THE DANUBE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 290, 14 September 1940, Page 6

THE DANUBE.

SOVIET NOTE TO GERMANY.

VOICE IN FUTURE CLAIMED

(United Press Association.—Copyright.) LONDON, September 13.

Russia has informed Germany that since the Soviet. Union is a State: bordering on the Danube, she must take part in discussions about the river. This is revealed by the Russian Tass News Agency, which, says that Germany has called >a. conference to be Held in Vienna to- modify the existing international status of the Danube. Russia takes the view, it says, that she must participate in any discussions about the Danube.

Russia has also protested toi Rumania against incidents on Wednesday, in which Soviet border guards are said to have .been fired on from the Rumanian side of the frontier.

In Rumania King Michael has decreed a political amnesty. Relations are becoming strained with the German minorities, which are pressing their demands’ for autonomy. The decree reprieves a number of men sentenced for political crimes and releases 14 men who plotted against King Carol in 1934,.

A Router message front Bucharest states that the German minority in Rumania, which, now totals about 750,000, is renewing its demands for autonomy, and clashes have been reported between. Rumanians and . uniformed Germans. All the main. German buildings are guarded by contingents of youths ,in the uniform of the Nazi Black Guard.

Representations on behalf of the German minority have been made in Parliament and the Dictator (General Antonescu) has beten presented with a restatement of minority demands. The Germans want self-government, exemption from military service, the use of the German language and place names, and their own military forces. It will be remembered that Hungary had to submit to similar demands in payment for the concessions of the Vienna Award.

REPORTED INTIMATION. MUST TAKE, PART T.N DECISIONS \ (Received This Day, 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, September 13. The Moscow correspondent of the: Associated Press states that M. Vishynsky is reported to have informed Von Schulenburg that Russia could not remain indifferent to Danubia’n questions and must participate in all decisions regarding them.