Evening star., 1932-09-07
GERMANY TO QUIT
ARMS CONFERENCE
IF DENIED EQUALITY
Demands in Recent Note to
France Made Public
by Foreign Minister.
SECURITY OF NATION
DECLARED AT STAKE
Present Scheme Is Held Discrimi-
natory Unless All Powers Agree
to Disarmament.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, September IA German
ultimatum, announcing that she will
quit the World Disarmament Conference
unless the powers agree to grant her
equality in armaments, was before the
world today.
From a clear sky last night Foreign
Minister Baron Konstantin Won Neu-
rath published the text of the govern
ment's aide memoire to France, con-
tanning its arms equality demands. The
document was handed to the French
Ambassador more than a week ago.
The note also suggested confidential
talks between the French and German
governments It's publication followed
shortly and suddenly a statement made
at Koenigsberg by Defense Minister
Gen. Kurt Won Schleicher, who said
If Germany is not granted arms equal
1ty she will arm anyway.
The defense minister, recognized as a
power behind the Won Papen cabinet,
added that he meant what he said.
Impressions Declared Erroneous.
Foreign Minister Won Neurath said he
published the text of the note to
France to dispose Of erroneous impress
sions which had gotten abroad and to
refute charges that Germany was plan
ming to arm to the pre-war standard.
The aide memoire was intended to be
confidential, he said, but France had
seen fit to communicate 1t to otner
nations. It contained nothing surpris-
ting. as the text would show, he said,
and there was no intent to throw OBJ
stacles in the path Of disarmament
treaty among the nations.
'It is useless to tell us to have
patience and wait for other powers to
disarm in the course OF time" he SAID,
"and that equality will duly come along,
too. We have been waiting more than
10 years to get our claims recognized.
1.-THE Disarmament Conference mas
come to the point where declaration
about equality can no longer be sneiveo.
Germany can no longer be expected to
submit to discrimination which is
irreconcilable with the honor and Sc
curity of the nation"
Points Of MEMORANDUM.
Summarized, the nine points Of the
aide nieYnuire propose. s.ss -
First-Following the Geneva parleys,
Germany believes the best method OF
coming to an understanding Is q con-
fidential talk between the French and
German governments, each frankly and
openly laying down their standpoints
and desires. II France agrees, either
would be free to inform other powers,
especially the United States, Great
Britain and italy, which may par
ticipate in negotiations later.
Second-Germany could not agree to
the Geneva resolution, not only because
1t plainly showed the disarmament con-
yentfon will remain far behind the
treaty of Versailles, but also because the
question is left open as to whether the
resolution Is also applicable to Germany
Until this is cleared up, Germany can
no longer participate in the negotia-
tions.
CThe World Disarmament Confer
ence adopted a resolution at Geneva on
July % promising an agreement for
substantial reduction of armaments in
later deliberations. Soviet Russia and
Germany voted against the resolution,
Germany contending that the Disarnla-
ment Commission refused to declare
her entitled to position of equality)
Third-Ihe fundamental point is the
question of equality, which Germany
has emphasized again and again.
Demands All Nations Take Part.
Fourth Germany would not decline
any general disarmament scheme as
long as it applied to all powers, hence
Germany always has urged that other
powers should disarm, each according
to its particular situation, down to Ger
many's status under the Versailles
treaty. Germany regretfully finds that
there is no prospect Of this. Germany
cannot be blamed for refusing to ac-
cept a solution emitting the heavily
armed powers only slightly to reduce
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column D.