Evening star., 1932-09-16
GERMANY QUITS
! ARMS CONFERENCE
IN EQUALITY FIGHT
Government Informs Hender-
son It Will Not Sit in
Next Session.
REITERATES DEMANDS
AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
Asks All Nations to Meet Same
Rules-Regrets Misconception
in France.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, September 16.-Germany
has informed the chairman of the
Disarmament Conference that she will
mot participate in the next meeting
September 81, the government an
nounced this evening"
Konstantin Won Neurath. in his note
sent yesterday to Arthur Henderson
chairman of the conference, reiterated
the German view that all the nations
must be subject to equal rules of dis
armament and that no discrimination
may be shown.
Conditions Restated.
The text of that note, published here
tonight, disclosed that it was a repe-
tition of the views expressed on sew
eral occasions by high Government Of
ficials to the effect that Germany Is
willing to disarm on any level, on con-
dition that all the other nations reduce
their armaments to the same point.
It was unofficially announced this
evening that the German government
does not intend to reply in writing to
the recent French note, which was an
answer to Germany's formal claim to
equality in arms.
Regret was expressed that the note
from Paris indicated that there was a
misconception in France regarding the
problem of equality and that the French
view does not very closely approach
the German.
Under the circumstances, it was said,
the government believes a further ex-
change of notes would be useless. but is
willing to continue verbal diplomatic
discussions.
Battleship Ordered.
The admiralty today ordered the keel
to be laid october for Germanys third
'pocket battleship," to be known for the
present as "Armored Ship c."
The new battleship was budgeted dur
ing the regime Of former Chancellor
Heinrich Bruening as part OF the gov
ern's program "for replacing obsoletes.'
The Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
said today, referring to the order to be-
gin construction of the new ship. that
"since Geneva produced no practical
results, the government ordered the
work to begin"
Won Papen Record Attacked
The record of Chancellor Franz Won
Papen in the United States during the
World War, when his recall was re-
uuested by the American Government
for his activities while military attache
of the German embassy, was cast into
the political broil here today by Joseph
Goebbels, lieutenant of Adolf Hitler.
Nezi leader.
The recall of Won Papen and Capt.
Karl Boy-ed was requested by Secre-
tary TA,sing in 1915 in connection
with what were called improper activ-
tiles regarding military and naval mat
ters and also on the charge they were
connected with certain persons who nad
been under suspicion.
Goebbels, in a speech at meeting
et the Sportspalast last night attacked
the chancellor for these actlvltles ana
also for his alleged recent efforts to
conclude a Franco-German military
When the chancellor was in the
United States he had book containing
the names of those who served Ger
many's cause" Goebels said. He lost
il. with the result that many Germans
went to penitentiaries for many years
I'VE remember family" he added.
that several months ago a Centrist
deputy had a conference at Paris with
high French military officials to bring
about a Franco-German military ALL
ance. That was Franz Won Papen."
Governments Action Denounced.
Hermann Goering, also Hitler lien
tenant and Reichstag president. de-
nounced violently the governments ac-
ton in the recent Reichstag session,
when Won Papen produced the decree
dissolving the Parliament
"A new opponent to our movement
has arisen" he said, who differs from
the others in that he must be consider
ably more stupid. Do you believe our
movement would retreat before little
heap of reaction"
"The contest" he added, isn't be-
tween the Reichstag and the govern
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