Show fAllS fAllS' OFFICIAL ANGER AT WELLES OVER FRENCH MAP EPISODE COOLS 1 By PIERRE J. J HUSS BERLIN ERLIN April 5 The INS Sir aim of the French Anglo-French allies war divide the spoils of victory 1 Is to Germany and Italy back backI I slice she e and I into So the map of the middle ages ages That was the charge pressed pressede home e by every every possible me means ns by Getman Gennan authorities as they pounded pound- pound ed WI at the photograph published by byth bythe if th the French periodical L Illustration ron which showed American Undersecretary Undersecretary Un- Un ti tion n Sumner Welles seated She Paris Pans office of French Premier Pre Pre- in ithe the Paul Reynaud before a map micr mier r picturing the boundaries of Germany Ger- Ger Igny many considerably reduced Editors Editor's note The French Frenche contended that the boundary boundary bound- bound base e e r ary ry lines shown on the map were the result of a poor retouching Welles In Washington job lob branded as fantastic nonsense all reports that he was shown a aSap Sap map outlining alI allied ed war aims while conversing with Reynaud i ta 1 in paris Pans warned The rhe he German public was as that the alternative to a victory the reich over Britain and b byi i. i France prance would be an allied division spoils with dismemberment of the he It of Germany as it is now constituted 1 I Official Anger Cools MU tIlt appeared that official German anger sneer against Welles who yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day was accused of bad taste by byan byan byan an official German spokesman had 1 cooled somewhat overnight Today the official attitude was that the French victimized Welles during his European factfinding factfinding factfinding fact- fact finding tour as part of an allied campaign allegedly designed to convince the British and French publics that President Roosevelt soon would join them in the war Such a campaign it was contend contend- contended contended ed ed was aimed at counteracting defeatism defeatism defeatism de de- de- de in m the allied home ranks Nevertheless authentic German quarters revealed themselves as highly skeptical regarding Welles Welles' assertion that he did not notice the map in Reynaud's office Stress Seating Arrangement These sources pointed out that the seating arrangement as shown in the French photograph was clearly designed to permit consultation consultation consultation con con- of the map and that Welles must have looked straight at the map as soon as he raised his head Such arguments are neither here nor there a German spokesman spokes spokes- man added The fact speaks for us Welles has been compromised through French publication of the photograph It is up to him to settle the matter with Reynaud If a guest is visiting any minister minister min minister min min- ister in m Berlin and is photographed his permission is asked first which is only common courtesy If Welles was asked and consented consented con con- to that photograph with the allied war spoils map then it showed bad taste indeed But if n not t then the French played an infamous dirty political trick and involved Welles in one of the most cunning games yet played on an American sta statesman esman The Picture That Bro Brought ug t Angry German Thrusts t s V i w t e N I d 1 3 f Ar In 6 u r r I d dy y 6 N J 4 N N MAP ON WALL REPRESENTS ALLIED WAR AIMS BERLIN FOREIGN OFFICE SAYS Photo shows Sumner Welles right conferring with Paul Reynaud left now Trench French premier premier pre pre- mier man in center is an interpreter |