Evening star., 1938-09-26


On behalf OF the 100 millions Of
people Of the United States Of Amer
lea and for the sake Of humanity
everywhere I most earnestly appeal
to YOU not to break of nesotia tions
looking to a peaceful, fair and con.
structive settlement OF the questions
at issue.
I earnestly repeat that 40 long "A
negotiations continue. differences may
be reconciled. ONCE they are broken
of reason Is bafiished and force as
serts itself.
And force produces no solution for
the future good Of humanity.
Berlin Quarters, Silent.
BERLIN. Sept 10 A1.-A foreign
Office spokesman said today that no
body in Germany but Reichsfuehrer
Adolf Hitler himself could comment on
President Roosevelt's appeal for peace
I'VE cannot even give you an init
nation ~ to how ofiicial Germany
reacts to It," the spokesman said. "A
few hours before Hitler's own state
nitnt to the nation 1t would Be in the
worst possible taste to anticipate him. Z"
The German public BY noon was
not yet aware OF the appeal. The
ofhciAl German news agency, DNB,
carried q brief dispatch from WASH
inston, indicating that the Presidents .
message to Hitler and President
Eduard 'Benes Of C8echoslovakia was
issued too late for Berlin's two noon
papers.
The foreign office mouthpiece, Di-
plomatische Politische KorrespondenE,
issued 4 press release. meanwhile,
severely taking to task the American
press for ''tendentious reports and
interpretations which instead of en-
tightening the public are calculated to
bring about 4 hateful attitude toward
the necessities Of 0ermandom."
The paper found it "dishonorable
that the American press and radio de-
cline to grant to the Sudeten Ger.
mans the right of tion
which Woodrow Wilson himself de-
manded for them.
It concluded:
ut Is high time that the American
continent, which owes so much to Eu-
rope, remembered its own true tasks
instead of letting Itself ,be Ad by
egotistic instincts, especially since this
undoubtedly rims counter to the vel
fare Of the nation"
italy Ignores Appeal.
ROME, Sept. 26 (R.-President
Roosevelts appeal to Reichsfuehrer
Adolf Hitler and President Eduard
Benes Of Czechoslovakia for peace re-.
ceived scant attention In Fascist circles
today.
Fascists regarded 1t "a showing
sympathetic Interest In the main.
tenance Of peace, but seeming to con-
tribute little to the solution Of the
Csechoslovak problem"
Ssvlst Welcomes Appeal.
MOSCOW. Sept. 10 R.-President
Roosevelt's peace appeal to Germany
and CsechoslovAkia wAA welcomed in
Soviet circles today ~ futher en-.
couraeement to Csechoslovaks to stand
up for their rights.
At the same time. the Communist
party newspaper Pravda declared that
Adolf Hitler's memorandum to C1ech0.
sl0vakia amounted to q demand for
determination Of the Cstchoslovak re-
public.
Chamberlain British prime min
ister) has been taught a lesson--that
concessions only increase the appetite
Of ag1ressors." PravdA said.
President Roosevelt's appeal awak-
ened no enthusiasm In Czechoslovak
circles here. The Csechoslovak Ie.
cation spokesman said Mr.. Roosevelts d
tood intentions were undeniAble, but
that what Czechoslovakia needs now il
not general warnings against 4 resort
70 violence but actual help against
imminent threats Of violence from
Germany.