A DANGER TO PEACE

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21939, 13 November 1936, Page 10

A DANGER TO PEACE

ATTITUDE OF GERMANY MR EDEN’S TALKS WITH COLONEL BECK (BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELBS^,) RUGBY, November 11. During the last three days the Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs (Colonel J. Beck) has ha<J with the Foreign Secretary (Mr R. A. Eden) a series of conversations on the general situation in Europe and on questions directly affecting Poland and the United Kingdom. A communique states that Colonel Beck and Mr Eden were glad to find a conformity of views and desires on the part of the two Governments in matters of common concern to the two countries. Opportunity was taken to consider certain points connected with the proposed Western Treaty, in regard to which Poland has an interest, and it was recognised that means would have to be found to protect Poland’s legitimate interests in this matter. Colonel Beck and Mr Eden are of opinion that international collaboration can best be maintained within the framework of the league and that nothing can be more fatal to the hopes of a European appeasement tfian the division, apparent or real, of Europe into opposing blocs. The diplomatic correspondent of the “Morning Post” understands that Mr Eden and Colonel Beck decided that fascist and communist crusades have a tendency to revive wars of religion, and must be discouraged. There must be no isolation of one part of Europe from another. They considered that the attitude of Germany was the greatest danger to peace.

Mr Eden is understood to have assured Colonel Beck, concerning negotiations for a western pact, that nothing would be concluded that would prejudice the security of Eastern Europe.