The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-07
CERMANULT|MATUM
ON arms EQUALITY
IS GIVEN TO WORLD
Document Made Public on
Grounds That France Al
ready Has Done 80

Berlin, Sept. 7-tF}-A German ulti-
matum, announcing she will quit the
world disarmament conference unless
the powers agree to grant her equality
in ornaments, was before the world
Wednesday.
From a clear sky Tuesday night
Foreign Minister Baron Konstantin
Won Neurath published the text of the
governments aide memorie to France
containing its arms equality demands
The document was handed to the
French ambassador more than week
ago.
The note also suggested confident
ial talks between the French and Ger.
man governments" Its publication
followed shortly and suddenly state.
ment made at Koenigsberg by defense
Minister General Kurt Won Schleich.
er who said II Germany Is not granted
arms equality she will arm anyway.
The defense minister, recognized q.
a power behind the Won Papen cabin
ct, added he meant what he said.
Foreign Minister Won Neurath saic
he published the text Of the note tx
France to dispose Of erroneous i'm.
pressions which had gotten abroac
and to refute charges Germany wa
planning to arm to the pre-wai
standard.
Nothing Surprising
The aide memorie was intended tt
be confidential, he said, but France
had seen fit to communicate 1t to 9th.
er nations. It contained nothing sur.
prising, as the text would show. HI
said, and there was no intent tx
throw obstacles in the path Of a dis
armament treaty among the nations
.AIt 9 useless to tell US to have pa
thence and wait for other powers tx
disarm in the course of time" he said
land that equality will duly come
along, too. We have been waiting
more than 10 years to get our claim'
recognized.
.The disarmament conference ha.
come to the point where declaration
about equality can no longer be shelly
ed. Germany can no longer be ex.
pected to submit to discrimination
which Is irreconcilable with the honor
and security of the nation"
Summarized, the nine points OF the
aide memorie propose:
1. Confidential talks between Ger
many and France;
2. Germany could not agree to the
resolution with which the arms con-
ference closed on July % promising
q later agreement for arms reductions
because it left open the question OF
whether it was also applicable te
Germany;
Equality Is Fundamental
z. Equality as the fundamental
point;
4. Germany always has urged 9TH
er powers disarm to Germany's status
under the Versailles treaty, but there
seems no prospect Of this-Germany
has the same right to security as the
others;
S and 8. The application Of any
discriminatory proyisos to Germany
would mean that she would continue
to be a second-class nation.
Z. All categories Of arms not gen.
orally forbidden must also be permit
ted to Germany and she must be given
special considerations, especially q
special short service militia for the
protection Of her frontiers;
8. The French premier has EN-
phasized the need Of security Tor
France. Germany is willing to dis
cuss any projects serving the end OF
security for everybody;
.. Germany begs France to be as
sured Of the loyal and moderate char
acter of her intentions but adds that
the question Of equality can no long
81. he left omen.