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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 191, 15 August 1939, Page 9

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DANZIG SETTLEMENT.

Reports Rouse Deep Interest In Britain.

MINISTER AT FOREIGN OFFICE.

United Press Association. —Copyright.

(Received 11.30 a.m.)

RUGBY, August 14.

Developments affecting the European situation continue to engage close attention in official quarters in London, and Viscount Halifax will be at the Foreign Office for the next two days. Some interest has been anrnsed by Dr. Burekhardt's visit to Berchtesgaden, but no information regarding any proposals for a settlement of the Danzig issue have been received in London. "The Times," commenting on the week-end consultations at Salzburg and at Berchtesgaden, says: "No object could be more worthy of statesmanship to-day than a peace settlement fully and freely accepted by all Powers concerned. If that should be the genuine object of the policy of the two Axis countries, they would no doubt find a general readiness to confer among all interested States—with the obvious and indispensable provisions that there must be a prima facie case for modification of present arrangements, and that it is fully understood that changes, if any are to be made, are to take place as a result of negotiation and not of force." Referring to Danzig in particular, "The Times" says that Herr Foerster's recent speeches mark the profound difference which exists between the point of view of Germany and that of every other country, as when he coolly asserts that the only people who have a right to concern themselves about Danzig are the people of Danzig. ''The position of Danzig must obviously and unciiallengably make the matter one of deep concern to Poland, and other countries have been brought into it precisely because of the arrogant assumption by Germany that any problem in which she is interested must be solved by unquestioned compliance with her own wishes. "This country and other countries— among whom may certainly in principle now be included Russia —are determined not to accept the arbitrary pronouncements of German leaders that such and such a European question is one for Germany alone and must be settled exactly as' Germany desires. "There can be no peace in Europe as long as any one country assumes that impossible attitude towards the rest. The only certain consequence of assuming it is that it will, in time, band all others against it."