The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-01

Sat1OnS were 1nauguraLeQ WltH France because the French have always divulged a minimum under standing of the German demands;
 Meanwhile, other developments in the German situation which tended to focus the worlds atten- ton on the reich included:
 Increased German tariffs threatened important markets for American products. Representa- tives of leading American type writer manufacturers met to dis cuss the situation resulting from a virtual doubling of tariffs on their product, while other American bus mess men openly advocated 'tariff reprisals. .-...
 2-Germany appeared to, be headed for @ break with the League of Nations. Credit for pay ment of Germany's dues in the league was deposited with Berlin banks, but with the understanding that any money paid spent as dues would be spent by, the league In this country. The league refused to sanction this procedure. /
 3-The memorandum to France overshadowed, for time, the deli cate internal political situation in which Chancellor Franz Won Papen had the right to dissolve the new, reichstag at will, meaning if followed, a new and costly, and perhaps troublesome, general elee- ton.
 France fingered
 Paris, Sept 1- (UP)-France was angered but not alarmed to- day at the German governments demand for military equality, which official circles and the press predicted was doomed to failure.
 Some observers predicted that if Germany proceeded to rebuild her fighting forces new armament race among European nations would follow. =.
 It was considered unlikely that France will reply to the German demand, transmitted yesterday through Ambassador Francois Poncet. Premier Edouard Herriot will simply define the French at- titude in some forthcoming speech 1t was believed.
 Premier Harriot reached Paris early today from Cherbourg and announced that the cabinet will be- gin discussions of the reich's de- mand at once.
 The German declaration is not surprising" the premier said. "It premier said. Tt has already been known that we were expecting it. But before passing an opinion would like to study it more thor oughly. Any opinion I might ex- press now would be premature, since the matter must be discussed by the governments affected.
 Herriot conferred with British Minister R.. H. Campbell, in the rell, and then discussed the situa- Boncour and other ministers. The British were understood to have denied promising to support the German demands, holding that such promise would be in viola ton of the British gentle mans agreement.
 Some sections of the French press interpreted the German cab inet's action as simply a spectacu- lar play.
 "Germany's move is inopportune even from the viewpoint of the reich" said the Petit Parisien.
 Echo De Paris said: Tt is pos sible that Won Papen and Won Schleicl1er are seeking to divert at- tention from the domestic situation in their own country"
 "The French must wake up,'' said the newspaper Figaro. "It !s unnecessary for us to emphasize the gravity of this situation"
 Paris, Sept 1-(UP)-The Yer sailles treaty limits all German military branches to 100000 men. with reserves of. approximately 160,000.
 The pact suppresses German tanks, submarines, air forces heavy artillery and chemical war fare equipment.
 The present German navy con- afafa of 6 mo men five modern