THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 9, 1989.
SLACKENING OF TENSION IN DANZIG REPORTED
Bitter Press Recriminations Still Going On
Polish Comment
Arouses Fury
Danzig, To-day.
While Danzig awaits the return of the Nazi Region- al Leader, Herr Forster, from his visit to Herr
Hitler, there are indications that the tension of
the week-end has slackened.
Franco- DEPRECATION
German Talk
OF
VILIFICATION
London, To-day.
Paris, To-day.
GREAT reserve is be- IN the final debates on foreign affairs in both ing maintained over Houses of Parliament be-
It is expected that Herr Greiser, the President of the meeting which took fore the Recess, the the Senate, will meet Dr. Chodacki, the Polish place yesterday between Prime Minister and-For- Commissioner in Danzig, on Thursday to try M. Bonnet. and Count eign Secretary made it and explore the possibility of starting discus-von Welezeck, the Ger- clear that the British sions on the position of the Polish customs in- spectors in the Free State.
man Ambassador.
Government could not regard the immediate The Nazi paper, “Danzig Vor- and of the German fighting forces. that during the talk, the question Europe or the Far East, There is some reason to believe situation; either in posten" protests vigorously
of Franco-German press relations against- a reported threat in a
was raised. Polish paper that if Poland were presented with a fait accompli by the Danzig authorities she would. "shoot despite her affec- tion for the walls of Danzig." Reuter.
pro-
“POLISH BRAGGING”
The "Danziger Vorposten" tests vehemently against "the" un- ceasing threats uttered by the Polish press against the Free City.”
Polish excitation to war cannot be allowed to continue with im- punity.-Trans-Ocean.
CAMPAIGN IN GERMANY
Berlin, To-day.
the German press "called forth by The new anti-Polish campaign of
the threat" of the Conservative Po-
It is also believed in some quarters that the talk dealt with and the Danzig situation. the German military activities
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without anxiety.
Observers in London agree that the efforts which have been made- since March to build up the anti- aggression front have had a con- siderable effect discouraging to ad-
lish newspaper "Czas," is becoming Another caller on M. Bonnet venture, and, therefore, serving the more and more violent in language. was Mr. Bullitt, the American sole purpose for which, as Britisir The paper "Bz Am Mittag," un-Ambassador, while it is under-statesmen have all along insisted, der a banner headline yesterday stood that the Soviet Ambassa-they were undertaken, namely, the "Polonia, Take Care," describes Po-dor, M. Suritz, is to call on the restoration of confidence. land as an "amuck runner against Foreign Minister to-day." Peace and Justice in Europe!"
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Reuter,
re-
The paper makes "England" sponsible for the constant increase of Polish "war agitation," which had now reached a new climax, and Up to now we have been patient goes on to say "to those who have and have pretended not to hear the lured Poland on that way may be Polish threats. It is impossible to re- Germany's patience, taxed to t
said bluntly and briefly that one day the main silent when an important Poutmost during the past weeks and lish newspaper announces the forth-months, will be at an end."-Trans- coming bombardment of Danzig.
Ocean.
IN FULL CRY
Berlin, To-day. The German press is in full cry after the Polish newspaper "Czas," to which it attributes a suggestion that Polish guns might blow Dan- zig to bits.
The "Nachtausgabe" refers to "dangerous Polish war agitation
In diplomatic circles here, it is generally felt that responsible lea ders in all countries realise the importance of preventing the growth of tension.
ARGYLLS NOW Lord Halifax drew attention,
IN SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE, TO-DAY.
however, to a source of dafiger to peace which still cannot be ignored when he told the House of Lords: “The task of statement to-day made doubly timcult by those off- cial propagandists and unofficial journalists and writers who deli- THE ARGYLL AND SUTHER-berately invent, exaggerate, or dis- | LAND HIGHLANDERS, FOR-tört events and their implications.”
MERLY IN HONG KONG, HAVE ARRIVED HERE IN CONNEC TION WITH THE - BINGA- PORE REINFORCEMENT PRO GRAMME.
also arrived...
Three Indian battalions have
VILIFICATION
The Prime Minister also return- ed in one of his last speeches in the Commons to a theme on which by order of London and Paris," It is believed that six further more than once the poisoning of he has spoken with evident feeling and declares that this noticeably battalions may be coming here, the wells of international under- increased with the despatch of the to be divided between Singapore standing by hate and fear manu British and French military mis- and Penang. It surmised that factured by press distortion and sions to Moscow,
the measures are the result of vilification... It accuses Lord Halifax of havthe recent Anglo-French defence ing influenced Marshal Smigly conference in Singapore, Rydz's speech on Sunday.
Own Correspondent.
Hitherto we have treated the in- solent Polish bragging merely as a result of megalomania. We have, however, meanwhile been compelled to observe that unbridled jingoism and lust of conquest of all sections. of Polish nation which manifests itself in unmeasured abuse of the German Reich and Danzig consti- tutes a direct menace to European peace. We consider it our duty in view of this Polish menace not only to utter a serfous warning, but to draw the attention of the whole world to the fact that the Poles are daily and deliberately accumulating Dr. Halfeld, in the "Hamburger explosives around powder barrels Freidenblatt," mysteriously sug- which may blow up at any moment gests that the increased tension coincides with the new British peace plan fostered by some British politicians in which Poland is not mentioned."—Reuter,
ONE ANSWER
To the insolent language of the Polish press, there can be only one clear answer. Never in the glorious history of this Hanseatic city has a single-Polish soldier ever trodden. the soil of Danzig and when the Polish King, Stephen Batory, ap- peared before, the gates of Danzig "at the head of his army he failed force an entry into the city. This historic event should afford. food fo thou to the aggre,
ress salone.
HALIFAX ARRIVING IN LONDON
POLITICAL JUNTA
Our
giers, To-day Senor Suner taking over the presidency of the political junta of the Falangist (Fascist) Party, with General Asenssion as Vice-Presi dent:
Senor Cueate at the Secretary-General of the Party, will be replaced 1 furnez Grand, - Cueste
Ber
High
Moroce
mandin
to Romie. will be
Branleh
There are a number of questions outstanding in Europe which—as events over the weekend in Danzig again illustra
be dangerous to peace-or can be rendered - rela- tively harmless, accordingly as they are magnified into trials of strength. or are kept in perspective and handl ed with tact and responsibility.
VICTORY FOR REASON
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