Situation In Europe

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 50, 28 August 1939, Page 10

Situation In Europe

ALL IS NOT LOST

Interest

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Reply

(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) (Received August 28, 2.20 p.m.)

LONDON, August 28

Political circles in London consider that while Hero- Hitler's rejection of M. Daladier's proposal, on whrch the Quai d'Orsay refuses to comment, has sligjhtly deteriorated the situation, all is not lost. AIJ! interest now centres on Britain's reply to Herr Hitler today and Germany's response. "l&he Times" points out that 10,000,000 men are under arms hi Europe, and emphasises that nothing can be said about the Brrtish reply until it is drafted., but that only minor details of the wording will be adjusted in this statement of policy, on which 'Cabinet agreed unanimously, "The Government's first concern," says "The Times," "will be to confirm Britain's under baking to Poland, which all Britain's armed forces would honoujy immediately Poland's vital interests were attacked. The cfecision between peace and war lies not with Britain but with "feerlin. This country is ready, whichever way the choice falls. There is no question that negotiation could not solve, but tfhe German threat makes negotiations at present impossible.,,, There would at least have to be a truce, with the British guarantee still in force, before negotiations could succeed." It is denied officially in Paris that Herr Hitler sent a mesf fage to President Lebrun. Berlin reports that Russia has recalled her military attache, Colonel Grassimov. The Warsaw correspondent of "The Times" says it is emphatically repeated that Poland is fully competent to disc miss her relations Avith Germany direct.