“PEOPLE IN MOOD FOR REVOLT”

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20893, 24 November 1937, Page 9

“PEOPLE IN MOOD FOR REVOLT”

DANGEROUS POSITION IN POLAND

WIDESPREAD EFFORTS OF FASCISTS

United Press Association—Bs Electric Telegraph —Copyright LONDON, November 22.

The “Daily Herald” correspondent ta a long despatch from Warsaw reports that the leaders of the new movement make no bones about their intentions to turn Poland into a totalitarian State on the Hitler model, with a full Nazi programme, adjusted to suit Polish conditions, even to the destruction of the Polish Jewry by mass expulsion and race outlawry.

Poland has its Dr. Goebbels in Colonel Koc, and behind him is Colonel Mlejenski, a personal and political friend of Colonel Beck, who is at present Foreign Minister. The army is regarded as safe for Fascists; the bureaucracy, which is one in seven of the population, is certain to line up, and the nilitarised police force is already in Fascist hand .

The mass of the people, deprived of free clou, by edicts, is ta a mood for revolt, but is disorganized and slow to act. These are the conditions which reactionary elements consider ripe for a Fascist coup.

TENSION RELIEVED PLEA FOR NATIONAL UNITY United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received November -4, 1.10 a.m.) LONDON, November 23. The Warsaw correspondent of "The Times” reports that '.pprehension at the growth of totalitarian tendencies has been somewhat relieved, firstly by President Moscicki’s audience with the Socialist and trade unionsists, rid now by resolutions of the legionary organisations in Warsaw, Vllna Lwow refusing to endorse extreme totalitarianism, either of the Right or Left, Marshal Smiglyridz, who was absent owta.g to illness, addressed the meeting by radio, urging the nation to seek unity. It now seems likely that politically, If not economically, the activities of the Koc ultranationalist following fill be toned down.

DID AMBASSADOR VISIT POLAND? OFFICIAL REPLY FROM WASHINGTON United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received November 23, 9.15 p.m.) WASHINGTON, November 22. Mr Cordell Hull (Secretary of State) has denied that M. Bullitt (United States Ambassador in Moscow) went to Poland for the purposes of official consultation. He said the trip was personn’ and social. Mr Bullitt did not discuss the anti-Communist pact with the Polish officials.

ALLEGATION OF FASCISM SOVIET RAID ON CHURCH United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright (Received November 23. 6.30 p.m.) MOSCOW, November 22. The Soviet jo rnal “Izvestia” states that three Bishops, five Archbishops and many SovL t clergymen have been exposed as agents of Fascist countries □lotting against ‘he Soviet leaders and conducting military and economic espionage. Their fate has not been revealed, but it is alleged the crimes constitute treason punishable with death.

ATTITUDE OF HUNGARY EVIDENCE OF GERMAN INFLUENCE United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received Nc-'m’-er 23, 6.30 pm.) LONDON, November 23. The Berlin correspondent of “The Times” says: There seems no likelihood of Hunga* adhering to the antiComintern Pact during the present visit of Dr. Daranyi (Prime Minister of Hunga” and Herr Dekanya (Hungarian Foreign Minister) which is primarily in return for' Baron von Neurath’s visit to Budapest. Visitors will presumably receive renewed assurances of German sympathy with the Hungarian demands for rearmament and treaty revision and the protection of Hungarian minorities, but the extent to which Germany can support Hungary is limited so long as Hungary desires friendly terms with other Central European States. The recent attempt of ritain and France to improve political and economic relations with Hungary have been discussed here, but it is believed the Hungarian Minister' have assured Germany on the broad linos of Hungary’s present foreign policy.