GERMANY FAVORABLE?

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18632, 16 February 1935, Page 5

GERMANY FAVORABLE?

AERIAL PACT PLAN DESIRE FOR PEACE (Elec. Tol. Copyrieht—United Press Assn.) (Received February 1(>, 12 noon.) LONDON, Feb. 15. Baron von Neurath personally explained Germany’s views to Sir Eric Phipps, and handed him an aide niemoire which is understood to he a brief document of only two typewritten pages, the contents of which, in French opinion, arc favorable to the initiation of negotiations. > , The News-Chronicle’s Berlin . correspondent says: ‘‘A semi-official statement declares that Germany’s reply to the Anglo-French proposals 'hows that Germany adopts a positive attitude to the efforts to prevent an armaments race and banish all danger of war. It emphasises Germany’s desire for peace and pays a warm tribute to Britain’s endeavors to achieve a settlement.”

In other quarters, it is stated that Germany’s reply obviously evaded many issues, whereas Britain has consistently maintained that the AngloFrench proposals- cannot be partially accepted. Britain will not regard 1 the reply as a rejection, but will temporise, resulting l in further negotiations. Germany's attitude on the air pact is admittedly, favorable, but the air pact cannot he excluded front the proposals as a whole.