The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-09

houses in Warsaw are putting III
 oas-tight cellars, and a "Legue Tor Air Gas Defense" with a members shin of 100000, is buying gas masks for all it's members.
 Rome has embarked on an ex- tansive project to combat air raids.
 A nronosal to construct immense shelters is being examined by ex" perts and may be adopted.
 In several southern European cities air raid drills are being con- ducted. and 1t Is worthy of note that hitherto such cities have con- sjdered themselves outside the roiding zone, and hence have paid little attention to potential dan ger from above.
 New Proposals Asked
 (Copyrgiht 1885 By United Prcss) London, April 9-(UP)-Great Britain has invited Germany to submit new suggestions for a col lectiye security system for Eur ope. authorative German sources | said today. The report came as Sir John Simon prepared to make q final statement in the House or Commons before he and Ramsay Macdonald, prime minister, leave for the Stresa conference which starts Thursday. Macdonald's de- cision to reinforce his foreign min- ister, and the announcement that Premier Pierre -Etienne Flandin Of France would accompany Foreign Minister Pierre Laval, assured an allied conference of real leaders. Benito Mussolini of Italy is both premier and foreign minister. Reflected First Offer It was learned that when Sir John simon yesterday, in a con ference with Dr. Leopold Won Hoesch, German ambassador, re- jected privous German proposals he added the request that Ger many present new proposals. | simon, it was said. intimated | that Great Rritain would welcome German entry into a security treaty for eastern Europe In which
 mutual military assistance would
 be optional.
 This was new suggestion. Ger many opposes a treaty which car. | ries military assistance clauses and 80 does Poland. France, Rus sla, and Czechoslovakia want a | treaty with compulsory army | clauses.
 It seemed unlikely that new German proposals could bear any fruit at tho Stresa conference. May Persuade Them But with such proposals in pros- pect, Great Britain would be able at least to dissuade France and Italy from taking strong action against Germany because of its violation of the military and air clauses of the Versailles Treaty. pending an offer from Adolf Hit Ter.
 The British delegation will leave for Stresa at 10 q. m. tomorrow, and will halt briefly in Paris. There will be no diplomatic ne- gotiations in Paris, it was said.
 Macdonald intends to accom- pany simon to Geneva for the meeting of the League of Nations Council next Monday, probably going direct from Stresa.
 United States Stand
 Washington, April 0-UP)- The forthcoming conference of the for..icr allied powers at Stresa ap- pears likely to accentuate the wide differences between the American and the European pro- grams for maintaining world peace.
 The European formula IS based on political diplomacy, po- l!tical and military alliances and military balances of power. The American program is based upon ways and means first for creat- ing, ard then maintaining econom- ic stability. American leaders be- lieve political stability can be achieved only upon economic sta bility. through revival Of na- tional and international industry and world trade.
 Administration leaders look upon the forthcoming conference as merely another attempt by the po- litical leaders of Europe to direct the course of Europe's chief evils. l rathen than to cure them. Will Hold AlOOf The United States will hold alooi | from the meeting. Leaders believe results of the conference, at best will have only temporary influence | for world peace. And if the Eur opean leaders achieve anything ! less than the best that is hoped 1 here for them, the conference may ! actually aggravate present Ills. This Is the picture Of the Eur opean situation which Secretary oi State Cordell Hull and his ad- visers will present to President ! Roosevelt when he returns from his fishing holiday, It is the same l one he viewed before he left. | Administration leaders will fol. | low progress of the Stresa con- ference closely. They recognize decisions may be taken which ma! | change the course of politica events in Europe. / But in the end, leaders hero are convinced, Europe's problems must be settled by a readjustmen' l of the whole economic setup there
 German BattIcships
 Copyright 1885 By United Press) German pocket battleshlps now | cling built will exceed the Yer. sales Treaty tonnage and have guns larger than those specified 1T announcements, according to re ports today.
 Naval building customarily II secret and the reports could no II confirmed, but they arose ire
 quently here.
 Reports of this naval construc
 ton came just after the return t'
 its Hamburg yard of n new mys
 tcry ship---a 2.200 ton vessel 0
 yacht type inteded for use of
 fleet commander in battle.
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