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REICH ARMS STAND
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to the interests of the Geneva arms
conference, and Germany threat to re-
frain from any further participation to
it, II her request for equality In arms
is not conceded, Is looked upon with
iisfavor by the American Government.
The other reason the French believe
that America Is directly interested In
the German demand for equal arma-
ments lies In the German American
peace treaty, which has supplanted the
Versailles treaty. 1t Is true that the
American Senate has never ratified the
Versailles pact, but the treaty signed by
the two nations subsequently contains
clauses which provide that America
derives certain benefits from the dis
armaments clause imposed on Germany
by the treaty of Versailles. While the
Government of this country has never
placed too much importance on those
clauses, it is possible that at the present
moment, when the United States sees
its peace work threatened by the Ger
man demands, should decide to remind
the Germans of those clauses.
Whether the German government Will
Weld to the pressure which Is going to
be brought to bear upon them in the
next few weeks is considered proole-
matical here. Under ordinary circum-
stances. there Is no doubt that the
German government would act IN the
same way as it acted In regard to the
Anschluss question with Austria IN
1e31 But conditions in Germany are
far from normal at present. the worio
situation is such that 1t permts any
determined nation to acnleve us aniis
| If IL can remain adamant TO woIlo pres
sure. France and Great brltah are
| anxious to maintain an appearance Oh
unity in the League OF Nauons, oapSn
! 10 threatening to withdraw IN case the
+ aaoue decides to act as result OF the
| ,vtton report on Manchuria. II Ger
many intends to follow Japan's examp;e
the League will be threatened WIN
min The German government, IL
said intends TO take full advantage Oh
this situation in order to press It's oe-
mapds for arnH parity.
THE German decision to bring up q!
the nresent time the question OF equal
armaments, 1t is said In well lniormeu,
auartars Is due to the conviction OF
| the Won Papen government tnat Ia
certain French quarters there Is an m
tsntion to disrupt the unity Oh INC
Reich.
French Aided Hitler.
According to these sources tne
French have been indirectly eneou eo
iro the Hitler movement, In the nope
thst % # will cause civil war in Germany,
| and the result Of such war VIII "
, the splitting Of Germany IN TWO stSap starn
l-Southern Germany ana NoIe
Germany It is said that French aSents
heve heen active during the last lew
roonths in Bavaria, Wurtennerg anu
Raden. irving to convince certain see.
tions of those countries that their pest
,ntarests would be to secede from Ser.
n,snv overthrow the hegemony Oh
prussia and enter into Danupian con-
federation with Austria, Hungary 'uso-
slayia and Rumania. - .,..
the Hitler movement had sue,
ceeded and had brought about clVli
war in Germany, the Frencn mil.aiy =,
were convinced that they couio eaS, to
induce the Southern German states "
seek safety in breaking away from ste
Reich and entering into. TINS coaii'u
This nlan was reported to the Won
p,nen government in time. When ivy
wssrs AGO Hitler massed some 2oo'0oo
Nc z;s nesr Berlin with view OF taklns
nvar the government by force. he was
ssnt for by President Won Hindenours.
The AGED field marshal is reported 70
hava snoken to Hitler like Dutch
nncie and to have told him that DIS
sction would play into the Frencn
hends Hitler Is reported to have seen
ciserlv the consequences Of his action
and left Berlin sfter having ordered MS
troops to withdraw.
Thus the German government was
able to avoid civil war. 1t Is aIte,
this incident that Won Papen decloeo
to throw his bombshell about equality
in armaments.
Warned at Lausanne.
At Iauss nne the German delegates
had made it clear that Germany would
make such a request. But 1t Is said the
German government did not contem-
plate putting any difficulties in the way
Of the Disarmament Conference, and
intended to bring up the matter OF
parity in armament during the Janu-
ary meeting of the conference. Mean
while. the German government wanted
to approach the various countries
through diplomatic channels and pre-
pare in connection with France and
Great Britain solution to this prob
| lem, Inc NcfUldu bllCoiS Wdo iCPoi eco
to be to bring about substantial re-
duction of armaments in all countries
then ask for the cancellation Of all
restrictions imposed on Germany. with
the understanding that on account OF
her dificult financial situation she
would not take advantage Of this free
dom, but would build only a few tanks
necessary for q more effective policing
of the country.
When, however. the Won Papen gov
ernment was convinced that France
or at least certain elements of the
French government, intended to dis
rupt Germany. the German Reich
skanzler consulted with President Won
Hindenburg and decided to make the
request for arms parity now. fully
aware that such q claim would be EN-
barrassing for France and Great Brit
ain.