Evening star., 1933-10-16
German Blow
Fails to End
Sessions.
BERLIN CHARGE
FLATLY DENIED
Equal Rights Held
Assured to All
Concerned.
NJ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
} GENEVA, October 16.-The
kWorld Disarmament Conference
To-day adjourned to october 26.
/ This was in keeping with the
Recommendation of the Steering
Hommittee, which suggested
f3uspension of formal sessions
sdntil that date, with a meeting
kf its own body the day before.
The conference session was
opened in a scene of extraordi-
nary animation, with the public
gallery choked and hundreds
being unable to gain admission.
At the beginning Of the session,
Arthur Henderson, president OF
the assemblage, read the disarma-
ment resolution adopted by a
peace mass meeting last night
which expressed its earnest de-
sire for a successful issue OF the
Disarmament Conference"
The parley chairman then expressed
The hone that the conference would
continue unf1inchingly until 1t achleVes
the first stage in the reouctlon OF
armaments.
Challenges German View.
Henderson followed this with an out
line of the developments in the SITUATION
leading up to Germany's withdrawal
and then read a reply to Konstantn
Won Neurath, the German foreign min
lister. who on Saturday advised the
chairman Of his nations mtentlon "
withdraw both from the League N
Nations and the parley. The reply mao
been approved by the steering CoM-
nittee, and was read amidst applause
from many Of the benches.
The chairman declared he DID not
wish Ito let pass unchallenged" Won
Neurath's declarations that the highly
armed nations had no intention 10 as
arm and that Germany could not Ses
equality rights.
The Henderson reply read:
"I communicated to the General
Commission your excellency'S telegram
of the 18th announcing the decision
of the German government TO olscon-
tlnue DdEtlClpdtlOA4 IA VAAS "S~
conference for the reduction and llml-
tation of armaments, and indicating the
reasons for that decision.
The German government took TINS
step at the moment when the bureau
had lust decided to submit to the
General Commission a definite pro-
gram.
Says Germany Concurred.
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within a limited period, provided 1or
the realization progressively, In accord
ance with the resolutions OF the con-
ference in which Germany herself con-
CURED. of the reductions of armaments
comparable to those contemplated In
the draft convention submitted to the
General Commission.
"This program was provided also
with corresponding measures OF security
for the realization Of the rights whlch
the German government have always
placed in the forefront OF their de-
mands.
II regret, therefore, that this grave
decision should have been taken by
your government for reasons which l
am unable to accept as valid"
(Signed) Arthur Henderson, president
of the Disarmament Conference.
Ambassador Davis announced plan
to stay on in Geneva during the recess.
He will. however, await instructions
from Washington, he said.
Mr.. Henderson's answer insisted that
the disarmament program provided for
q progressive realization of the reduc-
ton Of armaments and also for reali-
zation of the equality of rights de-
manded by Germany.
Hungary, one of the vanquiShed ma
tions in the great war, rather moder-
ately announced difficulty in support
ing the reply because Of her special
position.
Russia Voices Protest.
Russia staged vehement protest at
her exclusion from the great power con-
versations. The Soviet representative
insisted that the parley could not ap-
prove things done while Soviet Russia
was not represented.
Poland and Turkey supported the So
Wet protest, but Henderson swept them
all aside with the remark that all dele
gates would know what was going on.
Mr. Henderson then declared as car
ried both approval for the reply to Won
Neurath and the recommendation for
adjournment to the 26th.
Salvador de Madariaga of Spain, the
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