Evening star., 1935-03-26
Whole Armament Question
Turned Back to Allies by
Fuehrer in Parrying Quiz
of Sir John Simon.
LEAGUE RETURN AWAITS
COMPLETE SETTLEMENT
Disarmament Up to Other Powers
Now, Reichsfuehrer Holds.
Accord on Three Issues Yester-
day Includes German Pledge
Not to Attack Soviet.

(Copyrisht, 1898, by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, March 29-The Anglo
German conversations ended late to-
day and it was officially stated Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler had not given a def
mite indication of how large military
force he intends to build.
Hitler, German officials said, parried
the questions of Sir John Simon. Brit
ish foreign secretary. and turned back
the whole arms problem to the World
Wars allied enemies of Germany.
I'VE will await disarmament pro-
posals from other powers rather than
to make such proposals ourselves"
Hitler was officially said to have told
Sir John.
Argument Repeated.
Regarding the League of Nations, it
was said the Reichsfuerher repeated
the familiar German argument that
all matters must be settled for Ger
many before he would consider re-
entering the League.
Just before the conversations came
to a close, British Embassy spokes-
man intimated that the German lead
er had insisted Germany's rearma-
ment is an accomplished fact from
which he cannot recede, and that it
is up to other nations to sxy what
they are willing to do toward bring
ing about disarmament.
The representatives Of the two pow
ers, with their assistants, talked
throughout the morning at the chan
celery, lunched together at the Brit
ish Embassy and then returned
through a cheering throng, which
lined the Wilhelmstrasse. to Hitler's
otice for more conversations in the
afternoon.
Expressions Worried.
The expressions on the faces of the
conferees were worried, tired and Sc
rious, and it was believed today's
parley was not passing off as smoothly
as the initial talks yesterday.
A British spokesman was careful to
emphasize that the conversations could
not be called negotiations" as Sir
John and Capt. Anthony Eden, British
lord pTivy seal, were merely listening
to what Hitler had to say and were
informing the Reichsfuehrer as to
what fears and anxieties animate
Great Britain and her friends
Observers generally remarked that
Sir John and Capt. Eden, as they
passed from the embassy back to the
chancellery, looked far more serious
than they did yesterday and did not
smile at the crowd.
Hitler also looked concerned and
tired. His fatigue probably was due
partly to the fact that last night he
returned with Gen. Joachim Won Rib
bentrop from a dinner given by Kon-
stantin Won Neurath, foreign minister,
directly to the chancellery and re-
manned cloSeted with his disarmament
experts until early morning.
No Communique Planned.
The British intimated that no joint
communique would be issued at the
end of the conversations and, in some
quarters this was taken to indicate
that no agreement was expected on
the question of arms.
Although it was expected a per-
t:lnctory press statement might be is
sued by the propaganda ministry, 1t
was believed there was no likelihood
Of meaty statement such as that
contained in the Anglo-French COM
munique February in London.
The discussions conferred around the
momentous questions of the Reichs
rearmament program, her possible re-
turn to the League of Nations and
the proposed defensive air pact.
Although the conferees faced the
hardest part of their negotiations,
with issues at stake profoundly affect
ing the outlook for European peace,
they we're much cheered by the cor
dial atmosphere which enveloped
their first days conversations.
Unofficial but reliable quarters
forecast that Sir John would obtain
Reichsfuehrer Hitler's agreement to
Germany's return to the League
In return. these quarters believe,
Continued on Page 4, Column -