Poland Will Fight If Danzig Joins Reich

CAUSES OF WAR STATED (Received 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 25. Government newspapers publish identical, inspired articles setting out the grounds on which Poland would go to war. They are:— (I ) Any attempt to reunite Danzig with the Reich. (2) The exclusion of Danzig from the Polish Customs frontiers. (3) Submission of Polish rights in Danzig to a third Power. (4) Deprivation of Danzig Poles of their rights of national development. Poland is rushing her defence preparations. As a result of the overnight appeal from the Mayor of Warsaw volunteers began at dawn on large-scale construction of shelters and trenches. Prohibition has been enforced except of the lightest ales. The country's first trial black-out was held at Polnan, which will be darkened nightly until further notice. The Polish Ambassador to Berlin protested at five frontier incidents which allegedly occurred during the day. It is reported that Colonel Beck late to-day informed the Polish Ambassadors to all European capitals that Poland will fight before granting the German demands. It is understood that British efforts to induce Poland to compromise have so far been rejected.

CHANGES IN PLANS.

BEST GUARANTEE.

Allied Military Missions To

Direct Negotiation Over

Leave Moscow.

Differences.

TO DEPART TO-NIGHT.

(Received 1.30 p.m.)

LONDON, August 2.3,

The British and French military missions are preparing to leave Moscow to-night, says a message from that city. An earlier message stated that they had reversed their decision to leave Moscow, states the Moscow correspondent of the "Manchester Guardian. Officials at the British Embassy confirmed the report that there had been a change in plans, but they declined to discuss whether the' change was made because grounds exist for believing that the talks with the Soviet may be resumed.

Reutcr's correspondent in Moscow •ays it is officially announced that the Soviet Parliament will hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday.

REPLY TO KING LEOPOLD. (Received 9.30 a.in.) WARSAW, August 2.3. President Moscicki, of Poland, replying to the peace broadcast of Kin" Leopold of the Belgians, said that Poland feels that permanent power cannot be built on the blood of a weaker nation. The best guarantee of freedom is direct negotiation, but only when the rights and interests of both parties are respected.

Replying to King Leopold's! message Britain said that she is always prepared to do everything in her power to contribute to the creation of conditions enabling free negotiations to be carried to a satisfactory conclusion.