HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1936.
"WE WANT TO REMAIN MASTERS IN OUR OWN HOME-THAT IS ALL"
German Action Defended
By Hitler
World Partnership With
Equal Rights
("Hong Kong Dally Press” Special)
bfuntch, March 14..
A crowd estimated close on 300.000 which forty-five speclai trains brought from all partsf Bavaria assembled in the exhi. bition grounds here an Saturday to hear the second speech made In the electioneering campaign by Chancellor Hitler who was given a tremendous evation.
The greater part of the speech was devoted to defending. the German standpoint in the action taken regarding the Lo- carno Treaty. the Chancellor stating that i had been a difficut task to restore Germany's equality among the nations because the various peoples, especially statesmen, cling to the erroneous belief that an unfree condition of the German nation is also its right condition. They had become so used to this that they regard the restoration o primitive rights as being wrong.
"I believe," continued Hitler. "that there can be no peace as long as people are torn apart into nations enjoying different rights in varying respects. For us the way is clear; with the world as long as it regards us as partner with equal rights, away from the world as ong as it regards us as having inferior rights.
"If Europe wants to recover. It must beg.n the work recon-
of struction on an entirely new basis. Mutual confidence must be restor- ed and that can only be accom- plished it all the nations are en- joying equal rights.
"That is what we want and we are willing to offer our hand to the French nation; we do not want to be looked upon as an in- ferior nation. We want to remain masters in our own home-that is "}},"
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MUNICH LOYALTY
Munich, Mar. 14.
were
in honour of the visit of Chan- cellor Hit'er. whose speech will be broadcast unaltered.-- Heuter...
the
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BERLIN PRESS VIEW
Berlin, March 15. The League of Nations secre- tary's Invitation to the Germar Government to take part in the League Council which be
will held on Monday at St. James Palace, is prominently featured in Sunday prcss here. The "Deutsche Allegemeine Zletung" In the course of a lengthy com- mentary speaks of "a decrease of tension" and opines that the ad- Journment of the Council without my decision having been taken regarding the French and British complaints of Germany's action means the gaining of time over the week-end for calm reflection. The paper is inclined to belleve that the 'tendency to take account of Germany's "constructive prp posals" is increasing and points out that the French demand for strengthening 01 the British guarantee regarding the Rhine- land in consequence of the Ger man reoccupation encounters op- position of a, considerable portion of the British press.-
Huge crowds 2 the Exhibition Hal and adjoining meadow wall ing for ninety minutes for the ar rival of Chancellor Hitler moved to unrestrained enthusiasm by broadcast description of Hitler's triumphal progress through the streets of the city and also the speech of Herr Wagner, Nazi lead- er in Bavaria, who administered a vow of eternal loyalty to Hitler and i the name of three hundred thousand Germans in Munich pro- tested against the action of for eign statesmen in describing events of March 7 as a breach of treaty.
Chancellor Hitler. who greeted with thundering cheers, be gan his speech recalling the disor-Transocean News Service. ganised state of Germany when he came to power and said that he,
was
was prepared to bear all responst- billty and appealed for a further mandate.-
Aevier,
FREEDOM AND EQUALITY"
Munich, Mar. 14.
Chancellor Hitler in his ninety-
REPORTED INCREASE OF GERMAN TROOPS
JAPAN'S GRIP
ON CHINA
Strong Criticism At London Meeting
London, March 14.
Strong criticism of Japans at- titude towards China was made at a conference of Friends of Chinese people in London to-day attended by Brush, French and Dutch members.
The Deap of Canterbury de- clared that Japan is determined to get hold of Manchuria with the ultimate idea of obtaining com- plete dominance of the Asiatic Pacific.
For us the way is clear: with the world as long as it regards us as partner th' equa' rights, away from the world as long as it re- Professor Sheiley Wang said the gards us as having interior rights." whole of North China was nearly-Hitler.
in the hands of Japan. If that grave situation continued China will become a colony of Japan and it has been said that con- quering China is the first step to- wards conquering the world.
LOCARNO PACT CONFERENCE
Tense Atmosphere In London
A suggestion was made that there should be a combination of the United States, Britain and Russ'a to put an end to Japan's aggression, Immediately to be „fol- lowed by the establishment of a committee to put China's house in order without feeling merely that ("Hong Kong Dally Press? Special) British and American vested in- terests are being protected.
It
APPEAL TO LEAGUE was resolved to urge the League of Nations to take early and effective steps to compel the Japanese Government to withdraw armed forces from North China. Manchuria and Mongolle, and also demand al signatories of the Covenant of the League and Nine Power Treaty to honour their obligations and call a Far Eastern Advisory Committee together im- mediately to consider how best to secure peace collectively in the Far East.
London, Mar. 14. Saturday afternoon's session or the Locarno powers which began at five o'clock was adjourned after official communique being issued an hour and a half without any
on the progress made.
Shortly before the session. the British Cabinet held a meeting lasting half an hour, while M. Flandin for the second time Saturday had £ long telephone conversation with Paris.
on
The absence of any official state ment and the consequent uncer- tainty as to the course of the pro- ceedings taken resulted in an al- mosphere of considerab é tension Lord Marley suggested that a prevalling in London on Satur conference of signatories of the day evening which, WIS Only Nine-Power Treaty be called in heightened by the announcement the Far East and that the Soviet of the League Council's invitation be made a member so that thetr the German Government united influence of fifteen nations attend Monday's session. bring pressure to bear on Japan.- interested in the Far East Could Transocean "Yewà” ̧.
*Service. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE
Peuter,
LITTLE ENTENTE AND BALKAN UNION
NEW CABINET
IN GREECE
Premier Outlines
Policy
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("Hong Kong Daily Press" Special)
Athens. Mar. 15.
Premier Demertzis read a dę. claration of policy of the new Min- istry at the Cabinet Council held bere on Saturday. in the course, of which the new members of the Ca- blen took the oath. The declara- tion stresses the difficulty of the tasks confronting the Government, but affirms that the latter's position! has been greatly strengthened by the collaboration of General Me- Taxas and other prominent politi cal personalitics.
The Government-so the paper goes on to say will concentrate its efforts chiefly on the following programme: (1) filling in the gaps in the country's armaments; (2) stimulating the economic activity in Greece; (3) balancing the bud- get; (4) preserving the free deve- lopment of the parliamentary in- stitutions. The declaration con- cluded by announcing that the Ca- binet will present itself to the Chamber during the | days.--
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LOCARNO WAITING FOR LEAGUE DECISION
London, Mar. 14. The Locarno committee meeting which began at 5.30 pm was pre- ceded by a half hour meeting cf the Cabinet attended by Mr. Baid- win Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Mr. Eden, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. Sir John Simon and Lord Hallsham.
A communique issued after the meeting says the next meeting wi be held as soon as the Council of the League has reached a decision on the communications submitted thereto by the French and Be gian
Governments.
It is understood that the powers agreed to postpone possible mea- London, Mar. 14.
sures in order not to pre-judge An official rammuntque i sued
the decision of the Counci: regard- here on Saturday evening states.ins the violation of the Locarno "The Committee of Ministers" Treaty. the Locarno Treaty and signator- It is learnt that France does not les met at the Foreign Office on intend to make a move for sub- (Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) Saturday afternoon. After a fur-mission of the. France-Soviet Peet ther exchange of views; it was de- for a ruling by the International cided to hold the next' meeting. us Court, but if juridical confrmation A Geneva report issued by soon as the League Council had is thought necessary France would that the representatives of the Litmunications made by the French willing to abide by the Court's de French news agency to the effect taken its decision on the com- agree provided al the powers are
Ankara, Mar. 14.
tle Entente and the Balkan Union had in a recent meeting at Geneva jointly unanimously expressed Metz, March 14. complete approval of the French Germany is sald to be increas- and Belgian attitude regarding Ing her troops in the Rhineland the alleged violation of the Locarno of withdrawing them. Treaty by the remilliarization of the Rhineland is characterised as Turkish news agency "Agence Ana- detachments of heavy
unfounded by the semi-cfficial
minute electoral speech did not, Instead mention the invitation to London,
Further
He gave as he slogan for the elec-artillery are reported to have af
rived at Sarrebruck.
tion on March 29 as "for German
freedom and German equality."
He said: "We want to live at peace with France and extend our friendship to our Western neigh- bours. We do not want to inter- fere with other nations and their internal politics: we want them "them also to respect ours."'
Chancellor Hitler said that the German people will not tolerate being sent from one International Law Court to another, especially if it had right on their side.--
•Reuter
Herr
ON THE PLATFORM
Munich, Mar. 14.
von Ribbentrop was the
A regiment of artillery has reinforced the garrison at Loerrach
tolle."
The Turkish agency states that ne such information has been for- After inspecting fortifications on warded to Ankara by the Turkish the Rhine, the French Parlia- delegate, and that the French re- mentary Commission for the port is either distorted or a pure Army stated that reinforcements invention. It wil be recalled that were indispensable for the garri e similar denouncement was tested son of the towns which were by the Greek Government on emptied for fortification of the day-
frontier and it is expected that Transocean News Service." new detachments will be moved
up immediately. Toul is already reinforced by two regiments .or infantry.
The Air Mir'ster will deal with the overflow in the fortiñed re-
SOVIET PRESS ACCLAIM PACT RATIFICATION
Moscow, Mar. 14, The Soviet press is Jubilant over
only celebrated figure on the plat- Bion from the Sedan to Sarrebours the French Senate's ratlication of
form with Chancellor Hitler ex- cept Herr Hess.
The presence of von Ribbentrop indicated that Germany's answer regarding the London invitation had not then been written. It is believed that it will be completed during the night.- Reuter.
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to-day. Tieuter.
LEAGUE INVITATION TO GERMANY
the Franco-Sovlet Pact which is hailed as another link in the chain of collective security.
The
warns
official "Icvestia" Germany that despite all intrigues France and the Soviet have decid-
and Belgian Government."---- Transocean News Service.
clston.-
Reuter's Bulletin. Service,
ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
RESUMED
Three Army Corps In
Rapid Movement
("Hong Kong Dally. Press" Special)
Asmara, March 14.
The entire Italian army in the northern front resumed Its advance according to the latest reports here on Saturday, which state that the First Army Corps is pushing forward with the greatest rapidity towards the south in order to reach ita, next goal in the basin of Lake Ashangi,
The Third Army Corps is likewise moving "southwards its troops having already occupied Fen Aroa and is now following the caravan route leading to Sokota.
The Second, Army Corps crossed the Setit river near Om Age: and is advancing slowly in the plain of Alcadara, towards the Important junction of the caravan routes at Noggara.—
ITALIAN HOPES
בס
consequences,
The next offensive will therefore Rome, Mar. 14 have far-reaching The early recommencement of asserts the paper, which concludes both Abyssinian by declaring that the solution to ed to jointly defend the cause of Operations peace, while the "Pravda" says fronts is predicted by the Italian the Italo-Abyssinian confict if it ("Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) the pact is exclusively, an instru-press. the semi-official "Giornale is to be sought will any be found ment of peace and not directed Italia" emphasising in a leading in the further success of Italian
article that the phase has now arms. against any country:- kester.
HITLER IN CONFERENCE
London, Mar. 14. Beriin., Mar. 15. Germany has been invited to Chancellor Hitier, accompanied London to attend the next session by Herr von Ribbentrop, arrived of the League Cound by the fol- from Munich and drove to the lowing telegram which
Ad- Chancellery where he was closeteù dressed to the German Govern- for a long time' with high officials, ment by the Secretary General of 1 is understood working on a re- the League of Nations. M. Avenol; ply to the invitation to London. I "With reference to the telegram
"PARAGUAY. TERMINATES
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Addis Ababa, Mar. 14.
League Council Meets
In London
Germany Invited To Send Representative
London, March 14.
At this morning's meet.ng of the League Counci) in London at which the Australian member Mr. Stanley Bruce présided, the British representative, Mr. Anthony Eden said he would reserva his observations for a later becasion except to say that in the view of the United Kingdom Government a patent and incon- testable breach of the Treaties of Versailles and Locarno had been committed and that Britain's co-signatories to Locarno and colleagues on the Counci] could count upon the fullest co- operation of His Majesty's Government in ali endeavours to estab- lish peace and understanding among the nations "of Europe
pon a firm and enduring foundation.
Mr. Eden was followed by M. Flandin of France and 'M. van Zeeland of Belgium who hath called upon the "Council to declare, In accordance with Article 4 of the Treaty of Locarno that an infraction has occurred and to recommend the mea- sures to be taken. The pubile session was then adjourned tilk Monday.
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Subsequently at a private meeting the Council decided to send an invitation to Germany to be represented at the Coun- cil meeting on Monday and in accordance with Article 17. of the Covenant to take part in examination of the question proposed by the French and Belgian Governments.
• Press meages from Berlin in- dicate that the German reply which it is expected will be de
vered to-morrow. will be in the cffirmative,"
The German Foreign office, i
stated, is in touch with Herr Hitler who will nominate a Ger- man representative to attend the Council.
According to the same reports. the news of the invitation Was warmly welcomed by the German public. British Wireless
MEETING OPENS
To justify her dat Germany-in- voked the ratification of the Franco-Soviet pact, concluded 10 months earlier, which had been the object of an exchange of notes in which the juridical Ger- mim arguments had been amply refuted.
Despite France's willingness to accept
arbitration of The
Hague
the
Court
of International Justice, Germany had not used this procedure She had likewise Ignored the method of discussion with the signatories o! the
Locarno Paet.
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Germany preferred to declare vold the Locarno agreement, which Herr Hitler had recognised many times
being freely Not without reason, negotiated. Locarno placed respect for the frontiers and the demilitarised zone on the same footing.'
London, March 14. Mr. Stanley Bruce (Australias, the Chairman of the Council, opened the mceting of the League of Nations Coune in London to- day at 11.43 am. He asked Mr. Anthony Eden. British Foreign Secretary, to convey the Council's thanks to His Majesty the King France invoked the application for the use of St. James's Palace of the law. When there waSI after which he read telegrams evidence that the Locarno pact from the French and Belgian had been broken, it would be the Governments, drawing attention task of the guarantors to furnish, to Germany's violation of the France and Belgium with the Treaties of Versailles and Locarno. ass'stance stipulated by the treaty. "Mr. Eden, said: "In our view a Were falts accomms and unlis– patent and incontestable breach teral repudiation of, agreements, to of the provisions of Versailles and become the political system in Locamo has been committed this conclusion is shared, it will be
'Europe, whereby treaties were to regarded as immediately be for the Counch to deal with modifiable at the "wish of any
find a solution. the situation and endeavour to signatory, whereby a Government could annul to-day what it "Our co-signatories to Locarno subscribed to yesterday, the Coun... and the Council may count on the ell would have to consider how to fullest co-operation of the British reinforce the assistance of Government in all endeavours to guarantors by the recommenda- establish. peace and understand-| tions which it would,address to. ing between the nations of Europe the members of the League.. upon a Arm and enduring founda-
BELGIAN CASE tion. The future depends on the wisdom of our decisions."
FRENCH DECLARATION M. Fandin. Foreign Minister of France, followed He declared that the German troops in the Rhineland were not
symbolic detachments but large forces of over 30,000 strong:
ammunition by means of airplanes and parachutes.
Patrol skirmishes are stated to have taken place on the Ogaden front. Transocean News Service.
ETHIOPIAN OFFENSIVE
Parls. Mar, 14. A message from Addis Ababa states that the Ethiopians have started an offensive in the north Alerce Aghting in going an
and
In the region of Ambs Alagi. 1t bers of Italians were killed and is unofficially reported that num-
several tanks captured.- leuter.
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M. Van Zeeland, Prime Minis ter of Belgium, declared. that the demilitarisation of the Rhineland was an essential element in Bel- gian security because she had the longest and most exposed common frontier with Germany.
Locarno was the basis of Bel- gium's international status. Bel- glum had never given an excuse was for a breach of the treaty, and prepared to uphold ana espect her international under- takings.
"We must rebuild the interna- tional structure," he said. HA severe blow has been struck in the eyes of the world, and per- haps future generations, and at the moral value of any attempt to build on the structure, of inter- national law. This weakening in the strength of the "imw-must- be repaired."
The Council adjourned at 1245 p.m. until 3.30 pm. on Monday after M. Van Zeeland's speech Keuter.
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GERMANY INVITED
A BIG PUSH
Asmara, Mar. 14. Vigorous efforts za occupy
London, March 14. much Abyssinian, territory, in the The League Council has decid- north as possible before the heavy ed in principle to invite Germany rains hold up military operations to attend the Council. are being made by the
REFUSAL UNLIKELY ·
Italian
been entered which, if it is not Transocean News Server yet decisive, at least means the
AIR ATTACKS acceleration of the final victorvi
The paper estimates the total Violent Bir bombardments, by armies now advancing on a 230 HOSTILITIES
strength available in the Abys the Italians are reported from the mile front.
Berlin, March 14: ginian forces after the recent.de-torthern 18 well 8.5
"It is southern A group of mixed columns is ad-
learned that a further feats at 235,000 of which 78,000 trouts, according to dispatches vancing. southward along the
official German statement is ex- Asuncion, Mar. 15. are concentrated in the north, received here which add that the Sudan border towards Nogare, an is believed doubtful whether Ger- which I sent the German Govern- Foreign Minister Stefanic has 35.000 near Harar under the com-Italian advance on Amba Alajimportant carayan function thirty. the form of a communique dein-
pected this evening, probably 'In 7 many will accept, but she is ex- ment on March 8, the League notified the President of the Granmand of Ras Nasibu, and the re-mountain range has been checked miles south of River Bett pected to send a general explena Council invites Germany as one Chaco peace conference that Para- į mainder are being distributed on and that the Italians are chiefly are flanking the main advance present trouble. Political circles They ing Germany's attitude in the tion of Germany's standpoint, of the contracting parties to the guay has terminated the state of the south front or are being held occupied with fortifying their post of
Locarno Treaty to participate in war between Paraguay and Boll-in
the Fourth Corps through anticipate that Herr reserve in the interior.
Hitler's the Council's examination of the via.
But tions and Improving the roads Woldebbe sector west of Takazet speech to-night will probably con- these, forces, it is pointed out, are leading back to the bases in order River and of the Second Corps in tribute to a more peaceful judg- for the most part not comparable to be able to supply their troops Tsellemiti region, north of Tem- ment of the political situation. equipment and training with the front lines with provisions. bien, the capture of which is partly There is no reason to suppose the armies which have already It is asserted here that the the present objective of the that Germany will refuse the in- heen defeated on the north and Italians are still compelled to Italians.- south fronts:
vitation to attend the Councile provide these troops with food and Reuter's Bulletin Service,
Reuter
Possibly ag @ concession to French opinion, the big parade of Rhineland troops arranged at Frankfurt for noon of Monday will be cancelled.
Arrangements have been made for a military tattoo this evening
communications made by the This action follows the recogal French and Belgian Governments. tion of Benor Franco's Government The Council will meet at St. James by the United States and other Palace on March 16 at 3.30 p.m.-mediating powers- Transocean News Service.
fleuter.