ALLIES ACCUSED

Evening Star, Issue 21519, 18 September 1933, Page 9

ALLIES ACCUSED

GERMANY KEPT IN FETTERS VERSAILLES TREATY CONDEMNED Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. BERLIN, September 16. Baron von Neurath (Minister of Foreign Affairs), addressing foreign journalists, bitterly accused the Allies of keeping Germany in fetters at Versailles, as a, result of which recent attempts at international collaboration had ended in stagnation. Foreigners must finally realise that Germany had the right to oppose Versailles with her entire strength, though she desired peace, not war. The Four-Power Pact would lead to an understanding if goodwill prevailed, but the disarmament question must cause the utmost scepticism since the highly armed States were less willing than ever to fulfil their obligations. The victors , had no right to talk like a school master to Germany. She would not listen. The only alternative to equality in armaments was the collapse of the disarmament idea, for the tragedy of which Germany would not be responsible. Germany would not interfere with Austria’s internal affairs, but she insisted on the non-interference of other nations in an Austro-German conflict. Ho added that the absurd chatter regarding the Jew-ish question would be settled when it was recognised as necessary for the cleansing of public life and restoring law and justice in Germany. International cooperation would be possible when the nations recognised the Soviet, with which Germany hoped to foster a longstanding friendship. A real European policy was impossible without or against Germany. FRENCH COMMENT ON SPEECH PARIS, September 17. (Received September 18, at 9 a.m.) “ Germany has spoken. The disarmament talks about to begin have no more meaning,’' sums up the French opinion of Baron Von Neurath’s speech. It is felt that everyone now knows where he is. There is a tendency to cry “ Thank heaven for Herr Hitler,”