DICTATORS WAY

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20784, 20 April 1939, Page 9

DICTATORS WAY

NOT TO MAKE WAR FRENCH WRITER’S OPINION UNDERMINING MORALE (Independent Cable) LONDON, April 19 The well-known French commentator “Pertinax,” writing in the Paris journal L’Ordre on the international situation, says: "The main difference between now and seven months ago is that then the dictators’ aims were clear. Now it is impossible to say at which of many conaeivable targets they may strike first.

"Nevertheless, competent military authorities in Paris and London have come to the conclusion that no serious decision to make war has yet been reached in Berlin—not to mention Rome, which is dropping more into the position of junior associate, deprived of any will of its own. "Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini no longer believe victory can come as the result of weakening certain statesmen or the manoeuvres of a few witting or unwitting accomplices; they are now working to undermine the morale of the democratic peoples themselves.”

The Tokio newspaper Asahi Shimbun says Mr Roosevelt intends to send to Japan a personal Note similar to his communications to Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini, and will probably announce the readiness of the United States to lend its good offices in calling a conference of Powers interested in the Far East for the solution of current problems.

SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

INCORPORATION IN UNION TRAINING OF GERMANS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received April 20, 11 a-m.) CAPETOWN, April 19 General ‘Smuts, replying to a question in the Assembly, said that hundreds of young Germans from SouthWest Africa went to German annually, returning as fully-trained soldiers. The remainder of the population was not trained. General ’’Smuts, In introducing a Bill incorporating South-west Africa in the Union, said the despatch of police to South-west Africa was purely as a result of information which indicated the possibility of a serious breach of the law, which should be forestalled. The Bill was read a first time by 82 to 20 voles. STATUS OF DANZIG MATTER FOR THE LEAGUE UNDERTAKINGS TO POLAND

(United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright)

LONDON, April 18

The Council of the League of Nations would have to consider any modification in the status of Danzig, said the Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr R. A. Butler, in the House of Commons to-day. He added that Mr Chamberlain’s recent statements should have put beyond doubt the nature of the undertakings given to Poland by Britain. CRISIS Scotty

FOREIGNERS IN SPAIN

PROMISE TO RETURN ARRANGEMENT WITH FRANCE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) PARIS, April 18 In return for a promise that 45,000 Italian and German troops will withdraw from Spain within a month, France agrees to send back the artillery and arms which the Republicans brought into France. RABAT, April 18 French and Spanish conversations have begun with a view to re-estab-lishing relations which were disturbed by the civil war.