THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 10, 1989.
Herr Forster To Be Hitler's Voice On Danzig To-night
SHARP WORDS EXPECTED AT MASS MEETING
London, To-day.
Future development of the feud over Danzig may depend importantly on the contribution which will be made to-night, for good or ill, by Herr Forster, the Nazi Regional Leader, and his speech is awaited in all European capitals with much interest.
Reuter's Berlin correspondent says that Germany is giving the speech special attention as it is considered that it will be virtually Hitler him- self speaking.
What Herr Forster says to-night must be regarded as directly even ostentatiously inspired as it
·POLISH-
FRONTIER INCIDENT
Warsaw, To-day.
An official communique has been issued concerning another minor shooting incident on the Polish border.
The statement says that a mem-` ber of a German armed patrol which crossed the Polish frontier in the Corridor was wounded in a border incident.
It says that a patrol of three was 300 yards on the Polish side of the frontier. The party ignored a challenge, and a warning shot fired by, a Polish frontier guard. Unofficially, it is understood that the incident becurred a cou- ple of day's ago.-Reuter.
follows immediately upon Forster's visit to MORE VIRULENT
Hitler.
The speech will be broadcast lishes comment reading: from the Danzig station and it may be relayed from Koenigsberg.
Even ad-
"The fact that 'Danzig is a Ger- man city cannot be denied. It is expected that Herr Fors- Chamberlain and (Beck have ter's words will be very sharp at mitted this with all frankness. political circles in Berlin are very "Now an attempt is made to jus- the anxious to counteract any impres-tify the claim to Danzig by sion abroad that Germany or Dan- assertion that Danzig belongs
In doing zig have in any respect given way Poland's 'living space.' in their dealings with Poland.
this, Poland does not shrink from Reuter-
speaking of 'Polish rights.'
ANSWER ARGUMENT
Berlin, To-day.
In Berlin circles, the speech which Gauleiter Forster, the Danzig "Regional Leader," is to deliver is awaited with the greatest expecta- tion.
will
It is declared. that Forster "answer the argument of the Wes- tern Powers and by means of docu- mentary evidence and the testimony of English and French politicians
explain the absurdity of the present Eastern frontiers of the Reich."
BIG DEMONSTRATION Hundreds of thousands are pected to take part in a demonstra-
tion.
"
ex-
to
becomes
ATTACKS IN NAZI PRESS
Berlin, To-day.
The assertion that refusal to res~
pect
Polish rights in Danzig would
NOT A COINCIDENCE BUT A SIGN
Paris, To-day.
Britain's air manoeuvres com- bined with the review of the Re- serve Fleet, have made a big impression in France as reassuring evidence of British watchfulness.
"It is not a coincidence, but a sign," declares the "Paris Soir," commenting on the fact that the exercises are taking place at the same time as the journey of Fors- ter,
the Danzig "Gauleiter," be- cween Berchtesgaden and Danzig.
"Intransigeant” says that "our allies" general staff endeavoured to reproduce as nearly as possible the conditions of real warfare. We know we can
count on our allies
as they on us."-Reuter.
TRIAL BALLOON ON DANZIG
Paris, To-day.
A proposal by certain organs of the British Press that an inter- national conference should be sum- moned in order to endeavour to
"As for the Polish claims them-of necessity make war a conse- selves, it can only be said that in quence-made by a Polish weekly its provocations Poland
-is hotly contested by the Berlin bolder and bolder and that the ar-
'Prosto Z press this morning. ticle in the periodical Mostu' represents the acme of im- "The impudent Polish claims," reach a settlement of the Danzig the Nazi organ "Voelkische Beo-
question was emphatically rejected pertinence.-Trans-Ocean.
bachter" writes, "are not born out
in authoritative quarters here on by any facts. They are nothing but proof of Polish chauvinism Wednesday. which, fostered deliberately by the Western powers and the press, has become a threat to world peace!"
NERVOUS!
It was stressed that although the proposal was undoubtedly a mere "ballon d'essai," it could serve only German interests.
Berlin, To-day. "Angriff"`says that London and Paris have reacted in a markedly nervous way to the sharp rejoind-
The paper refers to an article in
Developments in Danzig are fol- ers made by the German press to The Times" yesterday and declares
Both the "Polish provocations."
that it was criminal almost when lowed with the closest interest in capitals registered their discom-"The Times" attempted to represent diplomatic and political circles here fiture by spreading a false report "the countless manifestations of and the announcement of the mass alleging that the Fuehrer had sum-Polish lust of conquest, and undis- meeting in the Free City this even- moned a secret meeting of the War guised war-mongerie" as the coming, at which the Nazi leader For- out-ster will "expose the future policy. Council,
of unimportant
of the Senate," has attracted great attention. Trans-Ocean. TALKING OF MAPS The "Voelkische Beobachter" re- minds its readers of maps of Grea
To support this demonstration to- night, the German Press in the last two days has devoted its front pages
The "Hamburger Fremenblatt” to dealing with "threats against
demands declares that the sharp tone of the Danzig" and the Polish
German press. In dealing with" Po- voiced by the Polish press.
this continued land was not a signal for a new The reason for prominence given to the Danzig press campaign but was designed to the as a "real instrument of aggression" in apart from placing on record that
question is said to be an article two show up the so called peace front
pages in length appearing in "Prosto Z Mostu," Warsaw.
published
This paper claims that Danzig is part of Poland's "living space." “FURTHER PROOF"
of
The Polish periodical declares
between
|
any threat to use force against
Danzig will be regarded as a threat directed against the whole of Ger- many, Trans-Ocean.
mentaries siders.
ter Poland published in Poland LIPINSKI SET
FREE BY DANZIG
which gave "clear indication of the
state Polish mind.”
The maps, the "Voelkische Beo-
bachter" declares, were circulated AUTHORITIES
all over Poland and were to be had at every bookstall, and their circu- lation was openly encouraged by the Polish government.-Trans-
that nothing, but the surrender MAN CAME ROUND. Ocean.
Danzig to Poland or war
Germany and Poland would clarify THAT WAS THAT!
German-Polish relations.
Fines totalling 362 were imposed
on
A similar alternative is offered by the Polish newspaper" "Doiennik by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon Bydgoski," of Bromberg, which de- to-day on Luk Chun-po, 26, of mands that Germany explicitly re- Shanghai, for failing to drive nounces Danzig, since otherwise the the left side, failing to report an only possible solution of the Danzig accident and failing to notify the question would be a war with the change of his address. Reich.
These two Polish press utter ances are violently resented by the German press and are cited "further proof of Poland's aggres- sive intentions."
TRYING TO PUT POLAND IN THE WRONG
as
The official German Nows Agency, under the hoading "Poland becomes
pub more and more provocative
Gdynia, To-day,
The Polish customs Inspector, Lipinski, has been set free by the Compare this with the Nazi maps Danzig authorities and he is now in of "Mitteleuropa!"
Poland. He was sentenced to 18
KING-HALL LETTER months imprisonment for "provok-
REACHES DANZIG.
Danzig, To-day. Letters of Commander Stephen It was alleged that accused, in King-Hall, have begun to appear in Matauwei Road, knocked down a
posten:" pedestrian. He took the injured Danzig, reports the "Danziger Vor- man in the car, continuing along Chatham: Road. Later, the injured man recovered consciousness, and accused then told him to get out of the car.
The injured man reported to the police but acoused had never, re- ported the accident,
Among those who had received them was the Chief of Hitler Youth in Danzig-Trans-Ocean.
beon, released in exchange for
the Polish cus
strong
ing a breach of the peace." His liberation follows diplomatic representations by the Polish authorities.
Four other Poles have also been set free,
In retaliation for the arrest of
officer named Muller was impri- on the Polish officials, a Danzig customs soned at Tesew recently, Polish side of the Danzig frontier.
Reuter
Later.
It is now learned that Muller, who was imprisoned recently (and not yesterday, as
reported),
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