received in Germany Br By Associated Pre Press Pes s Adolf Adol Hitler's HiUer's reich which Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- da day startled Europe with an announcement announcement an an- announcement of a reawakened conscript conscript conscript con con- script army added firo to the turbulent turbulent tur tur- bulent situation today by firmly de declining declining de- de clining dining to entertain French and anti Italian protests against her action I While the French and Italian ambassadors ambassadors ambassadors am am- handed protests against violations of the military sections f of the Versailles treaty to frigidly formal formal formal for for- mal German foreign minister at J War Factories Busy PARIS March 21 UP Seventy UP-Seventy Seventy per cr cent of oC Germanys Germany's factories are rc working for war notably machine ma ma- chine gun and rifle factories operating oper aUng four shifts of oi six hours each General Luis Luis-F Louis Felix lix Maurin war minister told the army commission of the chamber of deputies today f I Berlin the Paris government sim simultaneously simultaneously simul simul- I- I looked to Geneva and told the league of ot nations the reich decision decision de to rearm threatened to di disturb dig dis the peace League observers expressed the tho opinion the international pea peace e bod body faces th the gravest crisis In It iU it E tory bory Because France Franc requested that an session of th the J council be held quick telephone calls caUs were made by the secretary- secretary general to c consult nult members of ot the council o on the setting of a date f Capitals on Guard f Br British tish and continental capitals capital s and Washington closely watched the developments London taking the view unofficially that the Berha Berlin Ber Ber- lin ha attitude is an unexpected jolt Baron Konstantin von Neurath Hitler's foreign minister struck the lat latest st blow low by declaring as the protest notes were delivered Into his hand The German government gov gov- must decline to entertain enter enter- t tam tain in the protest BERLIN BERLIN Astonished Astonished by the rebuff rebuff re re- re- re buff butt they received from the reich foreign minister the French and Italian ambassadors sent long reports reports re re- re ports to their governments of the startling reception they were accorded accorded accorded ac ac- ac- ac corded by GENEVA The GENEVA The league of nations nations' was considered to be confronted b bithe by bi bythe the gravest crisis in its history as asa asa asa a consequence of Frances France's appealing appeal appeal- ing hig under article 11 of the c covenant venant against ag Germanys Germany's rearmament ment dec dec- ROME ROME Government Government sources disclosed disclosed dis dJs closed Italy in its protest to o Germany Germany Ger Ger- many any declared it cann cannot t accept a situation determined by a unilateral unilateral eral oral decision annulling obligations is of an international character Premier Premier Pre Pro mier Mussolini was said to be pre prepared pro pre pared to address the legislature concerning concerning concerning con con- con con- his views of ot th tho tha existing European situation Takes Defense Step VIENNA Austria VIENNA Austria took another step toward military preparedness by publication of revised laws ws au authorizing authorizing au- au the commandeering of ot private ate vehicles vehicles' and ana civilian skill for military purposes In an time tithe of ot peace LONDON LONDO Official LONDON Official circles were jolted by the th attitude of ot Berlins Berlin's for foreign for eign elga office In the house of co commons corn com mons mona George Lansbury labo laborite ite declared de tie dared claret an armaments race must lul ultimately ul ui plunge us into war and the tho 8 destruction of ot civilization Sir John Simon expressed hope for tor frank discussions dis lis with the chancellor of Ge Geman Get Ger Germany man many many r. r He said the unilateral denunciation de dc by Germany might knight in inevitably n vit ably raise questions as to the value ue of 01 agreements Y Fo MOSCOW MOSCOW For Foreign ign quarters In In Moscow said sald they believed the full lull I support o of ot the soviet would be boo given the French re rench ch in the raising of the 1 C Continued 4 on TWO HITLER SPURNS ARMS PROTESTS Continued from Pare Page One German armaments question in th the league of nations VATICAN CITY Prelates CITY Prelates said Pope Pop Pius is preparing both an al aI allocution allocution locution and an encyclical letter in which he be will plead for tor peace and disarmament The allocution will willbe willbe be read reed In a s secret ret consistory before before be be- fore the cardinals April 1 W WASHINGTO WASHINGTON President ASH IN G TON President N President Roosevelt and his foreign affairs advisers studied a report from the United States embay embassy at t London Lendon which gives the official British version version version ver ver- sion of or the German rearmament rearmament situation There was no announce announce- mont ment as to the specific contents I Iwas It was said no d decision had been reached on any possible Washing Washing- tion lion action NEW V YORK YORK c Colby secretary of state slate In the s second cond Will VII son on administration attached some som blame for Cor the present European n situation sit on the allied war powers He said the covenants undertaken bythe by the allies to reduce their armaments have be been n marked by something very different from strict ance He expressed ed the yiew view the tho situation docs does not inv involve lve a war menace menace Copyright 1935 Associated Press BERLIN March 21 Determined 21 to override all opposition in its march toward full rearmament nt the German government t today da flatly declined d to consider Fre French ch and I Italian protests ng against its its' oral cral abrogation of oC the Versailles treaty reaty military clauses After paying separate visits to the French Stench foreign office to deli deliver er the communications of or their governments governments govern govern- overn ments the French and Italian am- am to their great astonishment astonish astonish- ment nent were informed in effect by Baron Konstantin von yon N urath the foreign minister that Hitler would pa pay no DO attention to them hem This action was wa interpreted In official official of- of circles as a further warning that hat Germany already feels so strongly confident of her military power that paper protests of her violation of part 5 of the treaty of oC the section dealing with milItary restrictions arc are useless Intimates of both ambassadors Andre Andie Poncet Francois-Poncet of France and nd Vittorio Cerrutti of at Ital Italy said the he envoys left leCt feeing feel feel- ng they had carried another piece of f paper to the waste basket Both emissaries immediately sent lopS long ong reports home to their govern govern- ments An official issued after fter the departure of the Italian ambassador said Von Neurath had informed Cerrutti th that t the basis of f the Italian note cannot be ac ac- ac I lk knowl i d as u uthe the the disarmament me t promises of ot the oth other Versailles signatories signatories signatories sig sig- sig- sig have not been fulfilled When Baron von yon Neurath took the French rench communication from the hand handoC of oC Ambassador Pon Francois-Pon- he frigidly remarked The Thc ar argument mentA adduced d In th the French note do tin not take the nc- nc tuni situation Into account therefore wherefore wherefore where where- fore the German government nt rn must muni t decline to entertain tim tho protest The Italian ambassador Vittorio Cerrutti received d the same ame curt curti re reply reply re- re ply when he delivered Premier Mussolini's Mussolini's Mus Mus- prot protest st to the foreign office two hours hours later Copyright 1936 1935 Ass Associated Press PARIS March 21 21 France France today day bluntly accused Germany o of violating violat violat- ing lag treaty obligations in a note which the reich refused to consider and at the same time asked the league of nat nations nation on to put Germany I on trial The French government requested request request- ed cd an extraordinary session of oC the league council for the examination The he note to Germany German said aid the German action was clearly contrary contrary con con- to treaties and agreements and raised the most formal protest pro pro- test The French communication was similar to tn one the Italians deposIted depos depos- in the by the ambassadors of ot both France and Italy but the Berlin foreign office announced officially that neither note would be considered Reveal real Content Contents Whereupon th the French govern government government govern govern- overn ment disregarded an arran arrangement ement with Berlin and published the note which covered three typewritten pages It warned Germany that the decision to reestablish its army was clearly contrary to the contractual written In the treaties that hat Germany signed and declared it t Frances France's duty to raise the most formal protest against these measures meas mean ures with regard to which it now had f formulated every eyer reservation Ambassador Francois left Jett the he note at the German foreign office office of- of fice ice which a accepted the document but mt told the ambassador that the note note disregarded the real situation ti li liand and therefore could not be taken Into nto consideration This was taken by French officials of- of ls in Berlin to mean that neither the French nor the Italian notes would be answered further than by acknowledgements of their receipt The note said in part Conscious of the efforts of ot conciliation conciliation con conS which it has not ceased to follow ollow in all loyalty and with the most constant care for German dignity dignity dig dig- to associate the reich fully lully with the he organization of ol European security ity ty it can only place on the G German German Ger Ger- r. r man government responsibility for forthe forthe the he state of uneasiness thus created in n the world and the Hie con consequences which can result from it Copyright 1935 Associated Press ROME March 21 The 21 The Italian government government gov gov- cannot accept a situation a unilateral decision annulling obligations of an int international national na ional character Italy informed Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many today in her note protesting the reich's eich's rearmament program The note nole says the thc reich's decision decisions is s particularly serious erious because of the he state of ot uncertainty which it excites ex- ex cites ites In all countries A government 1 nt spokesman said the exact version of the presentation of oC the he Italian note at Berlin follows Ambassador Cerutti was r received ed by y F Foreign reign Minister Konstantin von Neur lhand and presented d the note Von Neurath urath received the note most courteously cour- cour He did not turn it down or refuse reuse to receive it H Haying Having received ed it t he then reaffirmed the German point joint of view vie His reaffirmation was that hat it was not Germany who had violated the Versailles treaty He said it t was the allies who had violated it t by not disarming as the they had promised prom prom- sed to do under the treaty Certainly this does docs not constitute rejection ejection of ot the Italian note said ald the he spokesman The note has been accepted d and the protest has been made There is nothing extraordinary in n the ia that Germany should have havea a gain again ain repeated her argument The spokesman said the same cir cir- cir cir- of presentation of the Italian note nole hold good for Jor the presentation presen presen- tation lation of oC the French note and that therefore both notes have been ac ac- Later Federico undersecretary under under- secretary of war speaking in the presence of or Premier Mussolini before a tense chamber of or deputies declared Italy taly would keep its present mil military lary class lass under arms there would be beno beno beo no o reduction in the Italian conscription tion lon ion terms and Italy was ready for fora fora fora a a war of ot movement The deputies fully aware that only a short hort time earlier Germany had refused to entertain an Italian protest protest pro- pro test ost against rearmament leaped to their heir feet and shouted Viva 11 II Duce viva long live Mussolini long live the army Cop Copyright right 1935 Associated Press MOSCOW March 21 21 Foreign Foreign quarters quarten in Moscow said today they believed the full support of the so 50 soviets soviets so- so viets would be given the French French in the he raising of the German armaments arma arma- ments question in the league of oC natIOns na- na lons The decision of the French cabinet cabinet cabi- cabi net to appeal to Geneva was received re re- in Moscow with great satisfaction satisfaction satis- satis faction as fitting titting in with the soviet contention that a united front is necessary to deal with the situation resulting from Hit- Hit cr's lerg creation of a conscript arm army The soviet government has been officially advised ad that Pierre Laval FrEnch foreign minister is coming comingo to o Moscow and has extended its In Invitation invitation invitation in- in to him although the date for Cor or his visit has not yet been fixed It was reported here that Laval tint first will go to Stresa Piedmont Italy taly where a conference w with th Sir John Simon the British foreign secretary secretary sec sec- and Premier Mussolini of Italy taly Is understood to be planned Afterward it is believed he will proceed tp Geneva to place the mater matter matter mat mat- ter er before an extraordinary session of the league council before belore coming comingo to o Moscow Copyright 1935 Associated Press Pres LONDON March 21 21 Sir Sir John Simon Simon Si mon foreign secretary today told the hou house e of commons that if he only can have hwe a a. successful personal con con- with ith Hitler I the major powers of 01 Europe ing lag Germany German will be called i iI into l a conference to create a new European security system His declaration was wa made m in n the theace face ace of su suggestions in unofficial ial cir circles cir clan cles that Germanys Germany's refusal to entertain en Italian and French protests made today mi might ht precipitate another crisis in European relationships before be fore he can get et to Berlin for his talks alks with Hitler next Monday The foreign secretary spoke to the leg legIslators after George Lansbury lax la la- bor x r leader had declared G Germany had lad demanded the r right ht to tear up I Ion the Versailles treaty and to embark on a policy of armament which would inevitably lead to an arma ments race which must ultimately plunge lunge e us into war and the destruction destruction tion of civilization |