Evening star., 1935-04-05
Hitler Suggestion
For NeU Pact Series
Opposed in London

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. April Swell informed
sources said today that Reichsfuehrer
Hitler of Germany gave Sir John ST.
mon. Britain's foreign secretary, an
aide memoire during their Berlin con-
versations in which he proposed
system of bilateral non-aggression
pacts for Germany on l0-year basis.
These same sources. however. said
the British government regarded these
proposals as a backward rather than
a forward step toward the goal of
European security.
1t was explained that the British
feel that such bilateral pscts which
do not include the principle of mutual
assistance against an aggressor nation.
do not go as far as the Kellogg pact
md the Locarno treaty and that there
fore such proposals do not constitute
anything of value toward the building
up of new mutual guarantee security
system.
Cooperation Doubted.
Despite the publicity Berlin officials
are giving Hitler'S proposal, there
were no indications here that the
British expected further cooperation
from Berlin at the present time. Au-
| thoritative British said they regarded
! Hitler'S aide memoire as a restate-
ment of the policy he outlined before
Sir John went to Berlin and that it
therefore was an old story.
England will do its utmost to re-
strain France from making the
League of Nations Council session
April Is demonstration against Ger
! many'S conScription move, official cir
/ cles said
/ Although the Council meeting was
/ called to consider Frances appeal
against the Reich's rearmament move,
it was said Great Britain would in
sist that negotiations go forward for
a general European armaments and
security understanding so long as
/ there is any hope of their success.
Cabinet Meeting.
The scene of the aggressive British
peace campaign switched today to
Whitehall, where a special meeting
Of cabinet ministers was expected to
| decide upon the next steps for max
ing the Franco-British peace propos-
ais effective.
After 13 crowded days of talk and
travel by Sir John Simon and Capt.
Anthony Eden. lord privy seal, it now
| appears to be the British govern
ment's responsibility to suggest line
of action to France and Italy.
Eden. who interrupted his air trip
home at Cologne last night because
! of a stomach disorder, was expected
to appear before a group of minis
| tiers especially interested in foreign
affairs to make his report soon after
his arrival.
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald
as we'll as Sir John may go to the
continent soon, well informed quar-
ters said, if a meeting of the powers
can be arranged in which Germany
will participate.
MacDOnaIds Part.
Some reports say the prime min
lister will attend the StreSa conference
or the meeting of the League of Ma
tions Council April Is. but more re-
liable information is that his attend
ance at least at Stresa is out OF the
question.
Since Great Britain, through Simon
and Eden, made direct explorations of
the situations in the four Eastern
European capitals. her recommenda-
tions are likely to dominate the
Stresa proceedings.
Preliminary decisions on the steps
to be taken to bring Germany and
Poland into security and armaments
agreements with their neighbors prob
ably will be communicated to Paris
and Rome even before the powers
gather at Stresa.