The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-19
NAzIS DEMAND
RIGHT TO ARM;
FRANCE BALKS
Europe Looks With DiSmay
on WreCkage of
Peace Toll.
REICH ASKS AIR FORCE
Speech by Roehm at Berlin
Offsets Concession
of NaZiS.
Ies4. by Unlted PCS

Copyright. 1884. by United Press)
LONDON, April 19.-European
statesmen looked with dismay today
on the wreckage of six months dis
armament negotiations and COM
plete belligerent deadlock between
Germany and France.
Germany demanded unequivocally
the right to rearm.
France, with perhaps the strong
est cabinet in the third republics
history, comprising among others
five former premiers of all shades
of political opinion, accused Ger
many of violation of pledges and
demanded guarantees of her Secur-
ity before consenting to any in
crease in Germany's military
strength.
Great Britain, despairing of eff
forts to effect compromise, resort
ed last night to the ominous diplo-
matte instrument of foreign Office
white paper" to make the situation
public.
This paper, of the sort that is
used to explain the most critical
international situations only, dis
closed one that brought to many a
picture of great gravity.
Aside from a French note refus-
ing to continue disarmament ne
gotiations on the present basis and
demanding that the world disarma-
ment commission-from which Ger
many Withdrew last October-reas-
sumo charge, there was a second
note of first rate Importance.
This note, hitherto unpublished,
was sent by Germany to Great Rrit-
ain last Monday.
Hitler Ambitions Revealed
1t put concretely for the first time
the full extent of Germany's mill
tary ambitions, demanding that in
any disarmament" agreement Ger
many be permitted:
l. The right to possess an air
force of short range military air.
planes, excluding bombers, not to
exceed 80 per cent of the combined
air forces of all her neighbors, or
alternatively so per cent of Frances,
whichever number was less.
2. At the end of five years to en-
Joy full equality in the air with any
nation.
Concessions Are Made
It was probably French knowledge
of these demands that precipitated
the present crisis, second only to
that caused when Germany with
drew from the disarmament COM
mission and the League of Nations.
The German note went on to
make these concessions:
l. Germany agrees that Nazi
storm troopers shall not be armed
shall receive no military instruc-
ton. shall not be concentrated or
trained in military camps, shall not
be commanded or trained by regular
army officers, and shall not engage
in field exercises.
2. Germany agrees that, if she is
permitted the rearmament she de-
sires-which includes, in addition to
the air force, sample" supplies of
all defensive ornaments now denied
her-other powers need not begin
to reduce their arms for five years.
Roehm Speech Different
Somewhat offsetting from the
French view the concession regard
ing the Storm Troops was a speech
last night at Berlin by Ernst
Roehn, supreme commander of all
NaN military forces.
Our Storm Troopers will not be
superfluouS even if Germany is al
lowed to increase her ornaments"
he said The Storm Troopers safe
guard the peace of central Europe.
Any invasion from the other side of
the frontier will find not only the
army but the whole people ready to
the last man to defend the country.
In this sense alone will the eXiS-
tence of the Storm Troops make
any future illegal attacks on the
new Germany such risk that any
aggreSSor will have seriously to
consider whether in view Of the
resolute will to defend themselves
of the German people. possible
gains are worth the risk
TodayS' London newspapers gen.
orally agreed that disarmament ne
gotiationS on the present direct
nation-to-nation basis were ended.