Evening star., 1934-02-22
HITLER SUPPORTS
NEW ARMS PLANS
Confers With British Envoy
Seeking to Renew Move
to Cut Armament.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN. February 22.-Chancellor
Adolf Hitler will join forces with
Great Britain in q supreme effort to
start a new movement for disarma-
ment, 1t WAS reported here last night.
The chancellor, according to we'll
informed persons, has approved an
memorandum "in principle"
q long and cordial conversa-
ton he had with Capt. Anthony Eden,
British lord privy seal, at the British
embassy.
1t was understood that Hitler de-
cided to bury whatever doubts he is
reported to have had about certain
features OF the proposed British plan
in order to strengthen Capt. Eden's
hand in the latter's negotiations with
Premier MuSsOlini In Italy shortly.
Persons close to the situation are
wondering whether Mussolini will join
in a possible front with London and
Berlin against Paris on the question
OF armaments.
DiScusSlOn 10 Commune.
Conversations between the chan
cellor and Capt. Eden will continue
today, and 1t Is understood that they
will touch on the English proposal
of postponing any action On air forces
for two years
This angle may prove a stumbling
block to the general negotiations be-
tween the British arms expert and
Hitler. However, Eden indicates op-
timism over the outcome
Capt Eden came here Monday from
arms talks In Paris.
Chancellor Hitler's visit to the Brit
ish embassy was his first since as
Stunning ONCE. Accompanying the
chancellor In the friendly gesture"
we're Foreign Minister Won Neurath.
Propaganda Minister Goebbels and
Rudolf Hess, minister without port
folio.
Capt. Eden discussed disarmament
problems with Hitler. Won Neurath
and British Ambassador Sir Eric
Phipps for about two hours.
Would Let Germany Rearm.
In effect the British plan contem-
plates giving Germany measure Of
she demands. while grad
ually reducing the forces of heavily
armed states in order to achieve
virtual parity for l0-year period at
least
French leaders told Capt. Eden last
week that they could no longer talk
of rearmament-only disarmament
Some months ago France tentatively
greed to allow Germany an army OF
100000 ef1ectiyes
Under the Versailles treaty Ger
many is limited to an army OF lO0,0
She demands 100000 soldiers. fully
equipped. The proposal CT German
army of 100000 was first made in
British draft disarmament convention
q year ago.
The British government issued re-
vision OF the draft convention-the
subject of Capt Eden's talks-whIch
set forth no definite figures for Ger
many. but which said 1t should not
be difficult to find ar agreement De-
tween the two figures.
Would Restrict Training.
The British plan definitely sets Out
that military training outside the
army should be prohibited and that
ornaments should be subject to sys-
tenn Of permanent and automatic
The project contained several COIL
cessions designed to bring Germany
back into the world disarmament con-
ference she left last Fall.
These include giving the Reich
tanks up to six tons in weight ami
guns up to 155 nm.
Germany would be permitted mill.
tary aircraft at the end of two years
unless all powers agree to abolish
fighting planes.