THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 7, 1939.
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CALM,
UNPROVOCATIVE
SPEECH BY SMIGLY-RYDZ Received Enthusiastically In Britain And France
NO SIGN OF NERVES
Warsaw, To-day.
The speech of Marshal Smigly-Rydz at Cracow, in which he declared that no power could con- vince Poland that the word peace means "give" for some and for others "take," was received enthusiastically in Poland.
After the Marshal had spoken, those present swore
ITALIAN AIR FORCE DISASTER
Rome, To-day.
A tri-motored plane of the Ita lian Air Force crashed into the sea near Brindisi on Sunday and sank. The crew of five was lost.
Trans-Ocean,
MAURETANIA
ARMY CYCLISTS TO COMPETE
AT SALZBURG
London, To-day.
To-day three teams of Army motor cyclists, composed of three riders each, are sailing on the Europe from Southampton to take part in the International Six Day
an oath "in, wartime to fight inflexibly until MAKES HISTORY trial at Salzburg at the end of
the victory is obtained and in peace to unite in solid co-operation."
August.
The riders have been in strict training in preparation for the event and will continue in training at Salzburg prior to the opening of the trial on August 22,
London, To-day. History was made for the Port
Mauretania, which is to have Lon-
Practically every unit of the don as her home port, docked for the first time at the end of an At-British Army now has its motor cycle detachment and the total lantic crossing.
number of machines in use is un- derstood to be nearly 22,000.-- British Wireless.
The celebrations following the he went on, and, while desiring speech were remarkable for the peace, are determined to resist of London last night when the new absence of any display of armed aggression, might. They were designed rather to show the spiritual strength and continuity of that fighting. spirit which won Poland's independence.- Reuter.
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NAZI COMMENT
Berlin, To-day. M. Smigły-Rydz's speech makes no new and no valuable contribution to the situation, in the opinion of Nazi commentators.
One spokesman declared: "Smigly-Rydz says that Poland has no aggressive intentions but there in is a chauvinistic spirit abroad Poland which seems determined on war with Germany."-Reuter.
WILL NOT GIVE WAY
Paris, To-day.
is
M.
A clear warning to Germany the press interpretation of Smigly-Rydz's speech at Cracow,
“Intransigeant.". says......
that it "means that Poland will not give way. Any aggression by the Reich will result in an immediate military reply from Warsaw"-Reuter.
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"We respect and earnestly desire peace," he said. "But there is power on earth that can convince our land that the word peace im- plies giving by one nation and taking by another.
in-
The Mauretania is the largest ship ever to have made regular sail ings from London and her arrival in King George the Fifth Dock last let. night was the occasion of a suit-
able if informal ceremony. re-
"We harbour no aggressive tentions against anyone, but there be no doubt that we will sist any attempt at a direct or in- direct limitation of our interests with every means at our disposal."
LUNG OF POLAND
Touching on the Danzig question, he declared:
"Danzig is the lung of the Polish economic system.
"We shall hold strictly to exist- ing alliances, and we shall conform in our activities with those of the other side.*
"Let no one believe, however, that our love of our country gives us fewer rights and duties than it does others.
"We warn against such fallacies in reasoning."
The speech was interrupted time LONDON COMMENT
London, To-day. and again by cheers and the meet- The speech of M. Smigly-Rydzing concluded with a pledge of alle- was read in London with great giance to Poland-by the assembled
islegionaires.-Trans-Ocean, interest, Reuter learns, and it considered to be in complete accor- dance with the consistent policy of Poland which at no time has shown any sign of nerves and has through- out been clear and reasonable. Reuter.
PARIS COMMENT
Paris, To-day.
of German
be-
The old Mauretania served tween New York and Southampton.
-British Wireless.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND IN NAPLES
HUGE BILL OF L.P.T.B.
Extensions
London, To-day. and improvements
which the London Passenger Trans-
port Board has at present in hand Rome, To-day. will cost £45,000,000 before comple- An important archaeological tion towards the end of next year. find was made by road workers When the extensions are finished
· passenger
in Arenata, near Naples when it is anticipated that the Board's they uncovered eleven graves transport system will be affording dating back to the third century Londoners 720,000,000 before Christ, it was announced journeys yearly or one journey per head of one-third of the entire po- yesterday.
of pulation the world.--British The graves were arranged
Wireless. in two rows and were con- structed of square blocks of stone. The skeletons and vases were in an undisturbed condition.
-Trans-Ocean.
con-
deration have prevailed in nexion with the dispute-which, ac- cording to reports from Danzig had threatened at the end of last week serious character-re-
been
Marshal Smigly-Rydz's speech is to assume featured by the Paris Sunday news-garding the functioning of Polish papers, which regard it as a signi- Customs officials in the Free City.
The speech delivered by Marshal ficant pronouncement on the Danzig THE SMIGLY-RYDZ SPEECH
question and a clear definition of Smigly-Rydz at Cracow was
well received in diplomatic circles Warsaw, To-day. Poland's attitude. Polish unity of strength and de- Describing the address as "his-here. Only a small part of the termination to resist any attempt torical," the paper "Intransigeant" speech was directed to foreign re- at restriction of rights was stress- declares that Marshal Smigly-Rydz lations, and one quite brief passage ed by Marshal Smigly-Rydz, Com- has emphatically stated Poland's to Danzig, but commentators in mander-Chief of the Polish Army, position in the face
London are impressed by the un- in a speech yesterday before the threats.
provocative terms and the measur, Polish Legion.
During the past weeks, Polanded firmness and calm of the speech
-British Wireless. Recalling that the Legionaires had has evidenced extreme patience, but assembled to commemorate the 25th the Marshal has now declared that anniversary of the day on which there are limits even to patience. Marshal Pilsudski led the Polish
The paper features his assertion volunteers against Russia, the that Poland will not capitulate and Marshal declared that during the that any form of German aggres- past quarter of a century, Poland sion will receive a military answer, had become a powerful state
Particular stress is laid on his which every citizen was deeply.con- declaration that Danzig is the lung of the Polish economic system, the paper stating that in this sentence he answered in the negative all ations of Danzig negotiations. na-Ocean.
scious of his obligations.
Any infringement of
Poland's rights is felt by every y citizen, he declared, and will be resisted by the nation united in
cause.
READY TO DIE
The present generation are ready to di for their
common
GOOD SENSE
London, To-day. atisfaction is felt in London at news that good sense and mo-
FIFTY SENTENCED
TO DEATH
Madrid, To-day. The death sentence was pronounc-
ed on nearly fifty individuals by a military tribunal on Saturday, as a of Police- result of the murder Major Gabaldon and his chauffeur, who were ambushed at Talavera at the beginning of last week.
It is assumed that the death sentences have since been carried
out.
Another incident occurred at
Alicante, when the chief of the Military Tribunal, Major Salvador, was shot by a man who had been brought before the court for ques tioning Trans-Ocean.
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