AXIS POWERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23358, 29 May 1939, Page 9

AXIS POWERS

CONFERENCE PLAN NO FURTHER STEP BY POPE ITALY AND FRANCE COUNT GRANDI'S ATTACK By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, May '-!< i There is no reason to expect further Papal diplomatic action for peace, says the Home correspondent of the Times. It is understood that the replies to the Pope's suggestion that Britain France, Italy and Germany should confer to discuss the Italian and German claims, are too negative, with the exception of that from Britain, to allow the proposal to be pursued in the hope of peace. 1 lie discussions, however, have not been abandoned by Italy, which will certainly respond to any French suggestion for parleys under Article 1.*5 ol the Treaty of London. The Italian press'" applauds Count Graiuli for his attack on Franco when he spoke in London at the Kmbassy celebration .ol the signature of th«fc

Italo-Gcrman allianco in the presence of Dr. von Dirksen, German Ambassador, ami Italian and German diplomats. Count Graiuli said mid-summer madness had been loosed in an attempt to perpetuate old injustices, perpetrate new abuses and reawaken a campaign of lies against Germany and Italy, giving evidence of the furious impotence of their adversaries. France's poisonous polemics had exceeded all toleration. Italians knew who their real enemies were. 11 Duce and the Fuehrer had opened an era of peace to the world with a new cycle of dazzling victories to the totalitarian States. VISIT TO BRITAIN WARSHIPS FROM FRANCE OFFICERS ENTERTAINED (Received May 28, 0.18 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON, May 27 Officers from French warships at present visiting British ports were entertained at Glasgow yesterday, and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool gave a luncheon at which the Vice-Admiral and officers from the Dunkerque and the Strasbourg, which aro anchored in the Mersey, were present. A second French torpedo flotilla arrived in the Thames to-day. GERMAN ECONOMICS INCREASED EMPLOYMENT DECLINE IN PRODUCTS BERLIN. May 2(5 The Institute of Economic Investigation reports that employed workers have increased from 20,000,000 to 21,300,000. Hours of work have increased generally, but the quality and quantity of products have declined. Grain, potato and beetroot , crops were good. Tho fruit crop was disastrous owing to transport being overburdened, and foreign markets restricted. Many industries exceeded their optimum of exploitability. RESIGNATIONS DENIED JAPANESE AMBASSADORS LONDON. May 20 The Japanese Embassy in Berlin denies that the Japanese Ambassador has offered his resignation, and a similar denial is issued in Rome in regard to tho Japanese Ambassador to Italy. TENSION RELAXED ACTION BY NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM, May 20 In view of the relaxation of international tension, tho Netherlands Government has withdrawn the order of April 31, placing the country's forces in a state of preparedness. GERMAN CONTROL EX-CZECH ARMS FACTORIES (Received May 28, 5.5 p.m.) PRAGUE, May 27 The hoards of directors of the Skoda and Drunn arms factories have been reconstituted to enable German control to be effective.