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DANZIG WILL GO TO REICH WITHOUT WAR.

FREE CITY CERTAIN.

Visit By Hitler Expected Before End Of July. GERMAN TROOP MOVEMENTS. United I'ress Association.—Copyright. (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON", June 30. The city is normal and there are no signs of excitement, .says a message from Danzig. Most people believe that absorption by the Reich without war is certain.

A high (Jerma n Government official told the Berlin correspondent of the British United Press: "We will not go to war against half the world for Danzig, which is already completely \azi. Herr Hitler will again show his ingenuity by solving this problem without wnr."

The authoritative Danzig journal "\ orpo«teri ' says: "We are convinced there will goon be a demonstration showing how little Britain and France are willing to support Polish anoyance." 'I hc "Vurpostcn"' urges the population to strengthen themselves in anticipation of the hour of decision. "It i- absolutely wrt&in this decision will be taken." it says. "The Fuehrer will sot the date. Calm and strength will be particularly neccsaaiy in the next few « eeks."

Officials in Berlin refuse to deny a report tlint Fieri Hitler is going to Danzig at the end of July, but they say i here is no reason to suppose he will. The Fuehrer spent the day at Munich, inspecting plans for the forthcoming celebration of German art.

An earlier message said that Herr Flitlcr is expected to visit Danzig between July '20 and 30. There may be curlier brief visits on the part of other Keith Minister?.

ft is stated that TTerr Hitler will not «peak at the launching of the cruiser llremen, partly becausc he desires to rest and partly because he does not rlcsirn to anticipate Germany's reply to Britain's naval Note.

Students to Return to Germmny. Motorised units parsed down Unter den l.inden. Berlin, to-day, attracting excited crowds. (lerm.in students at the University of <!cneva hu\e been ordered to return to Germany not later than July 10. Evidence that Germany is calling up further reservists early coincides with iliti increased pressure on Danzig, says l lie Paris correspondent of the British I'nited Press. The German frontier control ha* already been tripled. Six regiments of infantry arrived at TCarlsi uhe, on the Rhine, lust night, nml 30,000 I roops from Kssen were installed in the Snar frontier posts.

Thirty thousand motorised troops have reached the Rhineland in the past two days, and observers report considcrnbln troop movements near Kehl. Alstadt, Sal/.bach, Trier and the liifcl district, all on the western frontier.

An officinl comnilin ique issued in Warsaw says: "There is no longer any • i<>ill>t that in spite of Danzig's denials j,. |.' r p C Corps is being organised in lin u/ig. for which barracks have been i riinisitioned, quantities of frozen meat -tored, and tailors regimented for the making of uniforms."

Th« outspokenness of the communique surprised Polish political quarters, v here it is interpreted as meaning that Poland will not passively watch the inlilt ration of East Prussian Nazis into Danzig. BITING REJECTION. German And Italian Press Reactions. LORD HALIFAX'S SPEECH. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 30. Signor Mussolini's Press mouthpiece, Srgnor Gay da, says Viscount Halifax's -pcech delivered a death blow to hopes fur a peacefully negotiated solution ot \ital European problems. He bitterly n-*ails British and French encirclement, which Germany and Italy arc ready to faco with calm and tirm*resolution. The Rome semi official news agenev . haracterises the speech as "devoid of „ny constructive proposals whatever. \ii obvious attempt to jam wireless reception of an Italian version of Lord Halifax's speech broadcast from Britain van partly successful. Th® semi-official Berlin paper • Deutsche Dicnst" rejects Lord Halifax's speech ■ ■ emphatically_ as it did bis memorandum of Wednesday on the naval agreement, and describes it as •hypocrisy, high-sounding phrases and empty words."

The paper says Britain should cease attempting to make her policy appear peaceful in the eyes of the German people while awaiting the conclusion of her negotiations for further encircling German v. "What London is hastening toundertake shows all the signs of having a preventive war as its O oa , says the journal. LABOUR POLICY. Pledge To Fight Against German Challenge. GREATER THINGS THAN LIFE. LONDON", June 30. The acting-Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, Mr. Arthur Greenwood, in ft speech ' pledged the Labour party to ng event of a German challenge. "British Laboui i» ever ' try to understand the prohlerus of, other people, particularly the ke"nan people." said Mr. Greenwood, but U a challenge came we would light. are greater things than life of them is liberty, and we are PT®P* r ®° to fight to keep liberty »l»ve in thtf j reentry."

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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 153, 1 July 1939, Page 9

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DANZIG WILL GO TO REICH WITHOUT WAR. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 153, 1 July 1939, Page 9

DANZIG WILL GO TO REICH WITHOUT WAR. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 153, 1 July 1939, Page 9