PEACE OFFENSIVE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23941, 17 October 1939, Page 7

PEACE OFFENSIVE

THE HITLER PROPOSALS 1 ALLIES NOT DECEIVED "MUST FACE REALITIES" »: (British Official Wireless) (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegrahp—Copyright) RUGBY, Oct. 15. The attitude of the Sunday newspapers in looking back on the week following Hitler's Reichstag speech, during which important declarations came from M. Daladier and Mr Chamberlain, is well summed up by "Scrutator," in the Sunday Times, in the phrase: "Hitler's peace offensive failed to deceive. It was a war manoeuvre." The conclusion reached by most of the commentators after a survey of the main factors in the existing situation, including the world reactions to the utterances of the three national leaders, the position on sea,

land, and air, the developments in North-west Europe, and what is known or surmised of the RussianTurkish negotiations in Moscow, is equally well condensed in a phrase in the editorial columns of the same newspaper: " The German Fuhrer must come back to realities." MR CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH VIOLENCE OF NAZI, REACTION 'British Official Wireless) RUGBY, Oct. 15. A ready understanding in neutral countries of the Allied view is well illustrated by the following quotation from the Swiss newspaper, Journal de Geneva, which says: " It is uncertain yet whether the Reich will reply officially to Mr Chamberlain's speech, but it has been very badly received in Berlin. The violence of the German reaction illconcealed the disappointment caused by the very firm attitude taken by the Allies. Yet the Reich Government could hardly expect that negotiations would be opened in which no account was taken of the Polish question, and could not exoect Britain to agree to wipe out the past and allow it to repeat on the diplomatic field the victory that crowned its conquest. Peace negotiated on that basis would never have been a true peace, because it would have contained the germs of future conflicts." ROME PRESS COMMENT MR CHAMBERLAIN WARNED NEW YORK, Oct. 16. (Received Oct. 16, at 10.30 p.m.) The Rome correspondent of the New York Times states that the press attempts to convince Mr Chamberlain that he should not reject Hitler's olive branch, and warns him that rejection will mean war without quarter, which may end possibly in defeat. " Resto Del Carlino" even states that if the German submarine campaign continues at the present rate the entire British fleet will be destroyed by 1940. No mention is made of the 17 submarines which the British and French navies are reported to have sunk, nor whether Germany is able to replace them. Conservative circles maintain that the Allies have not explained their real desires, and express the opinion that the demand that Germany should evacuate Poland means the British and French wish to solve in advance the very problems which should be the object of the conference Hitler proposed. POLISH EMBASSY STAFF ARRIVAL AT STOCKHOLM LONDON, Oct. 15. The Stockholm correspondent of the Associated Press states that the Polish Ambassador (M. Brzybowski) and members of the Embassy staff and their families have arrived from Moscow. Thousands of Finns and Swedes have arrived from Helsinski.

FINANCIAL CHAOS GERMANY ALREADY DEFEATED PREY FOR COMMUNISM BOSTON. Oct. 16. (Received Oct. 16, at 11 p.) Professor Anton de Haas, Professor of International Relations at Harvard University, declared that Germany has already lost the war. The time of her collapse depends on the period that the Nazis can balance their books with a gun. He cautioned the Allies, in the event of victory, to avoid the errors of Versailles. A bankrupt Germany would be a fertile ground for Communism. The Allies, he said, would find that the defeat of Germany faced them with a more disturbin? problem. Russia would, thereby, be aided in establishing Communism throughout Germany. For this reason the Conservatives—middle classes and industrialists —hesitated to revolt against the Nazis. He urged Allied peace aims offering Germany equality and aid in solving the financial chaos with the ultimate goal of European co-operation to overcome economic problems.