GENEVA DEADLOCK

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21493, 17 May 1933, Page 11

GENEVA DEADLOCK

ARMS CONFERENCE QUESTIONS IN - COMMONS .ALARMIST RUMOURS RETICENCE OF MINISTER By Tclejrrnpti—Press Associating—Copyright British Wireless I!UC!RY, Mi<y 15 Questioned in tlio House of Commons about the Disarmament Conference the? Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, referred to the postponement of the mooting of the General Commission owing to the recall of the, German delegate to Berlin, and said that in the circumstances ho preferred to make no statement at present. Asked if he would make an early statement in the House 011 the situation to prevent alarmist rumours being spread, Sir John said that if a situation arose which called for a statement it would be made. Later the Minister was asked whether his attention lias been drawn to the declaration of the German Foreign Minister, Baron von Neurath, implying Germany's intention to rearm, thereby breaking the Versailles Treaty, Sir John said he had seen an article but could make 110 further statement, pending the resumption of the sittings of tlio General Commission.

Asked whether the speech made by Viscount Hailsham in the House of Lords represented tho views of tho Cabinet, Sir John said ho had no reason to hesitate to answer, but he preferred to have the question 011 paper in the ordinary way. AMERICA'S ENVOY VIEWS ON SITUATION HITLER'S SPEECH AWAITED Times Cublo LONDON, May 15 The Paris correspondent of the Times states that America's envoy to Europe, Mr. Norman Davis, conferred with tho French Minister of War, M. Paul 8011cour, and subsequently stated that tho disarmament situation was extremely confused. It was impossible to forecast tho future, and it was similarly difficult to see what decisions of importance the Economic Conference could take unless the monetary problem was solved. Herr Hitler's speech in the Reichstag 011 Wednesday would exercise a decisive influence and was awaited anxiously. VON PAPEN'S SPEECH ' GERMAN PRESS ATTITUDE "WAR NOT POSSIBLE" BERLIN, May 15 The German press scarcely notices Herr von Papen's speech. The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, in refuting the " English anti-German campaign," declares that war is impossible as nobody would gain by it, least of all Germany, as slio would certainly be defeated. NEW AMBASSADOR SIR ERIC PHIPPS APPOINTMENT TO BERLIN (Received May 16, 6.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, May 15 Sir Eric Phipps, British Minister at Vienna, has been appointed Ambassador to Germany in succession to Sir Horace Rumbofd, who is retiring. Sir Eric Clare Edmund Phipps, the only son of tho late Sir Constantino Phipps, former Minister at Brussels, was born in 18<5. He was educated at King's College, Cambridge, and in 1898 was nominated Attache. He served successively in Paris, Constantinople and Rome, returning to Paris in 1909, where ho was* private secretary to Sir F. Bertie (later Lord Bertie of Thame). He became First Secretary in 1912, when he was appointed to St. Peters-

burg, tin 1913 lie was in Madrid, and in ]9K) Was posted to Paris, where from 1918 to 1919 ho was attached to tlio Peace Delegation. In 1919 he was promoted Counsellor of Embassy, and in 1921-22 was Charge d'A ft aires_in Brussels. He was in Paris, 1922-It as Minister Plenipotentiary, and since then has been' Minister at Vienna. Sir Eric as Counsellor of the Embassy and Minister Plenipotentiary 111 PnVis was chief adviser to the Ambassador, and -from timo to time had ! " t in his place—often 011 most critical occasions. His wide knowledge, 1 • lonsitiveness to all the currents of ~a M i ' | solm( l mlß|,r" onli .imJo I™ » vnlnablo *"1 +r.r nf" changing French condimtcrprotw of # - 1110llti ,„,t tions to 1 so« ( . h ]ltl _ 1 • tlie British point of view. Ho I>li,,U , , crre'itlv assisted in his work {'"N-idv Phipps, daughter of the late ■■■ 1-*-four power pact CONVERSATIONS INCOMPLETE (Received May 16, 6.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY. May la Tho Foreign Minister, Sir John C- uns lCkcd ill the House ol Commons to-dav whether he could lay the papers before Die House regarding the foil-Power pact. He replied that the 10111 runii . j.pjK-.bcd a conversations >a uM] ad . I ,'° mt nflier parties with a view to of the documents. Their publication at the moment would not be in the general interest.^