Evening star., 1935-06-21
|PAR|S DISSATISFIED
OVER NAz| TREATY,
LAVAL TELLS EDEN
Open Breach Avoided, but
First ParIey Is Inter-
rupted.
GENERAL ARMAMENTS
PACT is DISCUSSED
Conference Entirely Frank" J"
Premier Says, and Claims Coun-
tries Will Work Together.

copyright, 1885, by the Associated Presso
PARIS, June 21-Premier Pierre
Laval fatty told Capt. Anthony Eden
of Great Britain today that France
was dissatisfied with the Anglo-Ger-
man navy agreement and their con-
versation was interrupted in the
middle of the afternoon.
The premier avoided anything ap-
preaching an open breach. but rein
forced the French note and ''re-
newed his reservations" regarding the
accord by which Great Britain granted
Germany a fleet IS per cent as large
as her own.
Having expressed his strong dissat-
isfactlon to Eden, Laval raised ques-
ton on the conclusion of a general
armaments pact, saying France was
ready to proceed toward general
peace agreement.
He was understood, however, to have
insisted that France must have Eng
lands support for higher naval ratio
than at present in the face of Ger
many's 100000 tons.
Policy Unknown.
He did not say whether he had de-
clared Frances intention to build
navy up Immediately, as he and
Francois Pietri, minister of marine.
intend to consult Parliament before
determining on policy.
The premier said the conference
with Eden was entirely frank" and
"the relations altogether friendly"
He emphasized that there was no real
rift, saying that France and England
had agreed to work in closest CO.
operation"
French protests that the British
had scrapped the Washington and
Versailles treaties and had broken the
common allied front by according
Germany a big feet were met by
Capt. Eden's explanation that the
Anglo German naval accord is
tangible start toward a universal
agreement on armaments.
Premier Laval and Pietri. after ap-
peartlg before the Chamber of Depu-
ties Naval Committee this afternoon,
were to have discussed our-point
program with Capt. Eden.
The program is: /. Air pacts. q An
Eastern European securities system.
8. A Danubian accord. 4. The Ethi-
opian problem.
Air Pact Problems.
The main air pact difficulty is
determination of methods for making
it automatically and instantly ef-
fective in case of an attack and Of
methods for keeping a check on the
various air fleets.
France had met Eden's explanations
in advance by scrapping all limitations
on her navy.
Informed quarters said Pernier
Laval intended to tell Eden that
France is unwilling to discuss air and
naval accords until progress is made
toward achieving other multilateral
security pacts."
These accords were understood
to be:
/. A Danubian agreement against
any interference in Austria.
sion, tied up with the Franco Russian
mutual assistance treaty, under which
aid would be denied to any aggressor.
Germany's Attitude.
Oficials indicated that Germany's
formal refusal to sign such pacts
would influence Frances attitude,
particularly should Germany fail to
return to the League of Nations,
where France insists the network OF
pacts should be negotiated.
Capt. Eden was said authoritatively
to bear assurances that the Franco
Italo-B British Stresa solidarity was
unbroken.
His endeavors to persuade France to
send naval experts to London for dis
cussions of multilateral pact and to
help start negotiation for an air ac-
cord were understood to be based on
a promise to maintain the Stresa
program.
Premier Laval was expected to ask
assurances that Great Britain's sea
forces, as well as her air feet, would
aid France in event of any attack by
Germany.
Authorities said Laval was certain
to remind Eden that France consid-
cred her greatest danger to lie in the
new army and air force of Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler.