| Show Jl I Duce Has Duce r fias f Not Promised to Assist Hitler in War Knickerbocker Says rasters raster's r bas t sit Germany to Light br err s 1 d. d r Ir a flew a. a war arteo tram m the ill r ruts Ia H. H R. R kr the Ibe noted force of o 1 ew In 18 an from rana oda today let or the e II U Unit Deft the UI shock rr II by Ciano at aa ilia blo tut meet loC JUnr aa re and w he found h. h tile ad le assume let In bother another world war ny Icy II 11 K lt K KNICKERBOCKER OCKER PARIS Aug 25 INS INS Any Any talk at this moment of active cooperation between soviet RussIa Russia Rusala Rus Rus- sia ala and Germany to partition Poland bears unmistakable signs of serving Germanys Germany's desire to terrorize that nation Into sub sub- mission But confirmation was received today from Italian sources that the red red brown nazi nazi- Bolsheviks have indeed agreed to divide between them the territory territory territory terri terri- tory of their neighbors Meanwhile a marked sign of Italian hesitation to enter a war because of Hitler came when Foreign Minister Count Coun Galeazzo Ciano Clano after the Berchtesgaden meeting informed the British ambassador I did not tell Hitler that we approved ed I It did not say that we we would go with him Into war From Italian sources sources' which may properly be described as the best Informed in all Europe International In In- In- In News Service learns that Chancellor Hitler has al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed his axis partner Benito Mussolini to believe belleve First that there will be no war because Poland cannot i w COU COUNT T GALEAZZO CIANO Didn't promise anything withstand the double menace of the red army and the wehr Second that Poland will surrender surrender surrender sur sur- render either without fighting at all or after a short and sharp struggle Third that Russia will occupy Immediately Estonia Latvia and the northern part of Poland while Germany takes everything up to the river leaving a small strip to be called the Congress of Poland between with its capital at Warsaw This strip will be nominally autonomous under a joint protectorate of Russia a and n d Germany but will not be allowed either access to the se sea or dIplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo dIplo- matic representation This outline appears to Ignore completely any role by England I and France and that Indeed seems today to be the attitude of I Hitler lIlUer who continues firmly conJ con- con J 4 that the rho allies either j I wont won't enter a war at all aU or that after atter it has started they will accept accept accept ac ac- the fuehrer's peace terms once onto ho ha has conquered cast eastern ern Europe The effect of these plans thus revealed by J Hitler to Italy has been to disquiet deeply the leaders leaders lead lead- leaders ers of Italian policy particularly Inasmuch as they were not In Informed Informed In- In Informed formed beforehand of Hitler's intention intention in in- to sign a pact with Rus Rus- sia sla Whereas hitherto the Italians believed they had a partnership with a man who might use a threat of force to get his way but would remain balanced and never never actually go to tovar war var th they y are now convinced by his be be- be havior at Berchtesgaden that he Is truly truy ready to take upon him him- self Belt full responsibility for riskIng risk risk- Jn ing the lives JIves of tens of millions In other words he is not bluffIng bluffIng bluffing bluff- bluff Ing but will Insist upon conquering conquering conquering conquer conquer- ing Poland no matter what the resistance may be from any quarter Meanwhile the Russo-German Russo accord was beginning to show some extraordinary effects In Including including in- in including the the French to today ay are negotiating with Generalissimo Generalissimo Gen Gen- Generalissimo Francisco Franco o of Spain to o obtain pe permission slon to tot t transport French colonial troops across Spain and the fact that such negotiations are possible I Isho sho shows vs how far Franco Is disappointed disappointed disappointed pointed over the thc axis friends clasping hands with a bolshevik nation still red with the blood of ot Spaniards Reports reaching Paris from froin China indicate also the amazing possibility of Hitler opening negotiations negotiations negotiations ne ne- with Generalissimo Chiang shek Kai-shek which is Interpreted interpreted interpreted inter Inter- as a sign he has promised Russia not merely a free hand but active support against Japan |
