The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-03
Reciprocal Assurance
 Of Non-Aggression
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against Poland in advance of the speech which Polish Foreign Minis ter Josef Beck will make to parlia- ment on Friday, presumably reject ing or making counter proposals to Adolf Hitler's demand for return of Danzig to the Reich and for 8 motor highway across the Polish Corridor.
 Whether the Nazis were preparing for a quick thrust at Poland or merely seeking to warn Beck against any drastic action - such as declar- ation of Polish protectorate over Danzig = in his Friday speech re- mained to be determined, but the German tactics were similar to those used in the past against Czechoslo- vakia.
 Polish People Celebrate
 In Warsaw, the Poles celebrated @ national holiday - anniversary of the first democratic constitution of 1791 = but in no way relaxed their emergency precautions.
 Polish sources failed to confirm reports in Paris that Beck would demand the right for Poland to veto decisions of the Danzig senate; oc- cupation of Danzig by Polish troops or Polish control of DanZig heavy industry.
 Such moves were considered un- likely by Poland as they would almost certainly arouse Hitler and speed up any contemplated Nazi move against Poland. In effect, the Polish foreign minister is eX- pected to reject Hitler's demands but to leave the door open for negotiations.
 Italy Follows Leader
 Italy appeared to be following Germany's lead in seeking to pro- tect her flank in event of war. King Victor Emmanuel was re- ported to have advised King Farouk of Egypt that Italy respects his na- tion's integrity and independence. Egypt lies adjacent to Italian Libya on the North African coast, which many experts believe is likely to be a major battlefield in the next war.
 Premier Benito Mussolini also was reported urging Hitler to go slow ly against Poland, asserting that Italy had no desire to be dragged into general European war over such an incidental issue as Danzig.
 Ireland Is Puzzle
 A weak spot in Britain's prepared ness program appeared, meantime, as result of controversy with the government of Fire in regard to conscription. The Fire government seeking inclusion of all of Ireland in its frontiers, opposed applica- ton of the new conscription law to the six Northern Ireland coun- ties which still are part of the United Kingdom. High Commis- siJner John w. Dulanty flew from Dublin to London, with proposals by Fire Prime Minister Ramon De Valera to the British government, which had indicated that it prob- ably would leave open the ques- ton of applying conscription to Northern Ireland.
 De Valera Warns
 Dulanty left here about the time De Valera was telling the Dail last night that any attempt by Britain to conscript men from the six Ul- ster counties of Northern Ireland into the British army would consti- ute an tact of aggression" against Fire, the former Irish Free State.
 An incongruous phase of the sitiu- ation was that although conscrip- ton would apply to northern Ire- land and not to Fire, the northern Irish were in favor of it but De- Valera was not, because he and all Irish Nationalists consider the Ul- ster counties part of an independent Ireland.
 Prime Minister Lord Craigavon of Northern Ireland visited Chamber lain in London yesterday and placed all the resources of Northern Ire- land at the British governments command, supporting conscription or any other British defense meas ures. He asked Chamberlain "in what way can Ulster best serve the mother country?" and left the answer to Chamberlain.
 Act of Aggression
 De Valera told the Dail that it was his view, his governments view and "the view of Irishmen the world over, wherever they might live" that any attempt to con- script Irishmen (from Ulster coun- ties) into the British army would be an act of aggression.
 He reiterated the claim that the Ulster counties are part of Fire and denounced reported British plan to attempt to placate Fire by with holding conscription in the Listers until war actually starts.
 He said such a plan was "in-