GERMANY ARMING.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 852, 28 August 1933, Page 1

GERMANY ARMING.

France Becoming Uneasy Over Position. MUNITIONS FACTORIES BUSY. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received August 28, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, August 26. France believes that Hitler’s antiAustrian campaign will not cease without strong international action, which France will see is applied if the League finds a drastic remedy necessary. Nobody in France doubts that Germany is re-arming. Several dependable French newspapers detail Germany’s manufactures of bombing planes, heavy artillery and gas and also draw attention to the approaching completion of the mechanisation of the Reichswehr and the militarisation of the police and Storm Troops. They state that it is significant that manufacturers of these products continue to be kept busy. The Chamber recently passed a Bill adjusting recruiting so as to maintain the army at normality during the lean years 1935-38, due to the low birth rate during the war period. FRANCE DETERMINED. Will Protect Independence of Austria. (Received August 28, 12.30 p.m.) PARIS, August 27. “ We are determined to guarantee the independence of Austria and small Powers so that they have the same right to a free life as the stronger countries,” said M. Daladier, Premier, prior to his departure on a tour of inspection of the new frontier defences. FRANCE WATCHES CLOSELY (Received August 28, 12.30 p.m.) PARIS, August 26. France is watching closely two monster Nazi demonstrations at Bingen and Niederwald, which are regarded as Hitler’s first public move in the campaign to win back the Saar for Germany BACK TO GERMANY. “ Only Policy for People of Saar District.” (Received August 28, 1 p.m.) COLOGNE, August 27. Herr Hitler and Herr von Papen flew from Tannenberg to attend the great demonstration by the Saar League at Ruedesheim. Speaking at the foot of the 1870 war monument, Herr Hitler declared that back to Germany represented the only way for the people of the Saar. Germany desired an understanding with France on all questions, but she would never renounce the Saar as the Saar -would never abandon Germany. Marxists, who betrayed Germany, had been expelled. General von Hindenburg telegraphed asserting that there was an inextinguishable connection between Germany and the Saar district. Communists held counter-demonstra-tions at the Saar, Brucken and Neunkirchen.—“ Times ” cable.