ANOTHER BID

Grey River Argus, 29 August 1939, Page 7

ANOTHER BID

For Peace BY ROOSEVELT,. IF RUSSIA SUPPORTS‘IT.tf ... (Received August 28, 9.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 28. ■ The Washington correspondent of the “New York Daily News” states: President Roosevelt is prepared' to make a final dramatic move tbf'pe&tfe within the next twenty-four hburis, provided that all South- American) Republics and also the Soviet President, M. Stalin, agpee to back him in an appeal to Herr Hitler for ah immediate World Economic "• arid Disarmament Confernece.” ' ’ ' The correspondent adds: “The : Hri“ tish Government is reported, confidentially, to have placed the text of . its reply to Herr Hitler in Mr hands. 1 1 ' ■ ’' .. . / - ROOSEVELT CONSULTED BY BRITAIN. WASHINGTON, August 27.<,' While State Department officials denied knowledge of the London Report that the British Cabiriet’S ' reply to Hitler, which Sir N. Hendersonwill convey to Berlin to-morrow, has been submitted to Mr. Roosevelt, ■ the general feeling prevails that the'"Prudent is continuing constant communication by telephone with officials in London, and is keeping in close personal touch with the efforts for a peaceful solution. Added proof of this, as well as an indication that he considers the gravity of the situation is undiminished, is seen in the fact that he has cancelled his plans to go to Hyde Park for a few days, and will remain at his desk in Washington. » ’’-I .

Officials, commenting on the London report that the Foreign Office has asked for Mr. Roosevelt’s opiriion of a tentative British suggestion for a six months’ German-Polish truce, a preliminary to negotiations, observed: “It is unlikely that Britain will seek to place him in the role of an adviser to the British Foreign Office.” New Peace Efforts LATEST PARIS REPORTS. FRESH GERMAN PROPOSALS (Received Aug. 29, 2 aim.) PARIS, AUgUst 28. ' The city is buzzing with the rum* ours that the Prime Minister, M. Daladier is again sending a letter'to Herr Hitlei’ not to close the door on negotiation, and also that new German proposals have been sent to London and to Paris. Pope’s Audience ’ * • " * - ‘ FOR BRITISH AMBASSADOR (Received Aug. 29, 2 a.m.) -'A ROME, August 28. Pope Pius XII to-day received the British Ambassador to the Vatican. FIVE-POWER CONFERENCE * RUMOURS IN ROME? "V” 'ROME, August 27. Signor Mussolini, in the presence, of Count Ciano, received Herr Vofi MaCkensen, who handed over . four, ofa series of messages from Heir Hitler? There are persistent FUtnoUrsln Rome of the .probability Of a fivbPower conference, attended by 1 fain, France, Gerinany, Italy fs anB Russia, in an endeavour to arrive, at a solution of the* Danzig problem. The Italian Press is hiriting at such, .a conference. ... < The “Daily Telegraph’s” Paris respondent says that Herr Hitlrir al&) personally sent a. letter to President Lebrun. The terms are.not disclosed.

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