Evening star., 1938-10-19
FRANC0-GERMAN
PACT N.PRoSPEcT
Talks for Full Settlement Of
Differences Begun, It
Is Reported.
BACKGROUND

Great Britain and France haze
sought to use Munich peace agree
ment, Which dismembered Czecho-
slopaktd, as basis for a permanent
peace settlement in Europe. Ac-
'cordtngly, efforts are being made to
bring into force Anglo-ltalian
Easter agreement. Premier Cham
berlain and Chancellor Hitler de-
clared at Munich Britain and Ger
many tDould neuer again 90 to Uar
against each other.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS. Oct. 19.-Preliminary nego-
tiations looking toward q full settle
ment" Of differences between France
and Germany were reported in in
formed quarters today to have been
started by both governments.
Premier Edouard Daladier conferred
with Count Johannes Won Welczeck,
German Ambassador to France, yester-
day on the latter's return from Berlin,
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Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet today.
Both meetings were said by foreign
ONCE sources to have been arranged at
the Ambassadors request.
Envoy Goes to See Hitler.
At the same time Andre Francois
Poncet, French Ambassador to Berlin,
who has been named Ambassador to
Italy, flew in special airplane at
Adolf Hitlers invitation to Berchtes-
gaden, the German chancellor's Ba.
varian home.
The first draft Of Hitler's terms.
which informed sources said were SUBJ
mitted to the French leaders, was re.
ported to include an air pact in which
France would recognize Germanys
right OF numerical preponderance in
Warplanes.
France also would promise to as
sure Germany free hand in Central
and Eastern Europe with the renunci-
alton Of her mutual assistance treaty
with Soviet Russia.
France would promise to return
Togo and the Cameroons, pre-war
German colonies, to the Reich.
In return Hitler would guarantee
all French frontiers against attack,
Ready for Strenuous Efforts.
Although it was believed extremely
unlikely such terms would be acceptable
to France in their entirety, it was
reported by deputies that M. Daladier
was prepared to make strenuous ef-
forts toward reaching an agreement
with Hitler soon
Conditions at the moment, with the
Czechoslovak issue settled by the
Munich partition agreement, were con-
sldered favorable from the viewpoints
both Of M. Daladier and Hitler.
1t seemed foregone conclusion
that any bettering of relations between
France and Germany would mean a
worsening of relations between France
and Soviet Russia, linked by a mutual
assistance pact.
Since the French Communists voted
against M. Daladier in the last cham
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more favorable, for in Hitler's eyes
he would have less of q Leftist tinge
than If he had Communist support.
Labor Def1es Daladier.
Meanwhile the powerful Paris labor
union central organization ordered its
workers to defy Premier Daladier's
government and hold mass demonstra-
tions Saturday despite a cabinet ban.
The Executive Committee adopted
resolution declaring workers should
show violent" opposition to the gov
eminent which it said was trying to
break democratic liberties one by
one"
Mass street gatherings were planned
for Saturday by the union central as
the beginning of action" to enforce
workers demands for the 40-hour week
the cabinet is trying to replace in ma
tional defense industries.