NAZI OFFER TO DISARM.

Western Star, 14 October 1938, Page 3

NAZI OFFER TO DISARM.

BERLIN REPORTED TO BE AWAITING REPLY.

ADVERSE COMMENTS ON • BRITISH MOVES.

LONDON, October 13. There are hints from Berlin that Germany would like to negotiate "with Britain, France and Italy for a limita- ; tion of armaments. The Berlin correspondent of Reuters reports political circles as saying that they are awaiting a response from Britain and France to "the suggestions of limitations made recently by Hen* Hitler." This is puzzling London, the uily reference recently being in Herr Hitler's speech at the Sportspalast, in which he repeated his frequent rennn*' er of German efforts towards limitation.

Press comment in Berlin frowns on, the British rearmament. The Frankfurter Zeitung, as a typical example, says: "It is Britain's own affair if she considers that the international situation warrants rearmament, but another If the moment peace is signed in Europe her policy of rearmament is intensified, | taking on a feverish rhythm. France l also is constructing a second and thirdJ Maginot Line. "Such exaggerated efforts perplex Germany, because they are accompanied by agitation intended to undermine the peace labours at Munich. Mr Chamberlain's work will lose value ia our eyes if we are given th e impression that it resulted from British weakness. We cannot be indifferent to the Brrcish. and French rearmament wave."

WARNING AGAINST DISARMAMENT. "PRUSSIAN POLICY IS UNCHANGED." i LONDON, October 4. Lord Lloyd, the" eminent administrator, and a former Conservative member of Parliament, in a letter •to The Daily Telegraph says: "It has been said that England's two great assets are her Fleet and her good name. To-day we must console ourselves that, we still have a Fleet. "The Prussian policy is unchanged. It will be remorselessly followed up. First they will seek to disarm us under cover of a disarmament agreement, then they will demand colonies. If we fail to satisfy either demand, Germany can turn on France and Britain with her rear secured by the astions of Bohemia, while our powers of blockade are nullified by her possession of unlimited supplies of man power, f«od and oil from - Central and Eastern Europe. "Good may yet come of evil if Britain at last realizes that the price of disarmament is submission."