Imperial Valley press., 1933-10-09
DOGS Of WAR
AGAIN GROvVL
FOR EUROPE
French And German Deadlock
On Disarmament Expected To
Kill Conference.
SHARP WARNING PLANNED
Great Britain Will Back U. S.
In Admonishing Against Viola
ton OF Treaty.
BY STEWART BROWN

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1888, by United Press
GENEVA, Oct. 9.-War talk
throughout Europe and a complete
deadlock between France and Ger
many on disarmament brought
strong indications today that the
world disarmament conference,
scheduled for next Monday, would
be adjourned indefinitely after
brief meeting.
Conferences among chief dele
gates of the disarmament steering
committee as they gathered for
formal meeting this afternoon Show
ed France firmly opposed to Ger
man demands that either France
disarm or Germany be permitted to
rearm.
1t became highly probable that
the big five" nations-Great Bri-
tain, France, Italy, Germany and
the United States-would seek q
compromise by private negotia-
tons
Their chief delegates seemed in
clined to believe it would be better
if they reached an agremnt in the
next few days, to adjourn next
weeks full disarmament conference
indefinitely after a brief formal
meeting, and continue secret nego-
tiationS.
France apparently won the sup
port of Britain and America against
German demands. The British par
ticularly indicated their strong OPP
position to Germany's desire to OBJ
tain guns up to 1855 millimetres (6.1
inch) calibre, light tanks and re-
connaisance and pursuit airplanes,
all forbidden her under the YER
sailles treaty. However, in an eff
fort to effect compromise, the
British were urging France to start
disarming within reasonable time.
Copyright, 1888, by United Press
LONDON, Oct 9.-Great Britain
will support tie United States in
warning The German government,
informally, against rearming in VIC
lation of her postwar treaties, hign
officials OF the British government
intimated today.
Just before a momentous cabinet
meeting a number of the ministers
emphasized that recent pronounce
ments by Stanley Baldwin, Sir John
Simon, foreign minister, and other
officials must be regarded as par
alleling American advice to the HIT
Ter government.
1t was suggested, however, that
if the United States officially ad-
moniskes Germany that her re-
armament policy runs counter to
the German United States peace
treaty, Great Britain, as one Of
the numerous signatorieS to the
Versailles treaty can make repre-
sensations along similar lines. but
based on application of the latter
pact.
1t was admitted that if admoni-
lions fail to impress tire Hitler gov
eminent with the advisability OF re-
manning disarmed, the British gov
eminent has no plan of action to
enforce its policy.
The cabinet unquestionably would
reaffirm it's unwillingness to consid-
er reoccupation of German soil. The
last experiment of that sort was TOO
expensive for all nations involved.
1t was expected, on the other
hand, that the cabinet might give
Germany "a last chance to climb
down." possibly suggesting some
graceful method of PERMITTING the
Hitler government to save its face
by voluntarily giving up its plans
Tor military expansion.
1t was also pointed out that Ger
many's position may foreshadow a
compromise by the former allies,
who may be forced to promise a
gradual reduction of ornaments be-
ginning in the second or third year
of the experimental period" which
may grow out of the Geneva con-
terence