The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-29
France Will Reject
Nazi Peace Proposal
Daadier in Touch With British Government
Plan Wiping Out Poland Not Acceptable

Allies would reject any. peace Offer
which did not re-establish Poland
as a sovereign state.
AS Daladier consulted the British
government, the following semi off
cial statement was issued at the
war office:
(Daladier is war minister and for
eign minister as well as premier, ano
has his office at the war ministry }
We'll informed circles in Paris
commenting on the German Soviet
note, emphasize that Germany, after
violently protesting that the Yer
sailles treaty violated the rights oil
peoples, considers that the destruc-
ton Of the Polish nation can be q
solid base for durable peace.
How can anyone argue that the
destruction of Poland would wipe out
all causes for conflict in eastern
Europe? What future lies ahead
for other peoples?
IS We'll informed circles in Paris
point out that the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of Poland is only one of many prob
lens involved in the present con-
flict. This conflict has its funda-
mental cause in Germany's efforts
to dominate Europe. After the an
nexation of Austria and Czechoslo-
aka, against which Russia protested
so violently, comes the division OF
Poland between Russia and Ger
many.
do not such violences give birth
to fears for other nations? France
and Great Britain entered the war
to prevent realization of the Ger
many hegemony and to fight for the
security of all civilized nations
which will be menaced sooner or
later by the German determination
to dominate.
Official circles had no sooner read
the Russian German agreement
than they suggested that it was a
tremendous DOGGY intend to fright
en- Britain and France out of war,
and moreover cause a disagreement
between them.
= These informants said that the
agreement looked more terrific"
than it actually was and that really
it changed nothing.
They emphasized that all the fac
tors in the situation today had been
visualized by the Allies a month ago
before they recognized a state Of
war with Germany.
Informants said the British cabi-
net undoubtedly would consider the
situation and that most likely it
would consult the French. Consid-
Grafton and consultation must DO
completed, it was said, before there
could be any formal official state
ment.
1t was said that there was no rea-
son to believe that the new agree
ment would bring Germany any
more materials than would be orig
inal Russo German trade and nom
aggression pacts signed before the
war started.
The same circles insist that the
Russo German entente deprives the
present conflict Of all theological
character.
frances policies are not dictated
by the solidarity of the regime or
consideration for domestic policies.
France aims only at defending her
vital interests and the security and
of all nations, on
which the civilization of Europe is
founded"
High French sources saw some
significance in the fact that Russia
and Germany had not announced a
military agreement. They suggested
that Russia so far was merely Civ
ms Germany diplomatic help in
planting peace offer. Further, they
said, Russian transport was so poor
that Russia could do little to pro-
vide Germany with raw materials
which might offset the British
French contraband control until a
long time had ELAPSED.