Show laval Returns to Paris As Private Citizen By Dy RALPH HEINZEN VICHY France Dec 18 UP UP- UP Pierre Laval ousted vice premier and foreign minister arrived in Paris early Wednesday It was understood in his new capacity of a private citizen after having conferred for an hour Tuesday night with Otto Abetz German diplomatic envoy to France Laval took part for half an hour Tuesday in the three-hour three conference conference conference con con- ference between Marshal Philippe Petain chief of state and Abetz who came here to seek an explanation explanation explanation ex ex- for Adolf Hitler of of Laval's summary dismissal I Laval Goes to Chateau I Laval then went to his chateau at Chatel don near Vichy Abetz went to the chateau Tuesday night it was learned after ending his talks with Petain and other government leaders and conferred with Laval Abetz and Laval returned to Vichy together and left at about the same time time but but it was understood understood understood under under- stood separately separately for for Paris I went to Tuesday afternoon and found Laval watching watching watch- watch ing ng the butchering of a fat hog under the historic wall of his castle He also visited his mineral mineral mineral min min- eral springs and walked his dogs In the sunshine The police guard about the castle was lifted shortly before noon and the castle doors were opened to allow the family outside outside outside out out- side for the firt t firl time in three days Immediately villagers many of whom were schoolmates of Laval I climbed the hill to offer their sympathy Writer Accompanies Him lIim HimI I was his only afternoon visitor I walked with him on his errands to the village and heard his story of the happenings of Friday the which led to the overthrow of the man who shared with Petain Petain Pe Pe- Pe- Pe tain tamn the feat of having completed a national revolution in six months without shedding a single drop of blood I left when the telephone announced announced announced an an- the imminent arrival of Abetz In his native village where his I birthplace is now the post office I Laval is Pierre to all I Laval Hides Story Laval refuses to give to the public his own story He is not forbidden to talk but refuses to say for quotation anything about his overthrow or confinement to his castle However I am permitted to say Laval does not believe his political political political po po- po- po career is ended He still believes France will fulfill his agreement with Joachim von Rib- Rib bentrop German foreign minister which was the basis for the pact of collaboration reached by Petain Pe- Pe Petain Petain Pe Pe- tain and Hitler He remains convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced that Frances France's only future is to collaborate with Germany and Italy in the formation of a anew anew anew new order in Europe Laval is a continental by blood and sympathy He distrusts Britain Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain as an Auvergne peasant be because because because be- be cause he says these peasants have been forced to fight off the English English English Eng Eng- lish too many times in past cen cen- itself was the scene I of a bloody loodY battle pictured in 4 w p pOTTO pS p'S pf ps p's S f r s OTTO OTrO ABETZ Returns to Paris After Parley vivid colors In tapestries on the walls of the great dining hall of his lis castle during the Hundred Years' Years war He De Opposes Isolation Laval is convinced Frances France's role roles is s continental He feels that France Trance can gain nothing by voluntarily voluntarily voluntarily volun volun- isolating herself from Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope and trying to exist solely as an Atlantic nation He was sympathetic to King Leopold of Belgium when Leopold Leopold Leopold Leo Leo- asked for an armistice and andle he le could not understand British reaction when France in turn was suddenly defeated and was obliged to stop fighting Laval's present attitude Is in inspired inspired inspired in- in chiefly by his desire to see that his collaboration policy succeeds succeeds succeeds suc suc- for the welfare of France Francein in the immediate future Beyond that he has hopes that France may may some day be the agent to effect reconciliation of the United States with Europe Europe Europe-a a role he has dreamed he might be able to play personally due to his family and what he calls his great affection affection affection tion for America Laval's daughter daugh daugh- ter is the wife of Count Rene de Chambrun descendant of Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette Lafay Lafay- ette and citizen of the United States as well as France As Laval leaves office he still hopes that the United States can avoid being drawn into the war and he considers that Americas America's role is that of a center for peace and hopes France now defeated and disarmed can guide or help the United States in that tion |