Evening star., 1936-03-16
.Berlin's Answer
Held Clarified
by ENJOYS.
TREATY TALK
.IATER" is SEEN
Six Powers Uphold
France Opposing g
Discussion.

(Copyright, 1886. by the Associated Press)
LONDON, March 16-The League
of Nations Council, in secret session,
agreed today to Reichsfuehrer Hitler's
demands for equality, but fatty re-
jected his condition" that the Coun-
Gil must discuss his peace proposals.
Hitler had offered to send a repre-
sentative to the Councils deliberation
on Germany's remilitarization of the
Rhineland only on basis of full
equality in the conference and with
the understanding that his recent
| offer of new peace pacts would be
considered
Six nations, headed by France, op-
posed Hitler's insistence on bringing
his peace proposals up simultaneously
with the discussion of the Rhineland
reoccupation.
The other nations with France were
Turkey, Spain, Russia, Poland and
Rumania.
Council Votes Unanimously.
The Council then voted unani-
mously to accept Hitler's first condi-
ton and to reject the second.
The vote was interpreted as tanta-
mount to qualified refusal of Hit
ler's conditions.
| The Council was agreed that Ger
many was entitled to sit in the Coun-
Gil on an equal footing with the other
Locarno poWers-that is, without the
| right to vote.
The Council ruled, however, that the
Reichsfuehrer's proposals were mat
ter, not for the Council, but for the
signatories of the Jocarno pact.
1t was understood that the Council
decided to draft still another invita-
ton to Germany to attend the League
session.
Clarity Hitler Reply.
Earlier in the day members of the
Council sought to clarity Hitler's reply
to the invitation to send representa-
tive to the Council.
The clarification. it was said, would
be to clear up just what was meant
by the word "alsbald" contained in the
telegram Joseph A. c. Avenol, secre-
tary general of the League, received
from Hitler last night.
! The German Embassy in London.
while the British cabinet was con-
sidering the situation. informed the
foreign Office that the correct trans
lation of the word Is lin due course"
instead of forthwith" as the Council
secretariat officially translated 1t.
The new translation puts modi-
fed Interpretation on Hitler's condi-
ton for sending a representative to
the Councils session.
Hitler's reply originally was inter-
preted to mean that he demanded
the negotiation of his peace pro-
posals simultaneously with the dis
cussion of his denunciation of the
Locarno pact.
Might Be Accepted by French.
The new translation might mean
that consideration of his proposals
could come at later date. which
might be acceptable to the French.
Last night the French denounced Hit
ler's reply as impossible.
The German Embassy explained
that it communicated with Berlin
and was informed that Hitler meant
lin due time" rather than "immedi-
ately" and that the word "alsbald''
was translated differently by North
and South Germans.
f~
stood to be that she will attend the
council session on footing of equality
if assured that the powers concerned
are prepared to enter into negotia-
tions in due course with regard To
the German proposals.
French sources indicated that this
change made the situation more hope
full, although Foreign Minister Flandin
and Joseph Paul-Boncour. his minis
ter of state, refused to comment.
Flandin was understood to have
received fresh instructions from Pre-
mier Sarraut to get action" from the
council
Despite reticeoce in official quarters,
there was some reason to believe that
the modified Interpretation of the
word was regarded by the British as
important, although it was recognized
that the final decision rested with the
French and BelgianS.
Secret Session Held.
The heads Of the various delega.
tions went into secret session at
3:55 pm, following a good deal Of
discussion as to whether the session
be public, private or secret.
Representatives of France, Russia
and the Little Entente asked that the
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