| Show FRENCH TRENCH REPLY GIVEN HITLER France Summons More Men to Colors J I P PARIS PARS AR A. A Aug g 26 f UP The e fr French i reply to Adolf Hitler's I-fitler's peace proposals proposals pro pro- to settle the European crisis was handed to the fuehrer to tonight tonight tonight to- to night The French amb ambassador to Berlin BerUn R Robert b ri reported back t to Foreign Minister Bonnet just justa alfer a fer ler nigh nightfall tian that he he had placed the French reply personally i in Hitler's hands France replied to Germanys Germany's re reported reported re- re pori ported d' d peace peace proposals wi with h a notice to to Berlin that that she would negotiate negotiate ne ne- only on a basis of absolute absolute absolute lute parity and simultaneously called caned up three fresh military groups gro The foreign m ministry after debating debating debating de de- de- de bating throughout through ut the day proposals proposals proposals pro pro- advanced by Fuehrer Hitler yesterday to Robert French ambassador at Berlin BerHn sent Its ts ts reply tonight in new new w instructions instructions Instructions to the ambassador Officials indicated the answer constituted neither a flat fIat yes nor no Jno to to Hitler but defined Frances France's position clearly That position officials said w was s g given en fully funy by Premier in his broadcast to the nation last night There c can n be no co conference f rence simply to ratify to-ratify ratify Germanys Germany's claims one one highly placed official said FRENCH REPLY GIVEN HITLER Continued from P Pace g On One Oni but only on a basis of absolute parity The French government govern mobIlized mobilized mob mob- three additional military groups This call to to the colors made Frances France's mobilization in the face of the European crisis almost complete com corn The national defense ministry announced that officers and troops holding mobilization orders orders or or- ders dens bearing the numbers 1 5 and anc 6 are called to the colors and must conform to the instructions of their mobilization cards Frances France's armed forces are now estimated to total al although although al- al though no official figures were is is is- sued Only men numbered seven and eight remained to be called Premier who signed the new mobilization order meanwhile meanwhile mean mean- while conferred with British Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Am Am- Phipps and French diplomats diplomats diplo diplo- mats on the possibility of peace arising from Adolf Hitler's reported report report- ed eleventh hour eleventh hour offer of 01 Persons close to said Hitler's plan was extremely clever clev er making it difficult not to envisage envisage envisage en en- visage negotiations French spokesmen insisted this country would not back down on its determination to support Poland in case of German attack and to reject any domination by force The general impression was that the plan carried to London by Sir Nevile Henderson British ambassador ambassador ambassador am am- to Berlin BerUn contained Hitler's Hitler's Hit Hit- lers ler's minimum demands and that France was calling up more troops to strengthen her stand in case she definitely enters negotiations was maintaining close contact with Britain The premier received Sir Eric Phipps a few lew minutes after arriving arriving ing lag at his office where he had broadcast last night an appeal for France to be ready for every sacrifice sacrifice sac sac- in case of war over Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's claims on Poland This morning the premier anc and the ambassador were understood to have talked over whatever pos pos- of 01 peace Sir Nevile Henderson Henderson Henderson Hen Hen- derson British ambassador to Berlin took to London after his talk yesterday with Adolf Hitler left the war office at al noon accompanied by United States Ambassador William C C. Bullitt The air ministry Issued a decree banning all civil flying over French territory except operation of commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial aircraft French troops and tanks meanwhile meanwhile mean mean- while moved east toward the German German German Ger Ger- man frontier Civilians seeking refuge In the country also streamed out of 01 Paris Baggage was pIled aIled atop motor cars jammed jamm-ed with women and children In his address said France had supported peace appeals appeals appeals ap ap- ap- ap peals of Pope Plus President Roosevelt and King Leopold of ol Belgium However he declared the country could not accept submission submission submission sub mission to violence and firmly ruled out the possibility of a capitulation capitulation capit capit- such as that which gave Czecho Slovakia to Germany French military activity was in high gear throughout the country North African defenses also were in a a state of alertness Pontoon bridges have been cut at places across the Rhine river German boundary and railroad bridges mined Meanwhile the French ambassador dor to Moscow Paul Emile Nag- Nag giar glar was called caned back to Paris for fora a long leave That meant simply that France was not satisfied with Soviet Premier Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier Molotov's explanation explanation nation of ot the Soviets Soviet's pact with Germany |
