Show EUROPE rumors while the western front remained quiet and while finland continued making a shambles out of dussias Rus sias vaunted armies two diametrically opposed offensives were taking shape one for war the other for peace peace drive berlin denied it but reports persisted that would offer the allies a settlement via the league of nations economic committee at the hague terms r 1 no reparations 2 return of ex german colonies 3 nazi retention of and the polish corridor 4 an austrian plebiscite neutrally managed 5 restoration of czech polish and slovak states if the denials were sincere observers wondered why herr hitler tried so hard to minimize his relations with moscow arch foe of the democracies no military pact exists said the reich nor will germany help russia fight the finns peace gossip only increased when berlin called home its envoys to finland and russia w would germany try to settle this war if so was it a prelude to peace in the west war drive overnight the balkan states mobilized their armies to full strength members of the little entente backing rumania against the territorial demands of if hungary italy was seen joining them across |