Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-17
HITLER GIVES
APPROVAL To
PEACE PLANS
German Chancellor Endorses
Roosevelt Message But De-.
mands German Equality.
DENOUNCES WAR TREATY
Speech Considered Much Milder
Than Was Expected From
Fiery Chancellor.
By ERIC KEYSER
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, May 17.-Chancellor
Adolf Hitler faced the reichstag
and the civilized world today with a
demand for equality of arms for
Germany.
He declared Germany is entitled
to demand rearmament unless the
other nations fulfill their Versailles
treaty obligations and disarm.
Hailing the Roosevelt peace plan
as constructive step, he agreed to
join any non-aggression pact, as
proposed by President Roosevelt,
but refused to adhere to a disarm-
ament agreement, even if reached
by a ma ajority of nations, unless
Germanys demand for equality is
fully recognized.
Otherwise, he declared, Germany
will resign from the League of Ma
tionS.
The reichstag unanimously ap-
proved the speech.
Hitler the fiery crusader who led
Germany from embittered accept
ance of the restrictions of the Ver-
Sailles treaty to a new, aggressive
national consciousness, unbent but
little in his presentation of Ger
many's stand on arms, awaited eag-
erly by all nations.
Denouncing the Versailles treaty
as the cause of untold misery and
224,900 suicides, he again uncom-
promisingly demanded its revision.
Hitler, in a word, accepted the
Roosevelt proposal and the Mac
Donald arms plan if Germany'S
equality demands are met, but
threatened to wreck the world
arms conference by withdrawing
from the League of Nations unless
Germany is given her full place in
the sun, toe to toe with France and
all other nations.
Endorsement Only Gesture
After accepting Hitler's declar-
alton, the reichstag, which had
been short of its powers and abb
ruptly dismissed when Hitler took
over the reins, adjourned indefinit-
ely, having been summoned for this
special occasion merely to endorse
the chancellor's speech in behalf of
all Germany.
The tone of Hitler's speech
throughout was one of being will
ing to cooperate with other nations
towards peace, but only on condi-
tionS.
He promised to disband the Ger
man auxiliary police and also to
subject semi-military organizations
to international control, provided
other nations accept the same con-
troll.
He accepted the Macdonald plan,
endorsed by President Roosevelt, as
a basis for a disarmament agree
ment, but declined to forego Ger
many's present defense system for
any new settlement not identical
with that given other nations.
Warmly welcoming President
Roosevelts message to the world,
Hitler agreed that disarmament is
indispensable to a solution OF the
worlds economic problems. He
praised the Presidents high
minded" offer to participate in
guaranteeing European peace.
Hitler emphasized that Germany
had fulfilled the unreasonable de-
mand" of the Versailles treaty with
suicidal loyalty"
Germany, he insisted. has dis
armed in accordance with the
treaty, and now if the other ma
tions refuse to carry out their part
of the treaty and disarm too, then
Germany is entitled to demand re-
armament.
Hitler spoke with the persuasive
oratory for which he is famous, and
carried his audience with him. He
read from manuscript. His tone and
gestures were mild as compared
to previous speeches, when his voice
was aggressive and his gestures
sweeping and vigorous. Today he
moved his arms only slightly and oc-
casionally opened his hand to
punctuate his cadences.
The whole atmosphere OF the
Kroll opera house, where the ses-
sion was held, was hushed and
tense. The former crown prince, in
field gray uniform, sat in the dip
lomatic section, where the French
and British ambassadors also sat.
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