| Show ENVOY REACHES BERLIN J e WITH ANSWER TO HITLER'S CLAIMS Report on Phases of Metal Industry I 4 r r M Si v I Is s j r N NJ q J 5 I 4 s sy sI 4 y I i r THEY HAD LEADING PARTS AT OPENING OF MINING MINING CONVENTION Dr J John olm W. W Finch left vard HO I I. I y Young oling William Loach chairman of first meeting wo iff r 9 U r y f 4 s I k yr I Iu I s u l e I REPORTED ON LEAD INDUSTRY VETERAN TERAN f SILVER IL VER CHAMPION SPEAKS Andrew v Fletcher told Fletcher told of remarkable Senator Key Pittman of Nevada Nevada- stability guest speaker I PARLIAMENT MEETS TUESDAY AS ENGLAND REJECTS GERMAN DEMANDS FOR POLISH LANDS i Cabinet Stands Firm o on Refusal to Bow I to Nazis By Y WEBB MILLER LONDON Aug 28 UP UP- UP I Great Bri Britain iri s sent nt her er ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- i fl flying ing ba bac it fl day with a a message declining to accept Ad Hitler's terms for solution isolation solution of Germanys Germany's qu quarrel with Poland but leav leav- l leaving av- av ing ing the the way way op open n for further f r her efforts to- to save European peace Sir Nevile H Henderson n erson carrying a portentous message that may climax cli cU- max Europe's desperate war of nerves left by airplane from Heston Heston Heston Hes- Hes ton airdrome for Berlin where Hitler and his high government and military aids aids' awaited Britain's word Good luck reporters luck reporters shouted at the ambassador Thank you he cried as he hed d ducked into the British Airways plane I shall want all the goodluck good goodluck goodluck luck I 1 can g get get t. t Thus grimly but with a gesture Intended to keep hope alive that Europe's men under underarms underarms underarms arms would not march the British government made another important important important tant if not climactic decision coincidentally coincidentally coin coin- with vast military and nd naval preparations to fight if Jec- Jec essary The British message was relia rella- reliably bly stated to o declare that any solution solution tion of the Polish German-Polish conflict I must take into account Polands Poland's vital rights as well as those of Germany It was vas understood that the message mess message mes mes- s sage ge was only a page and a half Indicating a brief concise reply There appeared to be no no question question ques ques- tion that Britain as well as France I continued to stand firmly behind Poland in opp opposing ing Hitler's publicly I announced d demand mand for return n of Danzig and the because Eolis olish i corridor to the r reich i h. h bec because sc government go sources DUree considered his at attitude tude wasa was a d demand and nA for lye- lye free trec h i It was bell believed o oever ver that Britain's reply reiterated the cabInets cabInet's cabinets cabinet's cabinets cabinet's cab cab- inet's belief belie that nil all problems can be settled pea and possibly proposed a truce or some other move to end the preterit present imminent danger of war 4 J j j j t c The he message U. U denon carried T vied had been bee drafted by the ca cab cabinet et at ata ata ata a series of extraordinary sessions I and aM lt leaders ders of all ai political Apolitical file S. S F Parliament was Iwas summoned t to tomorrow King George f S War Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Leslie H Hore i ce nha ha In audience audience audience audi audi- ence and th jev vas s a constant stream of f official party leaders MT ri P Hf Two f n Three r Britain's Cabinet Refuses To Bow to Hitler Demands Continued from Page One and nd diplomats to the foreign office and No 10 Downing street The intense desire of Britain to keep the negotiations with Hitler open pen was emphasized by Hender- Hender Henderon's on's ons attitude i as h he departed Can you say a word sir sira a reporter asked him Im afraid you must get that from rom headquarters he replied At headquarters there was no definite word of either Hitler's message to Britain or of Britain's reply Repeats Position Authoritative sources understood that hat the fuehrer had taken in vague language the same position that hat he announced in his published letter etter to to French Premier Edouard That was that Germany must have back Danzig and the Polish corridor He also sought to eliminate the French British-French announced announced announced an an- Intention of supporting the Poles in a war possibly by signing a treaty with Britain In reply the British left no question that they would not renounce renounce re re- re their pledges to Poland but they emph emphasized that war was not inevitable Shipping Restricted A series of of sweeping government government government govern govern- ment decrees under the new emergency emergency emer- emer gency jency defense bill forbade any British ships to leave any port without admiralty authority authorized authorized au- au by the Board of Trade to o direct any British ship to any port tort to load goods or people au- au authorized the censorship of foreign mall mail and the searching of ot people enterIng or leaving the kingdom The pound sterling slumped from rom to The stock exchange suspended dealings In United States and other foreign currency bonds pending registration of British holdings with the B Bank of Eng- Eng land and i j This meant mobilization of bit bit- Ions ons of ot dollars in foreign assets for or the pur purchase ase of war supplies Reports front all alt sources were that hat the government government would stand u firm in its pledge to defend Poland Poland Poland Po Po- Po- Po land to the limit if Germany at at- at tacked Fear for Fe Peace ace It was a situation that caused all to fear feat for tor peace in a formal letter to Premier Premier Pre Pre- Pre Pre- mier of France had stated p publicly and officially forthe forthe for the first time a demand not only for Danzig but for the Polish corridor corridor cor cor- Thus he committed himself himself himself him him- self before he had retained leeway leeway leeway lee lee- way for negotiation Diplomats said this was the gravest single development since his sion pact with R Russia Diplomats asked how Hitler could now recede or how Poland could accept his drastic public demand which has included a threat to Polands Poland's very existence as an Independent state If It resisted re re- Britain began calling up territorial territorial terri tern tonal soldiers to what extent was not known by telegraph Hospitals began evacuating non- non critical cases to make room for any air raid casualties Scores of thousand of school schoolchildren schoolchildren schoolchildren children In London and 30 pro pro- provincial vindal centers held a dramatic full dress rehearsal of ot air raid evacuation to safe countryside areas Herschel V W V Johnson counselor of the United States embassy visited visIted visited vis vis- the foreign office during the cabinet meeting for an exchange of information Premier of ot France announced announced announced an an- the imposition of censorship censorship censorship censor censor- ship today by th the French war of of- fice Civilians began evacuating Paris The entire eastern part of ot France extending from the Belgian Belgian Bel Bel- gian glan to the Italian frontier was made a prohibited zone for air air- planes Germany Imposed a severe food rationing system |
