DISARMAMENT TALK

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1933, Page 5

DISARMAMENT TALK

GERMAN CRISIS

A BREAKDOWN AT GENEVA.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). :

GENEVA, May 12

Yesterday a 'breakdown occurred over the question of whether Chancellor Hitler’s large irregular forces are to be regarded a s part of the German Army under the Jlritjsh disarmament plan. The effectives committee? of the Disarmament Conference voted in favour of these force,? being included when calculating the strength of Germany’,s army. The voting was nine to two iin favour.

The voting was: For inclusion—Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Czelcho'•Sloyakia and Jugo-Slavia. Against— Germany and Hungary. There were eigui abstentions from voting, namely. /Jmevica, Ttaly, Austria, Spain, Finland, Japan, Sweden and Turkey.

The significance of the yote lies in the fact that .a fortnight ago this committee had decided that Germany’s special armed police must be included as a military organisation, but tho committee h a s now decided to include the whole Nazi .organisation as part' of the German army. Private negotiations, which have "been proceeding during the last two days between the British and' German delegates (Captain Ede n and Herr Nndolny) have failetf entirely. A meeting of a committee of five to consider the new situation is being held to-night under the chairmanship of Mr Henderson. The big five meeting lasted two and a half hours, but failed to overcome the difficulties, and i? reporting to the Bureau.

NEURATH’S PRESS REMARKS

GERMAN INTENTION REVEALED

BERLIN, May 11

von Neurath’s blunt announcement, rhade,--in a Leipzig newspaper as to Germany’s armament attitude, removes any doubt of Germany’s intentions. - He,'declares that fifteen -months of . discussions at Geneva have prov*>.. the refusal, of the highly-armed states to disarm, and they have negatived Germany’s demand for equa-fty.

Even such--disarmament as m |: ght he adopted would compel Germany to create a military, a naval, and an air force,’ and high**- calibre"’guns. Those powers refusing accept for themselves restrictions that were imposed on Germany at Vei’sM' would not re* proach- her. Germany’s standpoint was morally-.unimpeachable. -

THE SI,TUATIGN 'AGGRAVATED

LONDON. May 12.

The ■ b-Mi : ncbestei' ,Y/ Guardian’#’ Geneva: correspondent says ; ’An ; acute crisis.; hag; arCsem' here over - the-German Foreign ; ; Herr von- Neu rath’s article, which’ liar, aggravated the, situation. It had led to a great sensation end ha.s had a hostile reception, even Germany’s friends declarjng it a gross blunder.

STATEMENT CONSIDERED BRUT Ah

PARIS, May 12

•Herr vo (n Neurath’s statement n regarded here as tiding. brutal. It H.«> earned a widespread stir ia s it is the first such declaration from a responsible German statesman, .

BRITISH ’CABINET MEETING

i LONDON/ May 12The “Daily Chronicle” says: A special Cabinet meeting was held thin morning to consider the future of thi Disarmameirt Conference, and alst Germany’s attitude.

CRISIS CAUSING ANXIETY

(Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 12

The Cabinet sub-committee including Mr Ramsay MacDonald, Mr Stanley Baldwin, Sir John Simon and Mr «L H. Thomas, met this morning to discuss the disarmament crisis which is causing the gravest anxiety. •