The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-20
GERMANY Sees AIR
CLEARED FOR talk
With BRITISH ENVOY
nazi Spokesman Says Conver.
sations With Sir John wilt
Be Political Only
ARGUE MOVE IS DEFENSIVE
PopuIacs Enthusiastic at Sight
Of Spectacular Aerial
Mansuvsrs Tuesday
ARGUE MOVE IS DEFENSIVE

Berlin, March 20.-(R-0erman Of
ficials expressed surprise Wednesday
that France proposes to take the
question Of 0ermany's rearmament
before the League Of Nations. and one
high government official declared !:
1T will be 50 easy to answer any ar
guments against 0ermany's STEP"
Copyright, 1885, BY the Associated
Berlin, March 2O.-0ermany exult-
antly emphasized Wednesday that be-
cause Of Reichsfuehrer Hitler's re-
armament declaration the reich will
enter its forthcoming negotiations
with Sir John Simon, British foreign
secretary, on equal terms.
Tho negotiations beginning next
Monday, Reichswehr ministry
spokesman said, will take place In q
wonderfully clarified atmosphere.
when Sir John Simon arrives, the
talks between him and our fuehrer,
the spokesman said, will no Longer
be complicated by military questions
but the conversations will be limited
to political discussions"
Meanwhile, It was announced that
Great Britain, France and Italy had
agreed on q joint conference prelim-
mary to the forthcoming visit Of Sit
John Simon to Berlin for the CONVEX
ntions with Hitler. Other develop
mentS In European capitals Wednes-
day included:
Paris - The French cabinet
drafted . strongly.wortled note to
Berlin, which Il WAS believed I'm.
formed Germany it, abrogation
Of the military clauses Of the
Versailles treaty would not be
acknowledged in any future ne
gotistions.
Geneva-Ffench quarters said
they expected the council q the
League would hold . special ses-
sion to investigate the French
charges.
London-As the British cabinet
agreed to the three cornered
conference although Il was
learned officials felt consulta-
tions with Italy and France were
proceeding - satisfactorily It
would mot be necessary.
Moscow - The authoritative
neWspaper Pravda announced
Russia b prepared to increase IT.
army tenfold Il necessary fer de.
Tense Of the country In face q
what Il flatly described - Prep
arations for war.
Turin - The newspaper Ii
Stampe said the most segious out-
come Of German rearmament &C.
tivities would be . breakup a the
solidarity Of France, Italy and
Great Britain, which Il seid
would only aggravate lutheran
audaclty."
Display Air Strength
Spectacular aerial maneuvers over
Berlin Tuesday night gave substance
to the reich's claims that she Is now
q military power to be reckoned with
Bombers and pursuit planes esti-
mated to number between 100 and l50
scared above the city while citizens
crowded the streets to gaze aloft In
admiration.
All lights were extinguished ut II
p. m. for the maneuvers, during
which anti-aircraft detachmenta
manned their batteries In . mock de-
tense Of the capital.
So eager were civilians to witness
the display they relaxed their tradi-
tional German discipline to crowd
the thoroughfares despite official or
ders that they remain indoors.
When German officials now dis
cuss the reichx rearmament with
foreigners, they emphasixe Germany
great aim in restoring her military
power u to place herself In . position
to compel gradual world disarma-
ment.
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