Evening star., 1934-12-01
Laval Says League May
Transfer Jurisdiction FOL-
lowing PIebiScite.
CHALLENGE OF PEACE
is SENT TO HITLER
Foreign Minister Demands That
Reichsfuehrer Translate
Words Into Deeds.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 1.-Foreign Min
lister Pierre Laval today publicly Of
fered to Germany a second chance
to regain the Saar territory if the
January 13 plebiscite favors remain
ing under League Of Nations juris-
diction.
He told the Chamber of Deputies
that France was not opposed to a
possible decision of the League Coun-
Gil to give the Saar to Germany If
after voting to continue under the
League the Saarites later wish to
return to Germany.
Socialist Deputy Leon Blum. bitterly
attacking NaZiSm in the continuation
of a debate on the budget and Frances
foreign affairs, declared moral
quarantine" should be established
against Hitlerism.
Make Peace Move.
The Socialists, however, appeared so
determined in favor Of re-establish-
ment of peace that Blum advocated
direct conversations with Germany.
saying, We should reach out to clasp
any hand stretched toward us, even
hands of blood"
Another parliamentary duel was
threatened when Municipal Councillor
Robert Monnier asked veterans
publication to name Jury of honor"
to consider the controversy with Dep
uty Franklin -Bouillon, who last night
mentioned Monnier in connection with
the announced disposition of French
veterans to negotiate privately with
Hitlerites.
Franklin-Boui accused Monnier
of being an informer for the Surete
Nationale and an accomplice of a no.
torious spy.
Challenge Issued.
A French challenge to Hitler to
translate his words OF peace into
deeds" was carried direct to him today
oy his personal emissary, Gen. Joachim
Won Ribbentrop.
He returned to Berlin from the
French capital after hearing Laval call
upon Germany in a speech to the
Chamber of Deputies to make known
whether 1t accepts or shuns" the duty
of maintaining the present frontiers
of anxious Europe"
France. Laval warned, will not
shrink from her obligations in the sit
uation created by Germany's rearma-
ment." Laval suggested that the way
in which Germany could prove her de-
siro for peace would be signing an
Eastern European pact for mutual
assistance. This project, commonly
known as the Eastern Locarno pact, .
has long been one of Frances aims in
foreign relations.
Won Ribbentrop, whom Hitler often
has dispatched abroad on confidential
errands, was reported to be seeking a
cordial understanding between French
and German war veterans An Off
cial communique issued in Berlin
however, said his Partisan visit was of
a purely private nature.
Be that as 1t may, he was sitting in
the chamber gallery when Laval out
lined the foreign policies of the gov
ernment of Premier Flandin to the
nations lawmakers.
Mentions Russia and Italy.
Germany was not the only foreign
country upon which Laval touched; !;
he also spoke of Russia and Italy.
Russia" he said, lis fully in ac-
cord with us on the conception of a
collective enterprise (the Eastern
Locarno pact) in which she shares
the initiative with us. Franco-Soviet
solidarity is expressing itself openly
for the benefit of all and for the con-
solidation of the peace of Eastern
Europe"
While saying that the projected
Franco-Italian understanding would
be incomplete unless it assured "all
guarantees of closer relations between
Italy and the little entente, especially
Yugoslavia," Laval said that negoti-
ations between France and Italy for
improved relations were proceeding
satisfactorily"
Won Ribbentrop published a state
ment defending German armaments,
declaring AN army, in the present
state of international relations, is an
attribute of adult nations. Have not
we the right to be an adult nation,
too, without being suspected of belu-
cose intentions?"