STILL ROOM FOR HOPE

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20987, 16 October 1933, Page 9

STILL ROOM FOR HOPE

American Minister's .View SOME BLAME LAID ON OTHERS (united press association- —By SLECTIUU TELEGBAPIt —COPmiGIIT.) (Received October 15, 7.49 p.m.) | WASHINGTON, October 14. I "Germany's notice of withdrawal ! from the Arms Conference and the i League of Nations impedes the j whole movement for disarmament," ! the Secretary of State, Mr Cordell j Hu'l, declared to-day. While serii ously disappointed and deeply regretful of the developments, the United States would continue its efforts towards disarmament, he said. The Washington correspondent of the "New York Times" says that Mr Hull indicated that the American Government placed squarely upon Germany the blame for slowing down the movement toward general disarmament. The German with- ! drawal apparently came as a sur- | prise to the State Department. I The role of the United States, Mr Hull said, had been throughout the Disarmament Conference one of striving wholeheartedly and unremittingly for general disarmament. The actior of the Hitler Government had halted the spirit of team work which the United States had tried to practise and encourage. There was no doubt from Mr Hull's remarks that Great Britain, France, and the United States were in accord against any rearming by Germany. There was, however, no talk of the United States entering into sanctions against Germany, it being generally felt that Germany's action to-day was more a gesture than a violation of treaties. Mr Hull made it clear that he had not given up hope of attaining measurable disarmament bv the heavily armed nations. "I shudder to contemplate the alternative of all nations surrendering and giving up either efforts towards or hope of promoting- disarmament and securing it," he said.

Among officials here there arc several who, without becoming apologists for the German impatience, manifested to-day, hold that France and Poland particularly have been regrettably slow in living up to what are considered here to be the implied disarmament obligations of the Versailles Treaty.

GERMAN BONDS FALL EFFECT OF NEWS ON WALL STREET (Received October 15, 11.20 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 15. Forty different issues of German bonds suffered up to four-point losses on the Stock Exchange, as a result of the news from Geneva. OFFICIAL NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL BREACH OF FAITH BY POWERS ALLEGED (Received October 15, 9.29 p.m.) GENEVA, October 14. The announcement by Freiherr von Neurath (German Foreign Minister) to Mr Arthur Henderson, President of the Disarmament Conference, of Germany's withdrawal, says that the recent discussions indicate that the conference will not fulfil general disarmament owing to the unwillingness of the highly-armed States to carry out their contractual obligations to disarm. This makes it impossible to satisfy Germany's claim of equality, and consequently the conditions under which Germany agreed to participate no longer exist.

FRENCH NEWSPAPERS' I CRITICISM "DOOR OPENED FOR ARMS RACE" (Received October 15, 7.32 p.m.) j PARIS, October 14. : French newspapers are unanimous in declaring that Germany has torn j off the mask and trampled down 14 years of organisation for peace, thus isolating herself and opening the door for an armaments race. i "The world more than ever is going to live dangerously," declares I the "Temps/' "The crucial question i is whether Great Britain and Italy j will support Fisnce in checking Germany's warlike sally." j j REACTION IN ROME i I ! SIGNATORIES TO FOUR POWER | PACT MAY MEET (Received October 15, 7.34 p.m.) ROME, October 14. Signor Mussolini may call a hurried meeting of the signatories to the Four-Power Pact. Germany's action is interpreted as a challenge to the Four-Power Pact. Some consider that it may only be a ruse to obtain further concessions.