Evening star., 1939-07-23
Britain DiscIaims
Any Part in New
Appeasement Move
Danger Sensed in Nozi
Forecast Of Peaceful
Donzie Settlement
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 22.-The British
government disowned today any
connection with widely reported ap-
peasement discussions with Ger
many while some political quarters
said they sensed dangerous imph-
cation in NaN predictions of a
peaceful Danzig settlement.
A foreign ofIice spokesman called
fantastic" reports published here
and abroad that preliminary negoti-
ations already were in progress
looking to a general European
settlement, such as Prime Minister
Chamberlain has talked about.
Yet there were strong indications
that whether or not they had at
tanned official status or reached the
negotiating state, discussions were
going on in important political
quarters on possible terms of a
long-range agreement to satisfy
Germany.
Appeasement Moves Denied.
Some members of the government,
including Mr.. Chamberlain, were
understood to be aware Of the dis
cussions, but held this was not a
favorable time to put an ofilcial
stamp on them.
Indignant official denials that any
appeasement overtures had been
made or contemplated in the near
future were based largely on the
fear it was believed that Germany
might interpret the reports as a
sign of weakening In the British
position. 9
Some observers saw indications OF
such a German Interpretation IN
q Berlin foreign office spokesman
confident forecast yesterday that
the Danzig dispute would not lead
to war and that Britain would bring
pressure on Poland eventually to
let the Free City rejoin Germany.
Government quarters also stressed
the possible harmful effects on Brit
ish- French negotiations with Soviet
Russia for a mutual assistance pact
as the result Of any indication Brit
ain was trying secretly again to ap-
pease Germany.
Menace Seen in Nazi Statement.
Menacing features also were found
in the German statement by some
political and diplomatic observers
who attached the most importance
to the reference to "the possibility
of a non-peaceful solution" of the
Danzig problem.
The Yorkshire Post, for instance,
declared that while the pronounce
ment is launched as trial balloon
to test public opinion in this and
other countries, so far from having q
pacific character it will be seen to
involve exactly the same menace of
force as was employed so success
fully last September to secure the
surrender Of Czecho -Slovakia with
out blow"
Others voiced the opinion that the
German aim was to shift the re-
sponsibility to Poland for any diff
culties which might arise over
Danzig.
Huge Loan One Plan.
Among the reported schemes for
general settlement was one to
grant Germany a loan of fl.0OO,-
100000 ($4,68O 900 ,00O) and inter-
nationalize colonies in return for
general disarmament and super
vision of Germany's arms industry.
This one was said to have been
started by r. S. Hudson, secretary
Of overseas trade.
Talk about a huge international
loan being granted to Germany
centered around the visit here of
DR.. Helmuth Wohlthat, German
economic expert, who returned to
Berlin today and denied any such
negotiations.
A foreign Office spokesman said ::
"All talk of large loan to Ger
many in return for partial disarma-
ment is absolutely unofficial and
purely academic, and moreover is
harmful because it may prejudice
the Anglo-Soviet talks"