1940-03-20 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 20, 1940

PEACE OFFENSIVE

RUMOURS

DYING OUT

Hitler Trying To Line Up Russia And Italy

SUMNER WELLES NOT TAKING PART IN NEGOTIATIONS

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Amsterdam, To-day. NEUTRAL COUNTRIES SEE in the Brenner Pass talk a Nazi attempt to line up Italy with Ger- many and Russia, The Berlin correspondent of the "Allgemeine Handelsblad" says that one gets the impression that the Nazi Government would like to see Rus-

WELLES SEEKS VIEWS ON RUMANIA

Rome, To-day.

It is revealed that during his stay in Rome, Mr. Sumner Welles conferred with Mr. H. F. Hib- bard, First Secretary of the United States Legation in Buch- arest, whom ho specially sum- moned from the Rumanian capl- tal.—Router.

sia and Italy make up their differences and set- WISHFUL tle the Balkan question at the Allies' expense. Havas.

Cordell Hull Statement

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Washington, To-day. Becretary of State Cordell Hull's de- claration that Mr. Sumner Welles will take part in no negotiations has dis- polled rumours which sprang up over the delay in the sailing of the Conte di Savola from Genoa.

The ship's departure was held up by one day (she sails to-day) and it was suggested that this was to enable Signor Mussolini,to see Mr. Welles following his return from the talk with Hitler, and with the latest pro- posals from Der Fuhrer.

Havas.

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support published reports of such IN RUSSIA

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On the basis of authoritative re- porta received by the United States Government "the peace

headlines

would appear to be very empty."

Moscow, To-day.

The foreign news columns

PEACE PLAN WAS STILLBORN

Amsterdam, To-day,

If there was a peace plan which Hitler hoped to get Mussolini to sponsor, as the result of the Brenner meet- ing, it clearly was stillborn.

An inspired statement was yester- day evening issued in Berlin, denying the peace plan reports and declaring that Germany has nothing to say on the question of peace atter the re Jection of the Fuehrer's offer of Octo- ber 6, 1939, an offer made only once.

A Wilhelmstrasse spokesman told neutral correspondents that people still did not seem to understand that the German Government had“ taken two decisions, 'firstly to "con- tinue the war until complete vlo- tory had been achieved; secondly, after victory, to secure Germany's vital interests once and for all and end the eternal menace of the

Mr. Early added that the President in the Soviet press have late- plutocratic democracies. had carefully read and analysed allly been occupied mainly with

the reports received. Reuter.

Hitler's Objectives

Washington, To-day. Official quarters persist in affirming that Mr. Sumner Welles had no hand in the Brenner. Conference,

It is suggested in, Washington that Hitler is seeking to use Mr. Welles for his own purposes...

In the meantime, the Wilhelm- strasse was opening discussing the de- the following themes:

sirability of better understanding be- Firstly, that the imperialists,tween Russia and Italy, and Reuter thwarted in the plot to force. Scan-understands that a visit of Ribbentrop dinavia into a war against the U.S.S.R., to Moscow is still possible.-Reuter. are now busily trying to create, a new war front elsewhere. Only the peace-loving policy of the Soviet has till now kept the European war from becoming a world conflagration,

These reports then suggested that Mr. Welles might try to reconcile the In the press view, Hitler is regarded Secondly, British designs in the various points of view, playing aas probably trying to bring about im-Near East generally, and in the Bal- "deus ex machina” role.

proved Russo-Italian relations and it kans in particular are proved by the is added that Mussolini might consider presence of large numbers of Bri- the stabilisation of the Balkans worth tish troops in Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, the price of shaking hands with Mos-Kenya, and the Army of the Near

East under General Weygand. Reuter..

The So-Called Eleven

Point Plan

London, To-day. Commenting on the well- publicised "11-point peace plan," a diplomatic observer says that, whether true or false, they do represent the kind of "peace points" which could be expected from the Nazis.

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For propaganda purposes there n reference to disarmament and liberty of trade.

There is a sop for Italy in the clauses about Djibouti and the Suez Canal, and a sop to Britain in the clause saying that 20 years should the be allowed for the solution of colonial problem.

Beyond that, however, Germany would get everything she wants in Europe and in, no way would In- right the wrongs, she' hao filoted on her neighbours. Whatever the facts are behind the widely reported "11-point peace plan," the plan may well be a sample of the sort of plan the Nazis would like to put forward a mixture of gener alizations appealing to liberal world sentiment and a cynical disregard of the real objects for which this war Is being fought.-Reuter.

“Eleven-Point Plan" Boes

Not Impress U.S.

Washington, To-day,

COW. —

A Mere Observer. (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Washington, To-day. The assertion that Mr. Sumner Welles is not taking part in any Euro- pean negotiations which was made by Mr. Cordell Hull yesterday is con- sidered here to be an attempt to quell concern caused by the delay in Mr. Welles' departure from Italy. The

American Government wishes to dis- pel the impression that the United' States may take part, either directly or indirectly, in any peace offensive launched by the autocrațic powers.

It is stressed that Mr. Welles has at no time agured as anything more than a mere observer, Havas.

* Mr. Sumner Welles

Makes Position Clear

Rome, To-day.

Mr. Sumner Welles' broke his activities last night, only to say, that

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Thirdly, the Imperialists hope repeat "the Finnish experiment."

These three tendentious reports are published daily and are designed to show an imminent conflict between the Allies and Italy as the result of ambitions clashing over the Balkans, the Suez Canal and so on.-Reuter,

AXIS CO-OPERATION

UNCHANGED

Berlin, To-day. All Allied hopes for a loosening of the German Italian bonds are "ridicu- lous," says a semi-official spokesman, commenting on the Brenner Pass talks. While details of the talks are still lacking, he said, it must be stressed that Italo-German co-operation re- mains unchanged.-Reuter.

he had not brought over to Europe Hitler from launching a peace offen- any proposals for peace, 'nor had he; sive, well-informed quarters here de- while in Europe, conveyed any sugges- clare. tions of peace from any European. Power to another.

He stated, once again as ho put it, that he was in Europe for one purpose only; and that he would take home with him^a {report to President Rooseveltő ön facts an› hè found them, an

Only the four men concerned, Hitler, Mussolini, Clano and Ribbentrop, knew exactly what happened at Brenner He was not one of them.

Reports of a German eleven-point ~ II Duce Persuades Hitler. peace plan were discounted yester day by Mr. Stephen Early President

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Mussolini is utterly unwilling to as madiator for Germany and, commit Italy on the German side by sponsoring Hitler's "peace ultima: tum," the failure of which · *tain.

Mussolini's attitude, however, has not discouraged Hitler who, according to reliable Information, has not aban- doned his hope to impose his peace on the world. Havas.

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CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS

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this morning for stealing.

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An Indian watchman found 17 pairs of socks and 20 tobacco pipes in Chan's

and two rolls of cloth parcel Leung's.

The articles were stolen from Chlef Officer T. Williams, of the s.8. Tjiba- dah.

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