GERMAN AIMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22071, 29 March 1935, Page 11

GERMAN AIMS

WORLD SECURITY SIR J. SIMON'S MISSION / EEPORT TO CABINET DIVERGENCE OP VIEWS NO POINTS OF HAEMONY h By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received March 28, 9.15 p.m.) LONDON, March 28 The British Cabinet spent 40 minutes in hearing Sir John Simon's report on his visit to Berlin and in discussihg the points raised. It is understood that Sir John will present a full memorandum in due course. In the meantime a statement is/ to be mado in the House of Commons this afternoon. This is likely to be formal and brief. The Government is of the opinion that a debate at present would be inopportune. A full appreciation of tho situation cannot bo reached until Mr. Anthony Eden's return from Moscow, Warsaw/ and Prague. Moreover reticence is inevitable until after the meeting between representatives of the British, French and Italian Governments at Stresa. The Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correspondent's account of the SimonHitler talks holds the field in the meantime as the fullest disclosure. Inquiries made in official quarters in Paris endorse this correspondent's information. This is significant in view of the fact that Sir John Simon gave a brief account to the French Ambassador before departure from Berlin. The result generally accepted in Paris is that precautionary measures of defence, will be resorted to on all sides. French wireless stations broadcast the' Daily Telegraph's account. The paper's diplomatic correspondent How writes. " Sir John Simon yielded no points by the silence of consent. There were, in fact, no points of real harmony between the British and the German /Outlook. Sir John appears to hare found Herr Hitler entirely unresponsive to the British aim of collective security. 4 " Berlin newspapers publish no news tof the drift of the conversations Leyond censored reports from London. Consequently comment is confined to generalities." The correspondent adds. " Official circles emphasise that there was no bargaining between Sir John and Herr Hitler. The latter invariably replied that his future action would be guided by the extent to which other nations could be persuaded to fall into line."

USEFUL WORK DONE / ! - LITTLE COMMON GROUND TWO EXCEPTIONS NAMED (Received March 28, 7.15 p.m.) ffimes Cable LONDON. March 27 The political correspondent of the Times says ministerial circles consider the visits of Sir John Simon and Mr. Anthony Eden to Berlin extremely useful as affording a frank and clear statement of German ideas. There is little common ground between the British and German views except that Herr Hitler favours a limitation of aTma'ments and fully agrees regarding an air convention.

MEMEL NAZIS THE RECENT SENTENCES / GERMAN PROTEST MEETINGS BERLIN. March 27 Preceded by detachments of members of.' the Hitler Youth Movement shouting " Germans awake," and singing Nazi songs, 25,000 people assembled in the Lustgarten to-day to protest against' the sentences passed on Nazis in Memel, and to denounce the alleged ill-treatment of the prisoners. The police prevented an attempt to m.'irch to the Lithuanian legation. Herr Steinacher, leader of the Association for Germans Abroad, declared that the only guilt of the prisoners ;was loyalty to Germany. Similar demonstrations were held felsewhere in Germany. ITALIAN AIR FORCE EXTENSION " PROGRAMME COMPLETION IN THREE YEARS ' ROME. March 27 Signor Vallc, Under-Secretary for Air, announced that instead of the increased Air Force occupying six years in formation sy? Signor Mussolini announced <on May 20, 1934, it would be completed in three years at a cost of £21,000,000. Construction had begun on a number of bombers carrying li tons of explosives with a range of 1250 miles, and a "ceiling" of 30,000 feet. A squadron of super-bombers would be built in 1936. The machines would have a speed of 275 miles an hour and a "ceiling" of 37,500 feet.

DEFENCES OF FRANCE ADDITIONAL CREDITS PARIS, March 27 Jt is reported that additional credits for defence purposes amounting approximately to £42,000,000, arc to bo tabled in the Chamber of Deputies in the near future. AIR RAID MENACE . !; < GERMAN DEFENCE CORPS -197 / •jJi' MUNICH. March 27 WH million men and women in a few ®onths will become members of tho civilian corps of air defenders, who will be trained to protect homes and, factories in tho event of an air raid.