•HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1935.
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STANDPOINT ON ALL INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS
CHANCELLOR HITLER'S REICHSTAG SPEECH
Peace Intentions Stressed
Berlin, May 21.
At least 90 per cent. of the German population heard Chancellor Adolf Hitler's speech in the Reichstag to-day. Every small town and hamlet made meticulous arrangements for its reception, while in the streets and squares of Berlin, in all hospitals, theatres, factories, cinemas and restaurants, loudspeakers relayed the Reich- stag proceedings. Even travellers heard the Chancellor's > speech while they waited for trains in stations all over the country.
Chancellor Hitler's speech lasted for an hour and forty five minutes and dealt with Germany's foreign policy, reiterated Germany's demand for equality of armaments and announced the nation's willingness to participate in any efforts for the practical limitation or abolition of heavy armaments.
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He stressed again Germany's desire for peace and said that Germany believed, first, in the gradual aboli- tion and outlawing of offensive weapons and of methods- of warfare.contrary to the Red Cross Convention. He em. phasised, too that Germany accepted and guaranteed the frontier of France, following the return of the Saar. and that she was ready to enter into non-aggression pacts with all countries, with one exception-Lithuania: Chancellor Hitler criticised the Franco-Soviet defensive alliance. ang asked for an authentic inter- pretation of this pact. As Ger-
that many considered
military alliances were not compatible with the spirit and letter of the statu- les of the League of Nations,
He added that Germany had either the desire nor the wish to mix in Austria's interna} affairs or to armex Austria; nor had the nation any intention 01 foreing another "sort of union upon Veri- да.
the solution of those engaged in war, localising the fear of war. 1 would in ne eircumstances depars from the programme
of тесол- struction of a new German defence force which was a menace to
no nations but was ready at any time to limit its arms if other na- tions did so...
Hitler emphasised that Germany had no intention of entering into rivalry at seu..
ARMS LIMITATION Germany was ready to parti- He regretted the tenalon beripate actively in all efforts which tween Germany and Austria, par-
may lead to a practical limitation ticularly as it disturbed Germany's
ur abolition of arms and.ny relations with Italy, with which
ternational limitation nation Germany really had na strength of artillery. battleships. conflicting interests.
cruisers, torpedo-boats of the on- mage of warships, and also the limitetion or abolition of sudar-
Herr Hider is asking for a Ger- man feet 35 per cent of the total British tannage, which, he points out, would leave it 15 per cent. below the tonnage of the French fleet.
оп the
THE GERMAN LEADER"
with a mental reservation of a change of attitude in the hour of decision, than to confess before
the whole nation the facts in the
policy which serves the cause of peace because it rejects the pro- mises which must lead to war,
'FEELING IN THE CITY
London, May 22.
Chancellor Hitler's speech is ac- claimed by the city as a useful contribution to European security. Germany's claim to full equality of arms is considered to be justined and not necessarily a danger to peace.
The Chancellor's recognition of the necessity of a strong British Empire for the maintenance of pesce, while allaying fears of an Anglo-German naval race, 13 ́heartily' applauded.
On the contrary it is pointed out that full equality status entails equality of responsibilities econo mically as well as politically. It is hoped that Germany will give proof of her realisation of this fact by coming into line to the event o: negotiations with the object of attaining world currency accord.- Reuter.
The Chancellor then turned to the armament situation, pointing out that while Germany strictly fulfilled all obligations imposed
constitute a moral and material on her by the Vertallies Treaty,
discrimination against Germany. the
(3) The German Government" victorious states not only failed to live up to the promise does not intend to sign any treaty that Germany's disarmament be which it considers incapable of be followed by a general disarmum.nting fulfilled. But it will strictly but actually proceeded to increase
keep to every agreement voluntar- their own armed strength, not so
lly entered into by Germany, even much by augmenting their effec-
it such an agreement had been tiveness as by systematically per-
reached before its advent to po- fecting the technical armaments,
wer. Especially will the German Jovernment observe all obligations Incumbent en it under the. Locarno Pact, as long as other signatories to this pact are prepared to stand by the matter.
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BREACH OF TREATY
"This
constitutes a breach of the treaty." "said the speaker, "which no subterfuge can either Justify or extenuate because Ger- many in her complete defence- lessness certainly did not consti- tute a danger to others". The Chancellor then, emphasised that Germany will not participate henceforth in any conference in the establishment of which pro- gramme she had no
part. This. however, la no time for saying that Germany will not reserve herself the right of acquiescing in the treatles which were drawa 'up without consulting her al- though the Chancellor point-
MILITARY ZONE DANGERS
The German Government
ré-
SUPPORT FOR HITLER
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Berlin, May 22, Tuesday's memorial - Reichstag meeting ended with an imposing demonstration, the entire house rising at the conclusion of the Chancellor's speech and acclaim- ing the Fuehrer with an outburst of cheering which lasted for President, Goering then delivered minutes. The Reichstag
a short address in the course of which he stressed that Chancellor Hitler had repeatedly before this forum proclaimed his love of peace and proffered ather. rations a fraternal hand. If done so once more to-day. be did, so in sciousness of the fact that Get- many hâd regained her strength.
con-
"The Reichstag hopes and ex- pects the Fuehrer's words will be heard and acted upon by the en- tire world. The Reichstag gives expression of this sentiment by unanimously approving the Chan- cellor's declaration and thanking him as well as the Reichs Govern- ment for the outspoken defence of Germany's honour and equality."
After the resolution had been passed by acclamation, Goering as- sured the Chancellor that not the Reichstag alone but the whole na- tion stand and will continue to
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Pitiful Stories Before Lord Merrivale
London, May 22.
That the chain rod steering gear was definitely unsafe and ought to have been abolished was firmly maintained by Captain J.
gards the establishment of a milit-stand behind the Fuchrer's words J. Reed during the inquiry before
to
ary zone in the Rhineland "as a fearfully heavy contribution
which had shown the world the road to peace. the
The sitting then appeasement of Europe and concluded with the spontaneous considers it necessary to point
singing of "Horst Wessel."— out that the constant increase in Transocean Kuo Hin. troops at other side of the fron- tier cannot be looked upon as2 furthering these efforts.
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by
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to
Cross. Convention
(4) The German Government that the only possible way ls prepared to take part. at any attain this goal is the return to ines in case of general.' inrema- ed out that the method of draft-co-operation for assuring Bur-Geneva
time. In the system of collective the ideas expressed in the former tional regulation. She W35 also ing the programmes with the
'peace.but considers it opean ready to agree to any -leading to the abolition of heavy appeared to
limitation "everything or nothing" principle necessary to take account of the which would permit the prohibi-
him to be wrong. law of perpetual evolution
tlon and practical prevention of - Germany wil demand parity arms especially those suited to After stressing that Germany, preserving the
the employment of certain cate- In the air with the Western Euro-aggressive purposes. Fe added after the Saar plebiscite, solemnly treaties by agreement.
right to revise
gories of arms which are threaten pean powers. thereby excluding German alway was ready to join
accepted and guaranteed the.exist- Russia from any agreement.
ing death and destructions, not so any International
(5) The German Government much to fighting forces as agreement ing Franco-German frontier, Hit-is of the opinion that the process. Herr Hitler declared Germany which will effectively prevent in-. terference from outside" with the
ler proceeded to discuss the pro- was ready to agree to any limita-
of reconstruction of European co-
women and children. latter contains obligations of mut-form of unilaterally dictated con- posed Eastern Pact, saying that the operation cannot proceed in the ual assistance which Germany is ditions. convinced must lead to consequen- ces' impossible to foresee.
Moreover the ideaology of na- tional
tion of armaments which would affairs of other states, provided lead to the abolition of heavy all states benefited hereby. artillery, tanks · and submarines, Reufer.
and to the international limitation
of the tonnage of warships.
Reuter.
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JUDICIAL EQUALITY
Berlin, May 21,
Chancellor Hitler's momentous speech to the Reichstag, defining Germany's attitude awards inter- national problems. declared the Germany Government rejected April 17.
the Geneva decision of
It was not Germany which broke
Germany's Thirteen Points
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socialism is diametrically opposed to idealogy of Soviet Rus- sia Germany sees in the conclu- the return to the former system of sion of the Franco Russian pact
military, alliances which is ineom Berlin, May 21.
patible, in Germany's view, with The powerful and highly signi-
the spirit of the letter of the Lea- ficart speech,. culminating inghe Covenant, and introducing the proclamation of the thirteen
an element of insecurity
the Versatiles Treaty, one-sidedly, theses. clearly defining Germany's the really valuable mutual but the Treaty was one-sidedly standpoint on all the interna-
violated and first put
operation by those
could not decide to many's example and provided by treaty..
out of
disarm
tloral problems
which is now
curity pact of Locarno,
(6) On this principle the Ger- man Government is prepared to conclude ron-aggression pacts with individual States and complete them by means of pro- visions destined to isolate belige- rents and to limit the area for
War.
to
to
This applies first of all to the dropping of gas and incendiary explosive bombs because so long as the latter is permitted. any limitation of the number of bombing planes would be of ques- tionable value in view of the possibilities of the rapid replace- ments.
AGGRESSIVE WEAPONS
(10) The German Government is willing to agree to any limita- the air tion of heavy aggressive weapons,
(7) The German Government is prepared to adhere to
Lord Merrivale into the sinking of the Usworth on December 14 with loss of fifteen out of the Usworth's crew of twenty six and two from the Belgian rescue vessel Jean Jadot.
GMS
Captain Reed also expressed the opinion that
navigating officers, besides the Captain wELS an insufficient allowance to a ship of the Usworth class. He admitted that he had never drawn) the attention of the owners to the matter.
Witnesses' stories convey a fear- ful picture of winter storms in the North Atlantic. Captain Reed could not remember such a hur- ricane. For three days and nights he and the officers did not sleep. The chief engineer's ribs were broken on December 11, but he carried on undaunted. Captain Reed did not know from where the crew drew
stamina to hold out..
the cargo. One wanted to read the Koran. "I did not waste time, but put him in the coal bunkers and told him to get on with it" said, Captain Reed.
Lord Merrivale paid tributes 10 the crew's heroism and Captain Reed's faimess In 'giving evidenicë.
The Solleitor General said that charge against the owners of that ship which - was. undermanned and overloaded.
DT_PICY
The heating is being continued and the inquiries into the lose of the Millpool, La Crescenta "and Blairgowrie wir, follow............ Reuter,
EXPLOSION ON OIL TANKER
Crew Swim Ashore
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After the breakage of the steer-
Athens, May 22 ing gear; he tried to rig a jury The 3,000-ton oll tanker- gear which was useless, Three therina" was blown up on Tues- vast waves which seemed to hang day in the harbour of Piraeus, ten feet above the truck malu the crew of 22 men being able to mast crashed downa on the save themselves by swimming
convention completing the Locarno such as heavy artillery tanks. In Usworth, stove in the hatch and ashore although several of them.
Pact.
Into
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powers who holding the world's attention,
THIRTEEN POINTS follow Ger- was delivered by Hitter on Tues-
The Chancellor thereupon pro- day evening before
a crowded ceeded to define the Reich Govern- Reichstag which had previously ment's policy in passed the compulsory service thirteen theses:
following the bl.
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The new discrimination against Germany by the Geneva decision did not enable Germany to return k to the League unless a real basis
(1) The Reich Government re- fects the Geneva decision of March 17 last. Not that Germany had began by declaring that he wish-
been guilty of a one sided breach Equality 'must
ed to all
give the
of the Versailles Treaty but the exend over
German Nation
latter had been one sidedly violat- -functions and all rights of owner all the necessary Information and
ed and was consequently abrogat- ship in International life.
to explain the Reich Government's attitude and decisions as regardsed by those powers who refused to present day problems.
let Germany's disarmament be fol-
The Chancellor, who was greet ed with thunderous applause of judical equality for all members when he ascended the platform, was created.
The German Government w
not sign a treaty which appears
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and
(B) The German Government had made known' the extent to which the new armed forces of Germany will be developed under no condition will it change its decision. Neither on land or sea car it carry out its programme with any menace
to "other na-
tions.
view of the enormous fortification along the French frontier Interna- ional abolition of heavy weapons would automatically assure French of an almost 100 per cent. security.
the
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(11) The German Government is agreeable to the limitation of calibre guns as well as the limita- NAVAL DEMAND
tion of battleships, cruisers and tropedo boats. It moreover, is already given proof of its good-limitation of tonnage of warships The German Government had ready to accept any International
as well as submarines, and will
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will to avoid the unchecked arma- ment
race. Thus
the German also agree to complete the aboli- Navy is limited to 35 per cent, of the British fleet and will be al
tion of submarines in the event that figure, 15 per cent. below the
of an equitable International re- total tonnage of the French fleet.
gulation.. to her unfulfillable, but will strict- After surveying the hopeless loved by their own." A new discri-
"Since it had been frequently. ly live up to every
voluntarily situation of Germany at the timemination against Germany is in-
alleged by the foreign press that signed treaty even if this occurred
of the national socialist rise to valved in the Geneva declaions this demand only represents the before the present Government power, the Chancellor said it was which renders impossibt för Ger- beginning, the German Govern- come to power. It will therefore not speaking well for the econo- many to return to the League of ment makes a binding declaration fulfil all obligations resulting from mic insight of the former op- Nations before the indispensable that this demand is definite and the Locarno Pact as long as other ponents that they did not recog-conditions ensuring real equally final. Germany has neither, the treaty partners themselves stand nise the impossibility of the ful- and all ita adherents had intention, the need nor the possi-ly to prevent the poisoning of by this pact.
Alment of their exaggerated de- been created. Germany considers bility of entering on new navni public opinion by irresponsible ele- before, not only Ger- a line of demarcation should be competition. The German Gov- ments, by speech or writing and economy was clearly drawn between the Versail-ernment recognises the paramount through the medium of the fim
mands many's national completely destroyed, but also the national economies of the other countries had begun to follow
suit.
les Treaty which was built up on a basis of differentiation of na- tions between victors and the van- quished, and the League of Nations which ought to be built up on the principles of equal value and equal rights of all its members.
(12) The German Government takes the view that attempts to appease certain tensions between individual States by means of in- ternational agreements will be fruitless so long as appropriate measures are not taken successful.
theatre
(13) The German Government is at any time ready to adhere to an international agreement which aims at effectively rendering im possible any attempt at interfer
GERMAN WILLINGNESS Hitler declared that owing to non-fulfillment of the disarma-
necessity of Great Britain for her ment obligations by other states,
naval defence for her Empire, just Germany herself renounted only
as itself is determined on the other the article of the Versailles Treaty
hard to do everything requialte which discriminated against Ger-
PEACEFUL ASSURANCES
for the protection of Germany's, many. She would respect the
Не then went on to stress
existence and freedom on the article referring to the interna- that Germany wanted peace, re-
European continent. ⠀ tional life of nations,
ence from outside in internal afë including ferring, in this connection, to the
(2) In consequence of the non- The German Government in-fairs of other States, but it appears territorial stipulations.. Germany recent statement by the Lord fulfilment by other States of the cerely intends to endeavour, to the necessary to give the word Inter- was ready to participate in a sya- Privy Seal, Mr. Anthony Eden, obligations in respect of disarma- best of its abilities, to place its fezence a precise international de- tem of collective co-operation and who had said that such peaceful ment, Germany repudiated the relations with the British Empire nation." ready, as an addition to the Lo-assurances, were of little value articles of the Treaty which, as the on such a footing as will render carno Pact, to agree to an air con- and that the guarantee of their result of the one-sided burden im repetition of the War between vention and enter into negotia aincerity rested only in the signa-Dosed on her in the violation of the two nations forever imposat tions thereon.
tures below the collective pacts. the treaty, represents discriminable.
Glam by Hitler pointed out that' such' tion against Germany for an un-(9) The German Government is principle, was ready to conclude signatures likewise were nothing limited time. But the German willing to participate actively in a non-aggression pact, with indi- more than asurances, it being Government herewith solemnly de-all the endeavour which may lead vidual neighbours and supplement often much easier to put one's clares that this measure applies to a practical limitation of the It is any "stipulation aiming at | signature
below an agreement exclusively to those articles which exaggerated armaments. It sees
The German government, on
attler concluded his speech by an impassioned appeal to all nations in, favour of peace, the mainten- ance of which, he declared, would be his sole object Transoccan Koo' Min
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With a touch of grim humour Captain Reed zaid that he order- ed the Afghan fremen to
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