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LEAGUE CENSURE WON'T STOP GER- MANY ARMING

(Continued from Page 1.) European powers, thereby exclud- ing Russia from any agreement,

Herr Hitler declared Gormany was ready to agree to any limita- tlon of armaments which would lend to the abolition of heavy artillery, tanks and submarines, and to the international limitation of the tonnage of warships.- Reuter.

NATION LISTENS

Berlin, May 21, At least 90 per cent. of the German population heard Herr Hitler's speech in the Reichsing to-day.

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Every small town and hamlet made meticulous arrangements for Its reception, while in the streets and squares of Berlin, in hospitals, theatres, factories, einemas and restaurants, loud- speakers relayed the Reichstag proceedings.

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REACTION TO HITLER The Palace of the Movies: Premiäre Showings of the'BölEPfäfürna'

POLICIES

(Continued from Page 1.) vention of a new European peace conference to lay the foundations of peace anew.”

HAN HIGH IDEALS

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London, May 21. When in connection with the Jubilee celebration His Majesty Britain. the King holds an Army review The speech was a passionate nt Aldershot on July 13, 11,000 appeal for peace, the Daily Mail troops, representing all arms of holds, which should be met in the the service drawn from the Alder spirit in which it was made. It shot Command and including the was worthy of the occasion and an spech in Mechanised Artillery and a com- may well plete Tank Battalion, will march European history, past him.

Hitler's words bring relief, and

to and The Calling: Card of 15%G Hitherto the reviews at Alder-hope. Germany being ready shot have been held on Laffan's co-operate in the cause of world the West's Most Notor Plain and on these occasions peace would be warmly welcomed. ious Outlaw Bandit :! troopa taking part were drawn up and met half-way.

The Herald Rays there in In a line. This was suitable for

Zane Groy's the Army of the past but the Army question of the importance of of to-day is so largely mechanized fitler's declaration and offers, gripping story of blazing that it is difficult to convey a true Othor powers, especially Britain, impression of its modern character must reply in the same spirit. The six-guns and hard-ridingWars W

speech must be a prelude to a bad men of the wild by the old method.

Full Dress, which the Army no round-table discussion. It should, West: longer possesses, used to make a be out of the queation that 2004 colourful spectacle but one of the Britain's response to the declara- "We intend to Berlin, May 21.

most important characteristics oftion should be: Chancellor Hitlera momentous the modern Army is its invisibility bulld At top speed a bigger air speech to the Reichstag, defining to which end its clothing and fleet." Germany's attitude towards inter-equipment are designed,

WANTS EVIDENCE, national problems, declared the

In consequence a better appre- The Morning Post admits the Germany Government rejected the clation can be obtained only by a proposals are a helpful contribu- Geneva dovision of April 17. It nearer view. It has, therefore tion to the appensement of Europe, was not Germany which broke the been decided that units partici- but points out that the outside Versailles Treaty one-sidedly, but pating should march past His world has grown accustomed the Treaty was one-sidedly violat Majesty in Rushmoor Arena where pacific speeches and looks ed and first put out of operation by the general public also will have a practical evidence of those powers who could not docide botter opportunity of watching the temper. to follow Germany's example and review in comfort.-British Wire- disarm as provided by treaty,

legs,

Even travellers heard the Chan cellor's speech while they walted for trains in stations all over the country-Reuter.

THE SPEECH

The new discrimination against Germany by the Geneva decision did not enable Germany, to return to the League unless a real basis! of judical equality for all members was created.

over all

Equality must extend

BRITAIN. ANSWERS ITALY'S CHARGE

(Continued from Page 1.)

functions and all rights of owner-the Walwal incident on December ship in internation life.

The German Government will 5 last-British Wirticas.

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to her unfulfllable, but will strict-

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The Daily Mirror advises that in reading the speech it would be prudent to recall two facts: first- ly, that the Gorman financial authorities are seriously alarmed, asking how Germany can pay for armaments; secondly, that Hit- ler's military experts are alarmed at the reactions throughout Eur-j ope to the announcement of Gar- man re-armament which might re- sult in diplomatic isolation, something more serious.-Reuter. CABINET MEETS

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Geneva, May 22. The League Council to-day con- ly live up to every voluntarily signed treaty even if this occurred ceded Italy's demand that the in before the present Government ternational arbitrators with res- come to power. It will therefore pect to the dispute between Italy to-night between Ministers of the fulfil all obligations resulting and Abyssinia should deal only Government. following Chancel- from the Locarno pact as long as with the Unlual and Wardar incl-lor Hitler's address to the Reich-

he proposed sing, in which other treaty partners themselves dents.

The Italians rejedled the other outline German foreign policy. stand by this pact.

League suggestions which included The speech will be considered Hitler declared that owing to permission for an American and at a Cabinet meeting to-morrow non-fulfilment of the disarmament French arbitrator to represent morning when a full report from obligations by other states, Ger-Abyssinia and the appointment of the Ambassador at Berlin, Sir Erie many herself renounced only the League Committee to follow the Phipps, will be received and con- article of the Versallies Treaty dispute.

Abyssinia's plen, that the entire The Cabinet will also approve which discriminated against Ger-

her and Italy the final draft of Mr. Stanley many. She would respect the quarrel between article referring to the inter- should be probed by the League, Baldwin's speech to the House of scant Commons on Imperial Defence re- national life of nations, Including has apparently met with

quirements, which will be made territorial stipulations. Germany success.-United Press,

DISCRIMINATION

system of collective co-operation

sidered.

was ready to participate in aed to aggressive purposes. He during the afternoon.

It is learned from Paris that and ready, as an addition to the added Germany always was ready Hitler's speech is considered con- Locarno Pact, to agree to an air to join international agreementeillatory to a remarkable extent,

tions thereon.

which will effectively prevent in-

time.

convention and enter into negotia-terference from autaide with the but there is also an uneasy feel- The German government, on affairs of other states, provided in that he may be playing for

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would in no circumstances de-active military service for Army. part from the programme of re- Navy and Air Force would be one construction of a new German year-Reuter Special. defence force, which was a menace

to no nations, but was rendy at any time to limit its arms if other nations did so.

Parisian papers see in the-ad- dress rather a blatant effort to win over British opinion to the German point of view.-Reuten

BANISHEES SENTENCED

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Berlin, May 21. The new military service law promulgated to-day and signed by Hitler emphasised that Germany Herr Hitler, General Von Blomberg Frick, Minister of the

Several men appeared before Mr. had no intention of entoring into and Dr.

As its main Macfadyen at the Central Magla- Interior, contains, rivalry at sen.

of a War tracy this morning, charged with Germany was ready to partl-features, the creation

command breach of the deportation ordinance. cipate actively in all efforts which: Minister with supreme

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The fixing of the period of banished for 10 years from August, strength of artillery, battleships, cruisers, torpedo-bonts or the ton-military service, for one year, and 1929. For similar offences, Chung nage of warships, and also the the establishment of the principle Wing, aged 24, unemployed, who limitation or abolition of sub-that women as well as men will be was banished for five years from marines in case of general inter-obliged to serve the Fatherland in October, 1934, was sentenced to six the exclusion of months, and Wu Leung, aged 21, was war-time, and national regulation. She also ready to agree to any limita- persons of pure or mixed Jewish junemployed, who was banished for tion leading to the abolition of blood from the Army, are other 10 years in July, 1934, was sent

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