DANZIG SITUATION

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 12825, 21 August 1939, Page 4

DANZIG SITUATION

PLAN TOO LATE FOR NAZIS Tn TURN BACK * » POLES AVATCHFUL London, Ang p “It would be as big a disaster s Germany to turn back now ** lose a war,” declared one v lO spokesman, reports the Berlin *' ai * respondent of “The Times” 4)!' states that there is reason to ° Herr Hitler's plan for a settlen !! of Danzig may be put into effect t. the next few days. * la The “Allgemeine Zeitung- *, v „ “AA’e can count on the lingers ot -‘S' hands how many more days Uie p o °.“[ will be masters of the situation •« Official circles emphasise tlru'rw many will not forgo any 0 f her di mauds whatever the cost. R that the British ami French atm mi! has at last, been appreciated, W i! is too late to enable Germany to hJv down. ‘ . The anti-Polish Press atrooitv campaign has increased, but it is no! impressing the public, whose attk tude is that of worried apathy Ihe r l imes AA arsaw representative says German troop movements are not yet so abnormal as to be con. centrations for an immediate attack but the Poles are watchful. * “ The “Voelkischer BeobachteF says the Danzig Corridor problem ! a over-ripe for solution. 'Every day wasted increases the danger of war The German news agency says that 4461 German refugees from Poland have been accommodated in camps across the frontier. The total number of refugees since the begiiinine of August is 76,535, most of whom have been given work. T Rugby, Aug. is. News telegrams give evidence of considerable diplomatic activity in Paris, Berlin and Rome. In Berlin the British Ambassador, Sir Nevile Henderson, called at AVilhelmstrasse and saw’ Herr Weizacker, a promin. ent Foreign Office official. Sir Percy Lorraine, British Ambassador in Rome, who saw’ Count Ciano yesterday, is reported to be seeing him .again this evening. There has been no relaxation of tension in Europe, and in official quarters in London developments are being watched with close .attention. Newspaper comment reflects the firm but calm attitude* of the British public towards the issues arising out of the Danzig question.