EQUALITY CLAIM

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 92, 18 March 1936, Page 2

EQUALITY CLAIM

GERMANY NOT RECEDING. FUHRER’S DECLARATION. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received March 17, 1.55 p.m. FRANIvFURT-ON-MAIN, March 16. Herr Hitler, in his election- speech, said: “Germany has concluded no military alliances. They only lead to illdefined commitments. Nevertheless, France, whom we cannot hinder, has concluded such alliances and must face the consequences. “Germany will,never recede from her claim for equality and sovereignty, and a backward step would leave an impossible foundation and sow hatred. I go this way for the sake of Germany because any distress is better than a condition leading to fresh burdens. We are prepared for every reconciliation except one counter to our honour.” The meeting was marked by the customary band music, well-managed spot lighting, and continuous applause.

HITLER’S WORD.

. AWAITED BY POWERSReceived March 17, 2.10 p.m. LONDON, March 16. The League and the Locarno Powers are again awaiting Herr Hitler’s wordThat is the position to-night. The Associated Press is assured that nothing but the form of invitation to Germany was discussed at to-day’s private session. The League Council decided that it was incompetent to deal with the second section of the German reply, which is a matter for the Locarno Powers alone. The British Government are hopeful that Herr Hitler will accept the latest invitation and by sending a special envoy provide more encouraging circumstances for the Locarno Powers to discuss his European peace proposals. Should Germany accept, the position would be that the votes of France, Belgium, and Germany as guaranteed Powers under Locarno would not count in calculating unanimity, but the votes of Britain and Italy as guarantor Powers would count. The closest parallel to bringing Germany before the Council is the case of the Mosul boundary dispute m 1923 when Turkey (then a non-mem-ber) ’ was assured that there was no reason to fear the nature of her reception from the Council. The other other feature of the ■ proceedings was M. Flandin’s formal demand that the Council record Germany’s violation of Locarno, whereupon Mr S. M. Bruce delayed discussion. , . The Times Munich correspondent says the censor drastically handled Kerr Hitler’s Munich speech, a tame version appearing in the German Press.