, 1935-03-26
Britain Is Ready To
Make ConcessionsA At
Farley With Hitler

with issues at stake profoundly af-
fecting the outlook for European
peace. they were much cheered by
the cordial atmosphere which en-
veloped their first days CONVERSE
tons.
Unofficial but reliable quarters
forecast that Sir John Simon. Brit
ish foreign secretary, would OBJ
tain Reichsfuehrer Hitler's agree
ment TO Germany's return to the
league.
In return, these quarters believe,
Hitler will be invited to partici-
pate in the proposed defensive air
alliance.
Such an invitation would carry
with 1t at least tacit approval Of
Germany's new military air fleet,
the creation OF which was an
nounced only a few days before
Hitler's surprising CONSUMPTION de-
claration.
The British statesmen also we're
expected to put pointed questions
TO Hitler regarding the exact mean
ing OF the nazi equality demands
whether equality means gun for
gun. ship for ship. and airplane for
air..ane, or whether IL means sim
ply the recognition Of the right OF
the nazis TO put their feet under
the same council table as English
men, Frenchmen and Italians.
1t was predicted generally that
Sir John and his colleague, Capt.
Anthony Eden, lord privy seal.
would take home with them more
IN the way OF agreements than nazi
leaders would be willing to admit
to a German populace accustomed to
blood and thunder announcements.
Observers also regarded it as like
~ that the visitors would leave be-
hind something in the way OF con-
cessions which the alert propagan-
Ga ministry could interpret as an
indication that the powers have at
laSt been coerced into conceding
German equality in the family OF
nations.
AS the British negotiatorS arrived
IN n chancellery garden. o
panied by Sir Eric Phipps. British
ambassador. so members Of the
relchSwehr presented arms.
The visitors were greeted by Will
nelm Brueckner, Hitlers adiutant.
dressed in a storm troopers uniform
Baron KonStantin Won Neurath. the
relcn foreign minister, and Joachim
Won Rlbbentrop, Hitler's personal
diplomatic representative, had en-
tered the ~chancellery only a few
minutes before.
Considerable speculation has been
provoked by the fact that DR.. HAL
mar Schacht. reich economic dicta-
tor. did not attend the first day dis
cuSsions and apparently is not to be
invited 10 succeeding deliberations.
Since the minister OF economics
holds a whip hand over many nazi
policies including the reich's finan-
cial activities. IL had been expected
he would be called into pave the way
for some sort of Anglo German &c
onomic rapproachement.
Schacht's absence was interpret
ed as reemphasizing the viewpoint
OF Hitler and Won Ribbentrop that
politics and not economics count.
Mondays talks. lasting nine hours,
were said authoritatively TO have
produced agreements on three issues
These agreements were:
IA concession by the British tina.
they would not insist on inclusion Of
a mutual assistance provision in the
proposed eastern security pact.
2-Assurance by Hitler that al
though Germany requires adequate
military forces to defend Europe
against Russian Bol9hevism. she
has no intention Of attacking the
soviet.
3.-Further assurance BY the
reichsfuehrer that Germany is ready
TO enter a treaty Of amity and friend
ship with Lithuania provided she is
satisfied the rights Of German min
critics in Lithuania are adequately
guaranteed.
Great Britain's willingness TO drop
the mutual assistance clauses from
the suggested eastern Locarno Pact.
was particularly welcome to Hitler.
who emphasized his anxiety lest
Germany become involved in hostili-
ties with any of her neighborS.