POLAND'S ARMY WILL BE READY FOR ACTION.

LEADERS SPEAK.

Resist All Attempts On Her Independence.

"NEVER YIELD DANZIG."

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(Received It n.m.)

LONDON", August 0,

'•We did not begin the Danzig jiftan and we will not avoid our obligations, but adjust our actions in Danzig to those of the opposin" side " declared (lenerai Smigly-Kydz, Chief of the Polish Forces, addressing an rsseiiihly of 100,000 people at Cracow on the. —•) th anniversary of the.march to the front of the first Polish legion. He added: "We have no aggressive intentions, hut shall resist all without except ion who attempt directly or indirectly to infringe the rights and dipnitv of our State. Poland intends to repel Violence with nil her forces. In-day when the words war and peace are on everyone's lips, wu declare that wc lovb peace as much as anyone, but there cannot be peace which means take for one people and give for another.

Danzig is the lung of our economic organ i mi-t ion and has been united to Poland for centuries. We have made our viewpoint very clear. It is my fluty to say, with deep emotion, that we have, friends among the- nations who understand the essential meanings of things n/id have formulated their attitilde* tci/urt."

Cheers and cries of "We will never yield Danzig," punctuated the speech.

General Nosanawski, second-in-coin-mand of the Polish Army, declared that Pilsudski's Legionnaires were particularly favoured by history, because it seems that they will participate in a second international war in which Poland will be one of the most important and most exposed actors in the drams.

"It seems that after 20 years the main act of stabilisation of Polish independence is beginning," he declared.

"Reynold's Weekly News" says that the massing of Nazi troops on the Polish border has reached such ominous proportions that the War Minister, General Kasprszveki, has ordered an additional 300,000 to mobilise, states an Independent Cable Service message.

It is estimated that there are between 700,000 and HOO.OOO Germans and Polish troops on the frontier, but bv August 20 Poland will have 1,200,000. under ii nils.

General Sosnkovski, Inspector of the Polish Army, in a statement at Warsaw, mid: "Mankind is on the eve of a new world war in which Poland is one of the most exposed participants. Twenty years after obtaining independence Poland is facing the task of safeguarding and cementing that independence again. If necessary we must take up the sword in order that work will not be disturbed for at least 50 years."

LONDON IMPRESSED.

FIRMNESS OF POLAND

British Officii! 1 Wireless. (Received l p.m.)

RI.'GBY, August fl,

Satisfaction is felt in London at the news that a good sense of moderation prevailed in connection with the dispute —which, according to reports from Danzig had threatened at the end of last week to assume a serious character —regarding the functioning of Polish Customs officials in the Free CTlv. (ieneral Smigly-R.vdz's speech at Cracow has been well received in diplomatic circles in London.

Commentators in London are impressed V>y the unprovocativc terms and measured firmness and calm of the speech. NO WISH FOR WAR. Goering Says Britain Wants To Repeat 1914 Drama. PEACE WORSE THAN LAST. (Received 1.30 p.m.) BERLIN, August 6. Field-Marshal Goering, in a speech, said: "If we are rearming furiously it is only in order to be victorious in any fight forced on us. I do not want a war. because I know what it means. It is the greatest responsibility that a statesman can shoulder. Germany is desirous nf peace."

Addressing the Junkers aircraft workers at Dessau Field-Marshal Goering said: "Britain is resolved to repeat the 1914 drama in order to dictate a peace worse than that of Versailles. We do not threaten Britain, but the German Air Force and our grain reserves will render futile any threats to blockade and starve us out.''