Evening star., 1936-03-10

He proclaimed his governments de-
termination to get clear and prec!Se
decision on the agonizing problems ol
the strength of right against might
Sarraut declared that if Reichs'
fuehrer Hitler was justified in vio'
lating the Locarno treaty, then We
must turn resolutely toward military
alliances and armament races, and
let us admit it frankly, to war madt
by the strong when the time faVors."
Taking his cue from Hitler, whit
spoke to the French people over the
head of their government" Sarraui
talked ito the German people"
He asked the Germans IF you would
have confidence in France signing new
treaties if she had just torn up ole
ones? How, then, can the French
have confidence in the fresh negotia-
tions that Germany proposes"
The premier declared that France
docs not refuse negotiations that make
for peace in the future" but cannot
treat when dominated by violence and
when signatures are repudiated."
He said France was resolved to "join
all her strength to that Of Other
members within the League and tc
reply to the veritable assaults on in
ternational confidence. faith in treaties
collective security and peace"
Asks Assurance From Hitler.
France" he said, "is ready to treat
with Germany once respect for inter-
national law has again been assured.
The future of European peace is al
stake"
Sarraut outlined the history Of the
signing of the Locarno pact and OF
British and French efforts to organiza
peace machinery during the last year,
but stated that Hitler let it be known,
First. that he would hesitate long
before signing and that he never would
sign"
The deputies burst into cheers when
Sarraut referred to the profound i'm
preston of horror" France had re-
ceived from the World War
He said that Hitler himself had de-
clared that the peaceful settlement OF
the Saar Basin territory, returned TO
Germany by plebiscite was "the last
important difference between France
and Germany"
Denounced Treaty.
Then. Sarraut went on, two month,
later the Reichsfuehrer denounced ths
arms clauses of the Versailles treaty.
The premier declared that what Hit
Ter had done mo nation could accept
so long as there is justice"
BY the time the government declara-
tions were completed both deputies and
senators were cheering.
When Foreign Minister Flandin fin
ished his declaration, the whole Senate
rose as a body to applaud.
The Senate Immediately ordered a
debate Thursday on the Franco Soviet
pact-on which Hitler based his abro-
CATION of the Locarno treaty-and
leaders predicted quick and prac-
tically unanimous ratification of the
mutual assistance convention as a re-
ply to Germany.
During the three-hour conference
Eden argued for a thorough eX-
animation of Hitler's peace offers be-
fore any drastic steps be considered in
the League.
Eden and the other two conferees,
Premier Paul Van Iceland of Belgium
and Ambassador Vittorio Cerruti Of
Italy, heard Flandin uphold the stand
of Premier Sarraut, that France would
refuse ito negotiate under a menace" !"
The French representative demanded
the German army be withdrawn from
the Rhineland before any negotiations
should be undertaken with Hitler.
The four conferees and their % ad-
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