| Show L REJECTION OF HITLER PROPOSALS f t f I j J BY BRITAIN FRANCE REPORTED r I I l CrO Crowd Watches as British Envoy Returns to London Y a a d laY t R Yb p n V r r Ll ti w yr t si I. I w d i l lI 1 I 1 w m I r S SiR SiB NEVILE E HENDERSON EXTREME Il LEFT BRI BRITISH ENVOY TO TOG GER NY R LEAVES FOREIGN OFFICE Hc He flew t to to y London rom Berlin with Ad Adolf lC Hitler's suggestions suggestions' solving for A. A J. J Polish crisis BRITISH SOURCE SAYS FUEHRER PROPOSES DEMOCRACIES AID IN STRANGLING POLAND Berlin I Insists Compromise on on Warsaw Dispute Nears Avoiding Clash fa h I BERLIN Aug 26 AP AP-A AP A trustworthy and a authoritative th informant insisted ed today that thata a compromise in th the G German German- German German- f Po Polish ish crisis crisis Is is under way and declared that the danger of of a world war is is definitely averted The informant ant stuck to hi his viewpoint even when he was I shown latest d developments including includIng including ing Germanys Germany's prohibition on I ate vate aviation oon the stoppage of boat sen service ice to Danzig the cancellation of a large number of trains trains' and the designation of upper Silesia asan asan as asan an area of military operations All these me measures he explained 1 had been decided upon earlier and were now now being executed as it al always always always al- al ways takes time for an or order er fro from the top to come through to those who must give it effect Reached Reached i Turning Point ri t The The tu turning ning p point the the inform informant nt conte contended came came at t 2 a a. a m m. t today day At that time he said an order order- to begin op operations along the Polish border and at al Danzig at 4 30 a a. a m m. m was vas rescinded At 2 a a. a m ro m. t telephone and telegraph telegraph telegraph tele tele- graph communications with foreign foreign for for- eign countries were resumed after an interruption of seven hours High army quarters the Informant Informant informant inform Inform- ant said strongly advised Adolf AdolfH H Hitler to show the same willingness to negotiate that Polish President had sh shown wn in his reply to President Roosevelt The result he said was British Ambassador Sir Nevile Hendersons Henderson's mission to London today Paris and Rome also were advised advised advised ad ad- of Hitler's latest offer the Inform informant nt said Decisions Pending This assertion w was was was- s. s borne out by Information divulged Ivul ed by a government government government govern govern- ment spokesman this morning to the effect that the really big decisions de decisions decisions de- de are being arrived at in Berlin BerHn Rome Paris Pans and London Sir Nevile the informant said would not have flown to London had he not been convinced that his mission had chances of success In In Berlins Berlin's fin financial section the same optimism prevailed Here too it was held a turn for the better better bet bet- ter had come com come The optimistic informant agreed as did financial and other Continued on Page Two Column Two BRITISH CABINET FEELS HITLER'S PLAN NO CONTRIBUTION TO PEACE from trout P Pace t On One which he warned there will be e war waru u If Poland is attacked was Instructed to to toge- toge recall re- re call can to Hitler Frances France's commitment commitments commitments commit commit- ments ment obliging her to fight If Hitler lilt Hit ler Jer moves to attack and partition Poland According to a ft usually well well-In formed source the message which Henderson brought from Hitler contained an assurance of ot Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's continued sympathy with Britain It was stated the message was designed to encourage the British ap appeasement group Trace Peace Outlook Gloomy While the gloomy outlook for p peace ace continued the British and k i French professed to bo ho satisfied I with the general trend of events e I IJ J and died cUed the following develop developments develoP 1 ments meats 1 I. They hear that Berlin and Rome are deeply disappointed by the repercussions to tho soviet soviet- German pact which they had hoped would dumbfound Britain and France and break up the anti aggressIon front 2 2 Japan reacted violently to the pact and Britain may shortly move mo to patch up her differences with Japan at least temporarily 3 Spain also reacted unfavorably unfavorably ably so that Britain and France hope to weaken Spain's ties tics with the Rome Berlin axis Spain as was understood to have given assurances assurances assurances assur assur- ances of her neutrality In case of war var Serb Croat Row now Ends 4 fin finally n a ally 11 y has patched up he her het internal Serb Croat quarrel strengthening the nation and lessening the possibility that the fie Croats will secede The BritIsh BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish appear confident that the new coalition government formed today will be friendly to the western powers 5 Turkey so far has not given way to the axis pressure to aban aban- don the vestern western powers 6 6 The Italian people and an Important group of ot Italian leaders lead ers era are believed to be opposed to towar towar towar war on behalf of Germany 7 President Roosevelt's peace messages are believed to be helpIng helpIng help help- Ing to Influence world opinion and possibly be preparing the way for modification of the neutrality law if it war c comes mes No Xo Aid to Peace The Tho Brit British h cabinet meeting was vas understood to have regarded Hit Hit- ler's lers suggestions as no Important contribution to peace The cabinet cabinet cabinet cabi cabi- net will meet again tomorrow Sun Sunday lay meetings are arc rare except In times of grave crisis A A. reliable source said Hitler did not submit a a peace plan The same source said ironically that he meI merely Jy made suggestions t. t lie He suggested that Britain and andi i France strangle Poland as they strangled Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia this source said Britain and France are not goIng goIng go- go Ing to do that Hitler's Demands Sir Nevile Henderson British ambassador to Berlin BerUn Is reported reliably to have hav Informed the Brit ish government that Hitler demanded demanded de- de the Immediate return of Danzig to the reich that Germany Germany Germany Ger- Ger many be given a free hand to deal with Poland in n direct ne negotiations and that Britain withdraw her guarantee of defense to Poland It It is u expected the British and French replies will not appeal to Hitler as they reportedly do not I provide territorial gains for lor Ger- Ger I Ger-I manyi many i Despite the nature of Hitler's r suggestions Henderson brought them to London because it is understood Understood understood un- un Hitler insisted that the f British ambassador personally Inform inform in- in n. n form the British government of r the German attitude regarding Ii Poland t. t Powers Stand Firm Despite some optimistic reports p f from Berlin BerUn the opinion among o well informed persons here is that there the still is not the slightest indi cation that Germany Poland Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain ala or France are giving ing way Well informed sources consider the optimism expressed in Berlin BerUn Is a a. maneuver to make Britain France and Poland appear unreaSonable unreasonable unreasonable un un- un- un reasonable and therefore ble for an eventual conflict They cite continued military preparations 1 in Berlin BerUn as evidence the German optimism is insincere In his Interviews with the BritIsh BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish and French ambassadors Hitler Hitler Hit Hit- ler is reported to have emphasized his insistence that there is no quarrel between Germany and the theother theother theother other two powers and professed a desire for friendship with both s' s nations if It only onty the they would abandon Poland No Reason for War Sar Hitler told Henderson it Is understood understood un un- un- un i. i that there Is U no reason for war at and did not accuse Britain I and France of provoking Poland into German anti acts The Th cabinet meeting was preceded ed by conferences with heads of the British government and the ambassadors of the big powers Including the United States It Is b believed peace or war may hinge on the cabinets cabinet's decision The ministers favor peace but not at any price and are arc determined with France to stand by Poland against invasion Word from Rome indicates the Italian press press Interprets Hitler's Hitler proposals as similar to the plan suggested years ears ago by Robert Lansing then American secretary of state The Lansing plan envisaged restoration restoration res rca of Danzig and the Polish corridor to German Germany with virtual restoration of Germanys Germany's 1914 frontiers fron fron- tiers excepting parts of and the granting to Poland of the way right to a free port on the Baltic Rome nome Urges Ura-es Acceptance Lavora in Rome suggested suggested sug sug- that as a result of the similarity similarity similarity simi simi- larity of Hitler's proposals with the Lansing plan the democracies should approve Hitler's program Poland has firmly maintained its Us attitude that it will wili fight rather than submit to Hitler's terms and if he Insists on Danzig the corrIdor corridor corri corn dor and parts of Poland formerly belonging to Germany there was grave doubt that Poland would submit However the grain of hope for peace was that Poland would agree to a conference not conference not like Munich at at which Poland would be fully funy represented and would have the unflinching support of Britain and France Simultaneously with sending his proposals to Britain Hitler exchanged exchanged exchanged ex ex- ex- ex changed secret messages with Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier mien Benito Mussolini and emphasized emphasized emphasized sized his readiness for war if it must come to war by calling caning up thousands of army reservists to the colors |
