GERMANY FETTERED

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1933, Page 5

GERMANY FETTERED

ALLIES ACCUSED •" :[ S- '".-i ARMAMENT EQUALITY pESIRED. : • .. . ' (United Press' Association—By FUectrie Telegraph—Copyright.; 7 BERLIN,. September 16. Baron' .Von Neurath (Foreign Minister) addressing foreign journalists, bitterly accused the Allies of keeping 'Germany-in the, fetters of’Versailles, las a .result of which recent attempts at international collaboration had ended in stagnation? Foreigners must finally ■realise that Germany ihad ; the right to oppose .the Versailles terms with her entire strength, though she! "desired peace, not war. ’ • ■' ■

The Four Power Pact would lead to an understanding if goodwill’ prevailed, 'but the disarmament ofnejstjon must cause the utmost scepticism, since the highly-armed Stages were less willing 'than eve r to fulfil their obligations. The victors had no right to talk like a schoolmaster to Germany. She would not 'listen. The only alternative to . equality in armaments 'was the collapse of ’the disarmament idea, for the tragedy of which Germany would not be responsible, Germany would ...not winter fere... ...with Austria’s internal affairs, but insisted on inon*iiiterfqren<?Q, on-,.-the part of other nations '* in', conflict, He added- that .. it.. was .absurd chatter regarding the Jewish, question. Jt would ! be’ - eettded,. .when it was recognised as a necessary cleansing of public life, -and of restoring -of, law and justice in Germany. /International: ; do-operation would be possible when the nations 'recognised the 'Soviet,- with which Germany hoped to foster a long-standing friendship. A real .European policy- was : impossible without or against Germany.-

INQUIRY INTO REICHSTAG FIRE

EVIDENCE GIVEN IN LONDON

LONDON, ’.September 15

Dr Sacha; who will defend Torgler at Leipsig, was the l most interesting ifigiwe' at v 'the Reichstag inquiry, to •which hief listened attentively in search of useful ■ evidence. Heir Grz&shinsky, the' pre-Hitler police chipf; detailed the methods of securing police reinifprcements at. critical -juiictur.es.

Herr Georg Bernhardt, ex-edito r of the “Vossiche Zeitung,” declared that the Chancellor, von Scheicher, meant to govern, without the .Reichstag and wr<s preparing- for' a “ Socialist empire under the v'Hohenzollerns. The trades ■unions’ - allegations thati the Communists were responsible for the fire were based on' fairy tales, O'nlv the N*wis could benefit by the'''incendiarism', The , Government; by accusing the Communists, wag ablA to exclude thenr front the Reichstag, which was a flagrant breach., of the .constitution, ; Torgler, who was an intelligent politic,a! authority, would never commit the folly of burning the Reichstag. Wilhelm Koenin, the secretary of the Communist party, Wt February, said lie was qlmost continuously in Torgler’s company on the evening of the fire. They left the Reichstag at 9.30 p.m. They were sitting in. a adjacent, restaurant at 10 .p.m. when a waiter shouted that the Reichstag wag .ablaze. Witness .and, Torgler wore utterly astounded. Torgler exclaimed: “For God’s sake, we must find out what’s at theback of this t” Koenin denied the existence of documents incriminating ’Communists -of this. They started fires in -order to begin revolution

PRUSSIAN STATE COUNCIL. BERLIN, September IP With a holiday pomp ..which the ■citizens scarcely noticed, Capt~iin G°ering inaugurated the new Prussian State Council, supplanting- Parliament, over which Captain Goei’ing recited .a virtual funeral oration, describing it as ,a “system with cowardly promises” which, both in 1862 and in 1912, refused to' vote the army budget, - d j-r----cctly causing Germany’s defeats; •He announced that Herr -Hitler had decreed that., the new Prussian fl’-g fhou.ld be the swastika joined to the Prussian eagle. ■ - 1 Ten thousand political prisoners who are now herded i.n concentration camps throughout' 1 Germany are being marshalled in barracks at the desolate marsh of Pa-penbiirg, near the Dutch ifrontier, . SOVIET’S WELCOME TO M. COT. MOSCOW,' -September 15. CM. Litvinoff and high -aviation offiials enthusiastically welcomed M. Cot, hands playing the “Internationale” end the “Marseillaise.” The newspaper “Red- Star,” the organ of the W-a r Comm’ssa-riat. hails the visit another link strengthening Eranco.Russian relations, and “another proof of" 1 the success of our pe?-ce policy, which as -creating a peaceful atmosphere throughout the.world.” INDEPENDENCE OF AUSTRIA. VIENNA, September. 16. Dr Dollfuss , assess that Fascism does not, correctly describe the Austrian Government. Doctor Enden, a Democrat, will be entrusted wnh the .creation of the new constitution. Dr j Dol-lfuss hop- ? ;to ijnelude model—*•« Nazis and Socialists in his patriotic front. I Vice Chancellor Winkler declares ‘Austria is determined to retain inde-

pendent development. , She refuses either Italian or German Fascism. ' ANTI- NAZI MOVEMENT. WARSAW, September 15. The police have closed the Nazi headquarters and declared the party illegal. THE HAGUE, September 15. Parliament has banned the swastika and similar political emblems. FRENCH PARTY IN RUSSIA. (Received this day at 10.24 a.m.) MOSCOW, September 17. Some of M. Cot’s party of twenty|fide 'inspected .aircraft factories, 'in which connection the French could barely conceal their.- desire to oust the Germans, providing the financial basis k)f the deal was satisfactory. The visitors are receiving high official honours. Newspapers lavish goodwill propaganda, declaring that a new ei’a, of Franco-Soviet relations began with M. Herriot’ s visit, followed by M. C°L who i s the first active member of the French Cabinet to visit the Soviet. FRANCE’S DISARMAMENT CASE. ATTITUDE TOWARDS GERMANY. (Received this day at 10.50 aim.) I LONDON, September 17. 1 The “Times’ ” Peris correspondent says that France’s disarmament case, n s dt wil] be presented to Captain Eden on September 18, is that France will not agree to the slightest diminution of armed forces at present. If the system of permanent automatic control of armaments is accepted ,nf Geneva, and proved effective over a period of years,' F’-nm-e will then make large deductions | The period asked is four yen's, but i on this po.irt France may be orepa'-wl 'o compromise. France regards Germany’s acceptance of international control as a. test of good faith, because it will settle the question of whether Germany is already secretly rearming. ;