THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 24, 1989.
HITLER'S SUBTLE
WARNING
REFUSAL TO CROSS THE POLISH CORRIDOR
London, To-day.
GERMAN REPLY Official quarters admit that difficulty is being ex-
TO MR. CHAMBERLIN
Berlin, To-day. The question of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in Parliament, as to whether Germany is striving to do minate Europe by force, has led to a sharp rejoinder by, the German News Agency.
-GOVERNOR TO ATTEND RACES
His Excellency the Governor is expected to have sufficiently re- covered from his slight indlaposi- tion to be able to attend Kwanti Races on Sunday. Sir Geoffry and Lady Northcote are returning from Fanling Lodge to Govern- ment House on Monday.
Trans-Ocean quotes a Brussels"
perienced in drawing up the proposed anti-
nor Gayda, writing in “Giornale aggression declaration by peace-loving States, d'Italia' says that the proposed de- although satisfaction is expressed that the So-mocratic alliance is stillborn. viet Government has now notified its approval BRUSSELS COMMENT in principle. Main obstacle to the success of the British initiative official comment which says that is the desire of Poland that any declarations Belgium has not been approached should be in more precise terms than contem-such combinations. plated by the British draft, with specific com- mitments by all Powers to each:
and desires to remain outside any
Belgian quarters, says Trans- Ocean, express the opinion that that the results of British efforts will It is hard to understand, the Agency says, how the British Prime Poland's position is appreciated yet been restored to Germany be limited to an Anglo-French de- number of Minister can see, "in the natural in London and the whole situa- (referring to the Polish Corri-claration to which a
smaller countries will be invited to course of events taking place in tion is
dor). under further review,
Poland now 'Central Europe," the possibility of though final decision may await
has Germany on signify their platonic adhesion. the urge on the part of Germany to upon an inclination now manifest three sides and is ready to join dominate Europe. Knowledge of his-to accept the Soviet suggestion of any clearcut alliance between Bri- Co- tory would tell him that Germany an inter-governmental confer-tain, France and the Soviet. is keeping within the orbit of what jence, which would take place, lonel Beck, however, is unlikely to nobody can deny is its legitimate probably, either in Paris or Lon-commit himself to any declaration living space.
To be sure, Chamberlain recog- nises in theory, 'Germany's right to
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MEMEL ALARM
expand its economic possibilities. Events in Memel have crystal- In practice, however, Germany has lised Poland's hesitation about as- felt time and again British attempts sociating herself with an anti-Ger- to combat directly or indirectly Ger-man declaration which is at all am- man endeavours to achieve this biguous regarding the commitments
of the signatories.
end.
provocative to the Reich without firm guarantees.
common
SOVIET AGREEMENT
A Note from the Soviet Russian Government handed to Lord Halifax the yesterday, however, confirms agreement of the Soviet to the Bri- tish proposals.
NOT QUICK ENOUGH
The question of whether, in the The provision in the proposed event of inability to accommodate
for
the declaration to Poland's wishes British declaration
would consultation in the event of a fur and needs, the declaration
and ther threat to the peace of Europe be made by Britain, France or aggressive pressure on a friend- Soviet Russia only has not been de- regard ly State is criticised as it does not cided, says Trans-Ocean.
The "News-Chronicle" says that state-provide for sufficiently quick ac
Polish feelings in this If Britain makes the consolidation of Central Europe the pretence for have not been lessened by the further action of this kind, it will ment attributed to Hitler, in ex-tion in these days when the habit Memel shows once again the Nazi be doing something which will planation of his journey to Memel of dictatorships reveals the peril of bellef that right is on the side of
over-the slightest delay.
the big bomber. The sanda arouse great mistrust in Germany in the Deutschland and not
Both the German and Italian running out. Mr. Chamberlain has and give rise to the suspicion that land.
Hitler is said to have remark-newspapers appear to think that a last chance to save Europe, but Britain is seeking to oppose its as-
ed that he would not set foot on the British Initiative will fall. Sig. he must act quickly- pirations towards economic inde-
German territory which has not pendence.-Trans-Ocean.
BERLIN CONGRATULATES
ITSELF HEARTILY
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"Berlin, To-day.
A festively decorated Berlin greeted yesterday "as the day on which it became an established fact that no foreign power could undermine Ger- many's predominating influence in Central Europe. While Adolf Hitler was addressing the enthusiastic Memel Germans, a treaty was signed in Ber- lin between the Reich and the Slovak now un- der German protection, and almost at the same time, in Bucharest was signed the German- Rumanian economic treaty.
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Berlin political circles describe, ing of a German-Rumanian agree- the - conclusion of the German ment which, as no..commercial Rumanian treaty as well as the agreement before "safeguards the Lithuanian agreement as victory closest cooperation in all fields" be- over the British efforts to include tween the two States. smaller Central European States in The German-Lithuanian agree- Gran anti-Germán group, It is re-ment is likewise expected in Ber- de- called that the report was circulat- lin to contribute to further ed in London on Saturday last velopment of German-Lithuanian that Germany had presented an trade aven if only by establish- economic, ultimatum to Rumania, ment of a free zone for the
Lithuanians in Memel harbour.
While Rumania will make larger of oil, ores, cereals and
The report which was denied by the Rumanian Government, failed,
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as well as the announced dispatch-lumber, Lithuania is expected to of a British economic_commis" supply flax, butter, eggs and meat sion to Rumanis, to prevent sign-
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